Quality of life comparison

live 10.2 years longer

In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

be 22.2% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Benin, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.

be 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

make 5.0 times more money

Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,800 as of 2023, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $19,000 as of 2023.

be 5.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In Benin, 1.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 7.7% as of 2023.

be 81.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.

be 81.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Benin, approximately 523.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Suriname, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to be literate

In Benin, the literacy rate is 45.8% as of 2021. In Suriname, it is 95.0% as of 2021.

be 45.7% less likely to die during infancy

In Benin, approximately 55.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Suriname, on the other hand, 30.2 children do as of 2022.

have 63.0% fewer children

In Benin, there are approximately 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 75.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Benin, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 94.1% more likely to have internet access

In Benin, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Suriname, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

be 32.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 66.7% more on education

Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Suriname spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Benin spends 2.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 3.2 times more coastline

Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.