Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Suriname instead of Cook Islands, you would:

Health

be 52.8% less likely to be obese

In Cook Islands, 55.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

live 4.7 years less

In Cook Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 21.8% more money

Cook Islands has a GDP per capita of $15,600 as of 2022, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $19,000 as of 2023.

be 41.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Cook Islands, 13.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2005. In Suriname, that number is 7.7% as of 2023.

Life

have 23.1% more children

In Cook Islands, there are approximately 12.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 89.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Cook Islands, approximately 15.9 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.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Cook Islands spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.2 times more coastline

Cook Islands has a total of 120 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Suriname: At a glance

Suriname is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 156,000 sq km. First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power.
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