Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Denmark, you would:
Health
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Denmark, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 9.2 years less
In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 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 34.0% more likely to be obese
In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 31.9% lower top tax rate
Denmark has a top tax rate of 55.8% as of 2017. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
make 73.6% less money
Denmark has a GDP per capita of $72,000 as of 2023, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $19,000 as of 2023.
be 49.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Denmark, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 7.7% as of 2023.
be 5.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
Life
have 31.9% more children
In Denmark, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 19.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Denmark, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Suriname, 96.0 women do as of 2020.
be 10.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Denmark, approximately 3.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have internet access
In Denmark, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Suriname, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 21.9% less on education
Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Suriname spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.2% less on healthcare
Denmark spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 94.7% less coastline
Denmark has a total of 7,314 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Danish Central Tax Administration.
Suriname: At a glance
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