Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 37.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Estonia, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 5.5 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 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 24.5% more likely to be obese
In Estonia, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 54.8% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $42,000 as of 2023, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $19,000 as of 2023.
be 21.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 6.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 7.7% as of 2023.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
pay a 90.0% higher top tax rate
Estonia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 81.7% more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 8.2 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 Estonia, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Suriname, 96.0 women do as of 2020.
be 8.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 3.4 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 31.3% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 96.1% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Suriname, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 24.2% less on education
Estonia spends 6.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Suriname spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 12.8% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.8% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Suriname: At a glance
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