Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Suriname instead of India, you would:

Health

live 5.2 years longer

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In India, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.

be 6.8 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.1 times more money

India has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2023, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $19,000 as of 2023.

be 84.7% more likely to be unemployed

In India, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 7.7% as of 2023.

be 3.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.

Life

be 27.7% more likely to be literate

In India, the literacy rate is 74.4% as of 2018. In Suriname, it is 95.0% as of 2021.

Basic Needs

be 43.5% more likely to have internet access

In India, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Suriname, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 11.1% more on education

India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Suriname spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 94.5% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 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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