Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Suriname instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
be 25.6% less likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Jordan, 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 3.6 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 2.0 times more money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,400 as of 2023, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $19,000 as of 2023.
be 57.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 17.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 7.7% as of 2023.
be 4.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.
pay a 90.0% higher top tax rate
Jordan has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Suriname, 96.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.
have 32.9% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.5% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Suriname, about 66.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 56.2% more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Suriname spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 14.8 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Jordan Tax Service, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Suriname: At a glance
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