Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In France, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2019.

live 10.2 years longer

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In France, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.

be 18.2% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In France, that number is 21.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.9 times more money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in France, the GDP per capita is $55,200 as of 2023.

be 77.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In France, however, that number is 15.6% as of 2021.

pay a 32.1% higher top tax rate

Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In France, the top tax rate is 50.2% as of 2016.

Life

be 91.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In France, 8.0 women do as of 2020.

be 89.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Suriname, approximately 30.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In France, on the other hand, 3.1 children do as of 2022.

have 26.8% fewer children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In France, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 30.3% more likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In France, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 10.0% more on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. France spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 79.4% more on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In France, that number is 12.2% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 12.6 times more coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In France, that number is 4,853 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Direction Générale des Finances Publiques.

France: At a glance

France is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 549,970 sq km. France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. It plays an influential global role as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, NATO, the G-8, the G-20, the EU and other multilateral organizations. France rejoined NATO's integrated military command structure in 2009, reversing DE GAULLE's 1966 decision to take French forces out of NATO. Since 1958, it has constructed a hybrid presidential-parliamentary governing system resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier, more purely parliamentary administrations. In recent decades, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common currency, the euro, in January 1999. In the early 21st century, five French overseas entities - French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, and Reunion - became French regions and were made part of France proper.
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