Quality of life comparison

be 61.0% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

be 63.6% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 1.8% of people as of 2020.

live 4.8 years less

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.

be 15.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 23.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

make 84.7% less money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Gambia, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2023.

have 83.2% more children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 38.8% less likely to be literate

In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In Gambia, it is 58.1% as of 2021.

be 22.9% more 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

be 33.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 65% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 50.0% less likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

spend 44.0% less on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 61.8% less on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 79.3% less coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.