Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 5.1 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Guam, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 87.4% more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $35,600 as of 2016.
be 29.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Guam, that number is 5.4% as of 2023.
be 67.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Guam, however, that number is 23.0% as of 2001.
Life
be 62.1% 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 Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
have 21.5% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 18.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 22.0% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Guam, about 80.5% do as of 2021.
Geography
see 67.5% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guam: At a glance
How big is Guam compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.