Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 81.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In India, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2017.
be 85.2% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
live 5.2 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 45.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In India, that number is 4.2% as of 2023.
be 68.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
make 51.6% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in India, the GDP per capita is $9,200 as of 2023.
Life
be 21.7% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In India, it is 74.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 30.3% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In India, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.0% less on education
Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. India spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 55.9% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 18.1 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
India: At a glance
How big is India compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.