Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 73.1% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 3.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.7 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 31.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
be 48.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 67.3% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $15,000 as of 2022, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 71.8% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.1% less likely to be literate
In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 22.6% 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 2021. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 56.1% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
be 28.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 71% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.8% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 38.9% more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Kenya: At a glance
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