Quality of life comparison

be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2016.

live 10.8 years longer

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Malta, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

make 3.0 times more money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Malta, the GDP per capita is $57,200 as of 2023.

be 59.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malta, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 76.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Malta, however, that number is 16.7% as of 2021.

be 96.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malta, 3.0 women do as of 2020.

be 85.0% 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 Malta, on the other hand, 4.5 children do as of 2022.

have 36.9% fewer children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malta, there are 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.8% more likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malta, about 87.0% do as of 2021.

spend 18.0% more on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malta spends 5.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 58.8% more on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malta, that number is 10.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 49.0% less coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Malta, that number is 197 km.