Quality of life comparison

live 17.1 years longer

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Monaco, that number is 90 years (86 years for men, 93 years for women) as of 2022.

make 6.1 times more money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Monaco, the GDP per capita is $115,700 as of 2015.

be 74.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Monaco, that number is 2.0% as of 2012.

be 94.2% 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 Monaco, on the other hand, 1.8 children do as of 2022.

have 56.4% fewer children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Monaco, there are 6.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 30.3% more likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Monaco, about 86.0% do as of 2021.

spend 76.0% less on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Monaco spends 1.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 75.0% less on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Monaco, that number is 1.7% of GDP as of 2020.

see 98.9% less coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Monaco, that number is 4 km.