Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
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 New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 10.1 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.7% more likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 51.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
pay a 13.2% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In New Zealand, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 92.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 88.6% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 15.4% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 45.5% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% more on education
Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 47.1% more on healthcare
Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 39.2 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, New Zealand Inland Revenue Department.
New Zealand: At a glance
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