Quality of life comparison

be 66.3% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.

be 18.2% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.

live 11.1 years less

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.

be 60.1% less likely to be unemployed

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

be 42.7% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.

pay a 36.8% lower top tax rate

Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.

make 70.0% less money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.

be 51.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Nigeria, 47.0 women do as of 2020.

have 2.3 times more children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 34.7% less likely to be literate

In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.

be 87.4% more 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 Nigeria, on the other hand, 56.7 children do as of 2022.

be 38.9% 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 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 60% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 16.7% less likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Nigeria, about 55.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.6% 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 Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 90.0% less on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nigeria spends 0.5% of total GDP on education as of 2013.

spend 50.0% less on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.2 times more coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.