Quality of life comparison

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

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

be 19.3% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 21.3% of people as of 2016.

live 3.0 years less

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 65.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.6% as of 2023.

be 47.1% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Papua New Guinea, however, that number is 37.0% as of 2002.

make 77.9% less money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Papua New Guinea, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2023.

pay a 10.5% higher top tax rate

Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Papua New Guinea, the top tax rate is 42.0% as of 2016.

have 88.6% more children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Papua New Guinea, there are 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 100.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, 192.0 women do as of 2020.

be 32.4% less likely to be literate

In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, it is 64.2% as of 2015.

be 11.0% 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 Papua New Guinea, on the other hand, 33.6 children do as of 2022.

be 80.8% 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 Papua New Guinea, that number is 19% of people on average (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 51.5% less likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Papua New Guinea, about 32.0% do as of 2021.

be 52.1% 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 Papua New Guinea, that number is 48% of people on average (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 72.0% less on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 63.2% less on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 13.3 times more coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Papua New Guinea, that number is 5,152 km.