Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Peru instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Peru, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.
be 25.4% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Peru, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.
live 3.5 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 53.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Peru, that number is 3.9% as of 2022.
be 60.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Peru, however, that number is 27.5% as of 2022.
pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Peru, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 15.3% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $15,000 as of 2022, while in Peru, the GDP per capita is $12,700 as of 2022.
Life
be 28.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Peru, 69.0 women do as of 2020.
be 64.3% 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 Peru, on the other hand, 10.8 children do as of 2022.
have 12.1% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Peru, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 20.0% less on education
Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Peru spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 6.3 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Peru, that number is 2,414 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria.
Peru: At a glance
How big is Peru compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.