Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 9.3 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $43,000 as of 2023.
be 22.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Puerto Rico, that number is 6.0% as of 2023.
pay a 13.2% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Puerto Rico, the top tax rate is 33.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 64.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 34.0 women do as of 2020.
be 80.0% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 47.7% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 17.7% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Puerto Rico, about 77.7% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 28.0% less on education
Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 29.8% more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Puerto Rican Department of Treasury.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
How big is Puerto Rico compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.