Quality of life comparison

be 63.6% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 10.3 years less

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 41.6% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

make 67.4% less money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

have 92.6% more children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.2% less likely to be literate

In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 58.4% 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 48.9% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 51.4% less likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 15.0% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 10.0% less on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.8% less on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 56.2% less coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.