Quality of life comparison

be 45.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.6% of people as of 2018.

live 6.5 years longer

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.

be 25.4% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saint Lucia, that number is 19.7% of people as of 2016.

make 19.5% more money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $22,700 as of 2023.

be 64.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Saint Lucia, however, that number is 25.0% as of 2016.

be 44.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saint Lucia, that number is 11.1% as of 2023.

be 24.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saint Lucia, 73.0 women do as of 2020.

be 60.4% 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 Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 12.0 children do as of 2022.

have 23.5% fewer children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 18.2% more likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, about 78.0% do as of 2021.

spend 28.0% less on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 59.1% less coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.