Quality of life comparison

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 Senegal, that number is 0.3% of people as of 2020.

be 66.7% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Senegal, that number is 8.8% of people as of 2016.

live 2.5 years less

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Senegal, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

be 61.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Senegal, that number is 2.9% as of 2023.

be 33.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Senegal, however, that number is 46.7% as of 2011.

make 76.8% less money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Senegal, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2023.

have 2.0 times more children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Senegal, there are 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Senegal, 261.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.7% less likely to be literate

In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In Senegal, it is 56.3% as of 2021.

be 31.4% 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 Senegal, that number is 68% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 12.1% less likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Senegal, about 58.0% do as of 2021.

be 11.9% 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 Senegal, that number is 87% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 23.5% less on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Senegal, that number is 5.2% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 10.0% more on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Senegal spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 37.6% more coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Senegal, that number is 531 km.