Quality of life comparison

be 67.0% less likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.7% of people as of 2016.

be 36.4% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 1.5% of people as of 2020.

live 13.7 years less

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022.

be 60.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Sierra Leone, that number is 3.3% as of 2022.

be 18.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Sierra Leone, however, that number is 56.8% as of 2018.

pay a 21.1% lower top tax rate

Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Sierra Leone, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2014.

make 89.3% less money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $15,000 as of 2022, while in Sierra Leone, the GDP per capita is $1,600 as of 2022.

have 2.1 times more children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sierra Leone, there are 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, 443.0 women do as of 2020.

be 48.8% less likely to be literate

In Suriname, the literacy rate is 95.0% as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, it is 48.6% as of 2022.

be 2.4 times 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 Sierra Leone, on the other hand, 73.4 children do as of 2022.

be 72.3% 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 2021. In Sierra Leone, that number is 27% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 80.8% less likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Sierra Leone, about 12.7% do as of 2022.

be 26.5% 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 Sierra Leone, that number is 73% of people on average (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 82.0% more on education

Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 29.4% more on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Sierra Leone, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2020.