Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
be 90.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Suriname, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 68.6% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 16.7 years less
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
make 92.1% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 7.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.9 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 50.6% 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 Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 78.0% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 94.0% less on education
Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.8 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.