Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Syria 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 Syria, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.9 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 42.1% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Syria, the top tax rate is 22.0% as of 2016.
make 80.7% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $15,000 as of 2022, while in Syria, the GDP per capita is $2,900 as of 2015.
be 67.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Syria, that number is 13.8% as of 2022.
be 17.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Syria, however, that number is 82.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 68.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Syria, 30.0 women do as of 2020.
be 47.5% 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 Syria, on the other hand, 15.9 children do as of 2022.
have 45.6% more children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Syria, there are 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 10.1% 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 Syria, that number is 89% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 29.4% less likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Syria, about 46.6% do as of 2022.
Geography
see 50.0% less coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Syria, that number is 193 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Finance, Syria.
Syria: At a glance
How big is Syria compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.