Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Thailand instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 5.2 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 62.1% less likely to be obese
In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Thailand, that number is 10.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 16.7% more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $15,000 as of 2022, while in Thailand, the GDP per capita is $17,500 as of 2022.
be 88.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Thailand, that number is 0.9% as of 2022.
be 91.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Thailand, however, that number is 6.3% as of 2021.
Life
be 69.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Thailand, 29.0 women do as of 2020.
be 78.6% 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 Thailand, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 33.6% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Thailand, there are 9.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 28.8% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Thailand, about 85.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 36.0% less on education
Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Thailand spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 35.3% less on healthcare
Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Thailand, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 8.3 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Thailand, that number is 3,219 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Thailand: At a glance
How big is Thailand compared to Suriname? See an in-depth size comparison.