Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Suriname, you would:

Health

live 4.0 years less

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Tuvalu, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 95.5% more likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tuvalu, that number is 51.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 62.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Tuvalu, however, that number is 26.3% as of 2010.

make 72.6% less money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $19,000 as of 2023, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2023.

Life

have 52.3% more children

In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 25.8% less likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tuvalu, about 49.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 3.2 times more on healthcare

Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Tuvalu, that number is 21.5% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 93.8% less coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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