Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ukraine instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 97.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In Ukraine, however, that number is 1.6% as of 2020.
pay a 52.6% lower top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In Ukraine, the top tax rate is 18.0% as of 2016.
make 28.7% less money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $15,000 as of 2022, while in Ukraine, the GDP per capita is $10,700 as of 2022.
be 19.4% more likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ukraine, that number is 9.8% as of 2021.
Life
be 82.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ukraine, 17.0 women do as of 2020.
be 75.8% 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 Ukraine, on the other hand, 7.3 children do as of 2022.
have 35.6% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ukraine, there are 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 43.2% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ukraine, about 94.5% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 11.8% more on healthcare
Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ukraine, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In Ukraine, that number is 2,782 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Revenue and Duties of Ukraine.
Ukraine: At a glance
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