Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Suriname, you would:
Health
live 9.5 years longer
In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.2 times more money
Suriname has a GDP per capita of $15,000 as of 2022, while in United Kingdom, the GDP per capita is $47,600 as of 2022.
be 54.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Suriname, 8.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In United Kingdom, that number is 3.7% as of 2022.
be 73.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Suriname, 70.0% live below the poverty line as of 2002. In United Kingdom, however, that number is 18.6% as of 2017.
pay a 18.4% higher top tax rate
Suriname has a top tax rate of 38.0% as of 2016. In United Kingdom, the top tax rate is 45.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 89.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Suriname, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United Kingdom, 10.0 women do as of 2020.
be 87.4% 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 United Kingdom, on the other hand, 3.8 children do as of 2022.
have 27.5% fewer children
In Suriname, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United Kingdom, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 47.0% more likely to have internet access
In Suriname, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United Kingdom, about 97.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 10.0% more on education
Suriname spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Kingdom spends 5.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 76.5% more on healthcare
Suriname spends 6.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United Kingdom, that number is 12.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 32.2 times more coastline
Suriname has a total of 386 km of coastline. In United Kingdom, that number is 12,429 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, HM Revenue & Customs.
United Kingdom: At a glance
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