Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Syria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.

live 1.9 years less

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 6.6 times more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2021, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $19,000 as of 2023.

be 43.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 13.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 7.7% as of 2023.

be 15.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.

pay a 72.7% higher top tax rate

Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 3.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 30.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Suriname, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 90.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Suriname, on the other hand, 30.2 children do as of 2022.

have 31.3% fewer children

In Syria, there are approximately 21.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 11.2% more likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 89% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 41.6% more likely to have internet access

In Syria, approximately 46.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Suriname, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 100.0% more coastline

Syria has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Syria, Ministry of Finance.

Suriname: At a glance

Suriname is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 156,000 sq km. First explored by the Spaniards in the 16th century and then settled by the English in the mid-17th century, Suriname became a Dutch colony in 1667. With the abolition of African slavery in 1863, workers were brought in from India and Java. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to exert control through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1990, the military overthrew the civilian leadership, but a democratically elected government - a four-party coalition - returned to power in 1991. The coalition expanded to eight parties in 2005 and ruled until August 2010, when voters returned former military leader Desire BOUTERSE and his opposition coalition to power.
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