Quality of life comparison

be 76.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Tanzania, 4.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.

live 2.2 years longer

In Tanzania, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Suriname, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In Tanzania, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Suriname, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

make 5.3 times more money

Tanzania has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2023, while in Suriname, the GDP per capita is $19,000 as of 2023.

be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Tanzania, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Suriname, that number is 7.7% as of 2023.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Tanzania, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Suriname, however, that number is 70.0% as of 2002.

pay a 26.7% higher top tax rate

Tanzania has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Suriname, the top tax rate is 38.0% as of 2016.

be 59.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Tanzania, approximately 238.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Suriname, 96.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.1% more likely to be literate

In Tanzania, the literacy rate is 81.8% as of 2021. In Suriname, it is 95.0% as of 2021.

be 16.9% less likely to die during infancy

In Tanzania, approximately 36.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Suriname, on the other hand, 30.2 children do as of 2022.

have 54.2% fewer children

In Tanzania, there are approximately 32.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Suriname, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Tanzania, approximately 46% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 23% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Tanzania, approximately 32.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Suriname, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

be 37.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Tanzania, approximately 72% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 59% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 51.5% more on education

Tanzania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Suriname spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 78.9% more on healthcare

Tanzania spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Suriname, that number is 6.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 72.9% less coastline

Tanzania has a total of 1,424 km of coastline. In Suriname, that number is 386 km.