Palau or Suriname: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Suriname wins on more indicators: 6 of 11 against 4.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Costs and work: Palau 1:0
- Climate and health: Suriname 1:6
- Law and institutions: Palau 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Palau
Indicator
Suriname
Safety and trust
Tie (0 : 0)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
11.2 per 100,000 residents
2018
6.5 per 100,000 residents
2023
Costs and work
Better: Palau (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$23,052
20252% higher
✗$22,652
20252% lower
Climate and health
Better: Suriname (1 : 6)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗69.4 years
20246% lower
✓73.8 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗67.3 years
20245% lower
✓70.6 years
20245% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗71.9 years
20247% lower
✓77.0 years
20247% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗73.5 years
20235% lower
✓77.5 years
20235% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
98.14%
2024almost equal
✓98.52%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
97.86%
2024almost equal
✓98.42%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓4.9 µg/m³ per year
202369% lower
✗15.7 µg/m³ per year
2023220% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Palau (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓1.17 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.22 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.51 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.38 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Palau, Suriname.