Suriname or Turkmenistan: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Suriname wins on more indicators: 10 of 11 against 0.
- Safety and trust: tie 0:0
- Costs and work: Suriname 1:0
- Climate and health: Suriname 7:0
- Law and institutions: Suriname 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.
Suriname
Indicator
Turkmenistan
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observation is outdated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
6.5 per 100,000 residents
2023
1.0 per 100,000 residents
2015
Costs and work
Better: Suriname (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$22,652
2025almost equal
$22,602
2025almost equal
Climate and health
Better: Suriname (7 : 0)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓73.8 years
20245% higher
✗70.2 years
20245% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓70.6 years
20245% higher
✗67.0 years
20245% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓77.0 years
20245% higher
✗73.0 years
20245% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓77.5 years
20233% higher
✗75.0 years
20233% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓98.52%
20242% higher
✗96.96%
20242% lower
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓98.42%
20242% higher
✗96.10%
20242% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓15.7 µg/m³ per year
202350% lower
✗31.2 µg/m³ per year
202399% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Suriname (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓-0.22 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.42 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-0.38 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.31 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Suriname, Turkmenistan.