Belize vs Suriname: Life expectancy
Belize
73.57 years
in 2023
Suriname
73.63 years
in 2023
Belize rank
135th
Suriname rank
134th
Life expectancy over time
- Belize
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 73.63 years against 73.57 years in Belize, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Belize ranks 135th and Suriname ranks 134th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.7 years | 53.17 years | 0.4688 years | Suriname |
| 1960s | 59.53 years | 58.55 years | 0.9801 years | Belize |
| 1970s | 65.03 years | 59.99 years | 5.05 years | Belize |
| 1980s | 68.2 years | 61.2 years | 7 years | Belize |
| 1990s | 69.39 years | 62.84 years | 6.55 years | Belize |
| 2000s | 70.03 years | 66.78 years | 3.26 years | Belize |
| 2010s | 71.61 years | 70.59 years | 1.03 years | Belize |
| 2020s | 72.06 years | 72.04 years | 0.0262 years | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Belize or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 73.63 years against 73.57 years in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Belize and Suriname?
- 0.06 years, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Suriname rank globally for life expectancy?
- Belize ranks 135th and Suriname ranks 134th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.