Suriname vs Trinidad and Tobago: Life expectancy
Suriname
73.63 years
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
73.49 years
in 2023
Suriname rank
134th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
136th
Life expectancy over time
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 73.63 years against 73.49 years in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.14 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Suriname ranks 134th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.17 years | 59.34 years | 6.18 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1960s | 58.55 years | 63.89 years | 5.33 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 59.99 years | 65.64 years | 5.65 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1980s | 61.2 years | 66.8 years | 5.61 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 62.84 years | 67.98 years | 5.14 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 66.78 years | 70 years | 3.22 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 70.59 years | 72.65 years | 2.07 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 72.04 years | 72.64 years | 0.6071 years | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy, Suriname or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Suriname, at 73.63 years against 73.49 years in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy between Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.14 years, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for life expectancy?
- Suriname ranks 134th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 136th 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.