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Paramaribo vs Punta Cana

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Under balanced weights Punta Cana edges it, 57 to 51, winning 7 of the 9 factors. Paramaribo is stronger on nothing outright; Punta Cana on visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Safety: 8.3 of 51 points (scores 66/100)Healthcare: 7.8 of 51 points (scores 63/100)Internet: 5.4 of 51 points (scores 43/100)Visa ease: 0.8 of 51 points (scores 6/100)Getting there & around: 5.2 of 51 points (scores 41/100)Climate: 7.3 of 51 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 10.0 of 51 points (scores 80/100)Quality of life: 6.1 of 51 points (scores 49/100)51
Paramaribo
out of 100

Dutch-Creole capital on the Suriname river, UNESCO wooden centre and Amazon trips

Full Paramaribo profile →Where to stay in Paramaribo →
Cost of living: 6.2 of 57 points (scores 55/100)Safety: 6.3 of 57 points (scores 57/100)Healthcare: 7.5 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Internet: 5.0 of 57 points (scores 45/100)Visa ease: 3.7 of 57 points (scores 33/100)Getting there & around: 5.5 of 57 points (scores 50/100)Climate: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 9.2 of 57 points (scores 83/100)Quality of life: 5.8 of 57 points (scores 52/100)57
Punta Cana
out of 100

Resort coast with the Caribbean's best-connected airport

Full Punta Cana profile →Where to stay in Punta Cana →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricParamariboPunta Cana
Cost of livingno data55
Safety66 ✓57
Healthcare6367 ✓
Internet4345 ✓
Visa ease633 ✓
Getting there & around4150 ✓
Climate5867 ✓
Air quality8083 ✓
Quality of life4952 ✓

Cost

MetricParamariboPunta Cana
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$1,127
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricParamariboPunta Cana
Homicides per 100k4.26 ✓9.12
Political stability (0–100)76.176.2 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)74 ✓73
Life expectancy69.8 yrs73.3 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricParamariboPunta Cana
Download8.8 Mbps9.9 Mbps ✓
Upload4 Mbps4.7 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricParamariboPunta Cana
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa required30 days ✓
Entry, EU passportvisa required30 days ✓
Entry, UK passportvisa required30 days ✓

Getting there and around

MetricParamariboPunta Cana
Non-stop airport destinations1492 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)3 ✓2
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricParamariboPunta Cana
Comfortable months per year78 ✓
Annual mean PM2.514 µg/m³12.8 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Paramaribo or Punta Cana?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Paramaribo or Punta Cana safer?
Paramaribo scores higher on safety (66 vs 57), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Paramaribo or Punta Cana?
Punta Cana: a measured median of 9.9 Mbps versus 8.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.