Paramaribo vs Tlemcen
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights the two cities tie at 49. Neither leads on any factor by 10 points or more. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Dutch-Creole capital on the Suriname river, UNESCO wooden centre and Amazon trips
Full Paramaribo profile →Plan a trip to Paramaribo →Andalusian-flavoured hill city near Algeria's closed Moroccan border
Full Tlemcen profile →Plan a trip to Tlemcen →Where they differ
- Air quality. Tlemcen leads on air quality, 86 to 80, against Paramaribo. PM2.5: 14 µg/m³ vs 11.1 µg/m³.
- Healthcare. Tlemcen leads on healthcare, 74 to 67, against Paramaribo. Health coverage index: 74 vs 70.
- Safety. Paramaribo leads on safety, 66 to 61, against Tlemcen. Homicides per 100,000: 4.26 vs 1.38.
Where they are close. Within five points on getting there & around, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Paramaribo if you want
- the safer country figures
Pick Tlemcen if you want
- stronger healthcare
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Paramaribo | Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | no data |
| Safety | 66 ✓ | 61 |
| Healthcare | 67 | 74 ✓ |
| Internet | 43 ✓ | 38 |
| Visa ease | 6 | 6 |
| Getting there & around | 17 ✓ | 16 |
| Climate | 58 | 58 |
| Air quality | 80 | 86 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 53 | 53 |
Cost
| Metric | Paramaribo | Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Paramaribo | Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 4.26 | 1.38 ✓ |
| Political stability (0–100) | 76.1 ✓ | 54 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 74 ✓ | 70 |
| Life expectancy | 71.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Paramaribo | Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 8.8 Mbps | 9.6 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 4 Mbps ✓ | 0.7 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Paramaribo | Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | visa required | visa required |
| Entry, EU passport | visa required | visa required |
| Entry, UK passport | visa required | visa required |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Paramaribo | Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 14 ✓ | 7 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 2 |
Climate and air
| Metric | Paramaribo | Tlemcen |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 7 | 7 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 14 µg/m³ | 11.1 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Paramaribo or Tlemcen?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Paramaribo or Tlemcen safer?
- Paramaribo scores higher on safety (66 vs 61), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Paramaribo or Tlemcen?
- Tlemcen: a measured median of 9.6 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); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.