Guyana vs Suriname: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Guyana
0.1%
in 2025
Suriname
0.1%
in 2025
Guyana rank
180th
Suriname rank
183rd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 180th and Suriname ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3% | 3.9% | 3.6% | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Suriname |
| 1970s | -0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Suriname |
| 1990s | -0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Suriname |
| 2000s | -0.8% | -0.0% | 0.8% | Suriname |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Guyana or Suriname?
- Guyana, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Guyana and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Guyana ranks 180th and Suriname ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.