Iceland vs Suriname: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Iceland
0.0%
in 2025
Suriname
0.1%
in 2025
Iceland rank
185th
Suriname rank
183rd
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Iceland
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 185th and Suriname ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.2% | 3.9% | 2.7% | Suriname |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Iceland or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Iceland and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Suriname?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Suriname rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Iceland ranks 185th 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.