Suriname vs Switzerland: Long term urban population region

Suriname
75.41
in 2025
Switzerland
77
in 2025
Suriname rank
64th
Switzerland rank
61st

Long term urban population region over time

  • Suriname
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 77 against 75.41 in Suriname, a difference of 1.59.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 64th and Switzerland ranks 61st of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 12 and Switzerland in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Switzerland Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0011 0 0.0011 Suriname
1100s 0.0034 0 0.0034 Suriname
1200s 0.0103 0 0.0103 Suriname
1300s 0.0309 0 0.0309 Suriname
1400s 0.0926 0.6922 0.5996 Switzerland
1500s 0.2778 2.37 2.1 Switzerland
1600s 0.8333 2.47 1.64 Switzerland
1700s 2.5 3.26 0.7632 Switzerland
1710s 2.78 3.52 0.7431 Switzerland
1720s 3.12 3.91 0.7871 Switzerland
1730s 3.51 4.34 0.8312 Switzerland
1740s 3.95 4.83 0.8748 Switzerland
1750s 4.45 5.36 0.917 Switzerland
1760s 5 5.96 0.9572 Switzerland
1770s 5.63 6.62 0.9941 Switzerland
1780s 6.33 7.36 1.03 Switzerland
1790s 7.12 8.17 1.05 Switzerland
1800s 8.01 9.08 1.07 Switzerland
1810s 9.01 10.09 1.08 Switzerland
1820s 10.14 11.21 1.07 Switzerland
1830s 11.41 12.46 1.05 Switzerland
1840s 12.83 13.84 1.01 Switzerland
1850s 14.44 15.36 0.9238 Switzerland
1860s 16.24 17 0.7602 Switzerland
1870s 18.27 18.86 0.5866 Switzerland
1880s 20.56 20.85 0.2962 Switzerland
1890s 23.13 23.1 0.0257 Suriname
1900s 26.02 25.45 0.5669 Suriname
1910s 29.27 28.21 1.06 Suriname
1920s 32.93 31.34 1.59 Suriname
1930s 37.05 34.76 2.29 Suriname
1940s 41.68 38.55 3.13 Suriname
1950s 47.04 45.64 1.4 Suriname
1960s 47.04 52 4.96 Switzerland
1970s 49.27 55.41 6.14 Switzerland
1980s 62.26 62.41 0.1509 Switzerland
1990s 69.99 71.81 1.82 Switzerland
2000s 72.11 71.63 0.4822 Suriname
2010s 72.75 73.37 0.6181 Switzerland
2020s 74.47 76.2 1.73 Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Suriname or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 77 against 75.41 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Suriname and Switzerland?
1.59, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Switzerland?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Suriname and Switzerland rank globally for long term urban population region?
Suriname ranks 64th and Switzerland ranks 61st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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