Gambia vs Suriname: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Gambia
0.6499 people per person
in 2025
Suriname
0.6579 people per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
107th
Suriname rank
105th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

  • Gambia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.6579 people per person against 0.6499 people per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.008 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 107th and Suriname ranks 105th of 215 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0979 people per person 0.6493 people per person 0.5514 people per person Suriname
1970s 0.1863 people per person 0.6598 people per person 0.4735 people per person Suriname
1980s 0.3165 people per person 0.6619 people per person 0.3453 people per person Suriname
1990s 0.3955 people per person 0.6654 people per person 0.2699 people per person Suriname
2000s 0.5164 people per person 0.6668 people per person 0.1504 people per person Suriname
2010s 0.5889 people per person 0.6621 people per person 0.0733 people per person Suriname
2020s 0.6356 people per person 0.6587 people per person 0.0231 people per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Gambia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.6579 people per person against 0.6499 people per person in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Gambia and Suriname?
0.008 people per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Suriname?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Gambia and Suriname rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
Gambia ranks 107th and Suriname ranks 105th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.