North Korea vs Suriname: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
North Korea
0.6419 people per person
in 2025
Suriname
0.6579 people per person
in 2025
North Korea rank
108th
Suriname rank
105th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- North Korea
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.6579 people per person against 0.6419 people per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.016 people per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 108th 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 | North Korea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.47 people per person | 0.6493 people per person | 0.1793 people per person | Suriname |
| 1970s | 0.5612 people per person | 0.6598 people per person | 0.0986 people per person | Suriname |
| 1980s | 0.575 people per person | 0.6619 people per person | 0.0869 people per person | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.5897 people per person | 0.6654 people per person | 0.0756 people per person | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.5974 people per person | 0.6668 people per person | 0.0694 people per person | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.6126 people per person | 0.6621 people per person | 0.0495 people per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.634 people per person | 0.6587 people per person | 0.0247 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, North Korea or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.6579 people per person against 0.6419 people per person in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between North Korea and Suriname?
- 0.016 people per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Suriname?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Suriname rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- North Korea ranks 108th 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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About this data
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.