Australia vs Suriname: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Australia
3.01 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
2.58 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
208th
Suriname rank
211th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Suriname
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.01 people per square kilometre against 2.58 people per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 0.43 people per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 208th and Suriname ranks 211th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 people per square kilometre | 1.3 people per square kilometre | 0.0732 people per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.53 people per square kilometre | 1.6 people per square kilometre | 0.0635 people per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.75 people per square kilometre | 1.6 people per square kilometre | 0.1557 people per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 2 people per square kilometre | 1.79 people per square kilometre | 0.206 people per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.26 people per square kilometre | 2.13 people per square kilometre | 0.1278 people per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.69 people per square kilometre | 2.38 people per square kilometre | 0.3018 people per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.96 people per square kilometre | 2.55 people per square kilometre | 0.4137 people per square kilometre | Australia |
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 square kilometre, Australia or Suriname?
- Australia, at 3.01 people per square kilometre against 2.58 people per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Australia and Suriname?
- 0.43 people per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Suriname rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 208th and Suriname ranks 211th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.