Botswana vs Suriname: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Botswana
2.93 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
2.58 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
209th
Suriname rank
211th

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

  • Botswana
  • Suriname
0123196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.93 people per square kilometre against 2.58 people per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 0.35 people per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.

Botswana ranks 209th and Suriname ranks 211th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0466 people per square kilometre 1.3 people per square kilometre 1.26 people per square kilometre Suriname
1970s 0.152 people per square kilometre 1.6 people per square kilometre 1.44 people per square kilometre Suriname
1980s 0.5203 people per square kilometre 1.6 people per square kilometre 1.08 people per square kilometre Suriname
1990s 1.28 people per square kilometre 1.79 people per square kilometre 0.5183 people per square kilometre Suriname
2000s 1.87 people per square kilometre 2.13 people per square kilometre 0.26 people per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 2.51 people per square kilometre 2.38 people per square kilometre 0.1292 people per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 2.85 people per square kilometre 2.55 people per square kilometre 0.2998 people per square kilometre Botswana

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, Botswana or Suriname?
Botswana, at 2.93 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 Botswana and Suriname?
0.35 people per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 209th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.