Guyana vs Suriname: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Guyana
1.04 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
2.58 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
214th
Suriname rank
211th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2.58 people per square kilometre against 1.04 people per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 1.54 people per square kilometre.
That makes Suriname's figure about 2.5 times Guyana's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 214th and Suriname ranks 211th of 215 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9596 people per square kilometre | 1.3 people per square kilometre | 0.3442 people per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.12 people per square kilometre | 1.6 people per square kilometre | 0.4749 people per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.15 people per square kilometre | 1.6 people per square kilometre | 0.4436 people per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.13 people per square kilometre | 1.79 people per square kilometre | 0.6667 people per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.07 people per square kilometre | 2.13 people per square kilometre | 1.06 people per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 2.38 people per square kilometre | 1.36 people per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.02 people per square kilometre | 2.55 people per square kilometre | 1.52 people per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Guyana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2.58 people per square kilometre against 1.04 people per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Guyana and Suriname?
- 1.54 people per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 214th 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.