Mauritius vs Suriname: Population density of the capital city
Mauritius
2,454 people per km²
in 2100
Suriname
2,553 people per km²
in 2100
Mauritius rank
175th
Suriname rank
172nd
Population density of the capital city over time
- Mauritius
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2,553 people per km² against 2,454 people per km² in Mauritius, a difference of 99 people per km².
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2020 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 175th and Suriname ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 8 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4,085 people per km² | 2,667 people per km² | 1,418 people per km² | Mauritius |
| 2030s | 3,992 people per km² | 2,663 people per km² | 1,329 people per km² | Mauritius |
| 2040s | 3,830 people per km² | 2,668 people per km² | 1,162 people per km² | Mauritius |
| 2050s | 3,609 people per km² | 2,689 people per km² | 919.82 people per km² | Mauritius |
| 2060s | 3,359 people per km² | 2,663 people per km² | 695.24 people per km² | Mauritius |
| 2070s | 3,113 people per km² | 2,586 people per km² | 526.87 people per km² | Mauritius |
| 2080s | 2,852 people per km² | 2,565 people per km² | 287.14 people per km² | Mauritius |
| 2090s | 2,591 people per km² | 2,553 people per km² | 37.32 people per km² | Mauritius |
| 2100s | 2,454 people per km² | 2,553 people per km² | 99.16 people per km² | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density of the capital city, Mauritius or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2,553 people per km² against 2,454 people per km² in Mauritius as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density of the capital city between Mauritius and Suriname?
- 99 people per km², with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2100.
- How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for population density of the capital city?
- Mauritius ranks 175th and Suriname ranks 172nd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density of the capital city. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Projected number of people per km² of land area in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.