Australia vs Suriname: Population density
Australia
5.61 people per km²
in 2100
Suriname
4.54 people per km²
in 2100
Australia rank
227th
Suriname rank
229th
Population density over time
- Australia
- Suriname
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.61 people per km² against 4.54 people per km² in Suriname, a difference of 1.07 people per km².
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.
Australia ranks 227th and Suriname ranks 229th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 44.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.0605 people per km² | 0.0196 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1100s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.066 people per km² | 0.0251 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1200s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.072 people per km² | 0.031 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1300s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.0786 people per km² | 0.0375 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1400s | 0.0411 people per km² | 0.0857 people per km² | 0.0446 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1500s | 0.0412 people per km² | 0.0935 people per km² | 0.0523 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1600s | 0.0414 people per km² | 0.102 people per km² | 0.0606 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1700s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1113 people per km² | 0.0704 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1710s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1214 people per km² | 0.0805 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1720s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1324 people per km² | 0.0916 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1730s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1445 people per km² | 0.1036 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1740s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1576 people per km² | 0.1167 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1750s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1719 people per km² | 0.1311 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1760s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.1876 people per km² | 0.1467 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1770s | 0.0409 people per km² | 0.2046 people per km² | 0.1637 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1780s | 0.041 people per km² | 0.2232 people per km² | 0.1823 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1790s | 0.0412 people per km² | 0.2435 people per km² | 0.2024 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1800s | 0.0293 people per km² | 0.5174 people per km² | 0.4882 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1810s | 0.0378 people per km² | 0.5175 people per km² | 0.4796 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1820s | 0.0431 people per km² | 0.5218 people per km² | 0.4786 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1830s | 0.0481 people per km² | 0.5312 people per km² | 0.4831 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1840s | 0.0649 people per km² | 0.5409 people per km² | 0.476 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1850s | 0.1155 people per km² | 0.5482 people per km² | 0.4327 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1860s | 0.1961 people per km² | 0.5523 people per km² | 0.3562 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1870s | 0.2531 people per km² | 0.5564 people per km² | 0.3033 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1880s | 0.3334 people per km² | 0.5605 people per km² | 0.2271 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1890s | 0.4349 people per km² | 0.5645 people per km² | 0.1296 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1900s | 0.516 people per km² | 0.5689 people per km² | 0.0529 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.6155 people per km² | 0.6729 people per km² | 0.0574 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.7478 people per km² | 0.854 people per km² | 0.1061 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1930s | 0.8603 people per km² | 0.993 people per km² | 0.1327 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1940s | 0.9711 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | 0.1889 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1950s | 1.19 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | 0.2455 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1960s | 1.46 people per km² | 2.01 people per km² | 0.5504 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.78 people per km² | 2.49 people per km² | 0.705 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1980s | 2.05 people per km² | 2.48 people per km² | 0.4354 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.34 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 0.4319 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.64 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | 0.654 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2010s | 3.09 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | 0.6132 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2020s | 3.49 people per km² | 4.08 people per km² | 0.5932 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2030s | 3.79 people per km² | 4.39 people per km² | 0.6005 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2040s | 4.07 people per km² | 4.62 people per km² | 0.547 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2050s | 4.35 people per km² | 4.75 people per km² | 0.4026 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2060s | 4.61 people per km² | 4.81 people per km² | 0.1984 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2070s | 4.88 people per km² | 4.82 people per km² | 0.0633 people per km² | Australia |
| 2080s | 5.16 people per km² | 4.76 people per km² | 0.3964 people per km² | Australia |
| 2090s | 5.45 people per km² | 4.63 people per km² | 0.8195 people per km² | Australia |
| 2100s | 5.61 people per km² | 4.54 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Australia or Suriname?
- Australia, at 5.61 people per km² against 4.54 people per km² in Suriname as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Australia and Suriname?
- 1.07 people per km², with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Suriname?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Australia and Suriname rank globally for population density?
- Australia ranks 227th and Suriname ranks 229th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.