Guyana vs Suriname: Population density
Guyana
4.52 people per km²
in 2100
Suriname
4.54 people per km²
in 2100
Guyana rank
230th
Suriname rank
229th
Population density over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 4.54 people per km² against 4.52 people per km² in Guyana, a difference of 0.02 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 230th and Suriname ranks 229th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 45 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.254 people per km² | 0.0605 people per km² | 0.1935 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1100s | 0.2794 people per km² | 0.066 people per km² | 0.2134 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1200s | 0.3048 people per km² | 0.072 people per km² | 0.2328 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1300s | 0.3556 people per km² | 0.0786 people per km² | 0.277 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1400s | 0.4064 people per km² | 0.0857 people per km² | 0.3207 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1500s | 0.4572 people per km² | 0.0935 people per km² | 0.3637 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1600s | 0.4572 people per km² | 0.102 people per km² | 0.3552 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1700s | 0.5068 people per km² | 0.1113 people per km² | 0.3955 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1710s | 0.5309 people per km² | 0.1214 people per km² | 0.4095 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1720s | 0.5562 people per km² | 0.1324 people per km² | 0.4237 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1730s | 0.5827 people per km² | 0.1445 people per km² | 0.4382 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1740s | 0.6104 people per km² | 0.1576 people per km² | 0.4528 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1750s | 0.6395 people per km² | 0.1719 people per km² | 0.4675 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1760s | 0.6699 people per km² | 0.1876 people per km² | 0.4824 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1770s | 0.7018 people per km² | 0.2046 people per km² | 0.4972 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1780s | 0.7353 people per km² | 0.2232 people per km² | 0.512 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1790s | 0.7703 people per km² | 0.2435 people per km² | 0.5268 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1800s | 0.8435 people per km² | 0.5174 people per km² | 0.326 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1810s | 0.843 people per km² | 0.5175 people per km² | 0.3256 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1820s | 0.75 people per km² | 0.5218 people per km² | 0.2282 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1830s | 0.5781 people per km² | 0.5312 people per km² | 0.0469 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1840s | 0.5654 people per km² | 0.5409 people per km² | 0.0245 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1850s | 0.6931 people per km² | 0.5482 people per km² | 0.1449 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1860s | 0.8456 people per km² | 0.5523 people per km² | 0.2932 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1870s | 1.1 people per km² | 0.5564 people per km² | 0.5407 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1880s | 1.32 people per km² | 0.5605 people per km² | 0.7563 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1890s | 1.45 people per km² | 0.5645 people per km² | 0.8818 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1900s | 1.51 people per km² | 0.5689 people per km² | 0.943 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1910s | 1.5 people per km² | 0.6729 people per km² | 0.8284 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1920s | 1.52 people per km² | 0.854 people per km² | 0.6613 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1930s | 1.61 people per km² | 0.993 people per km² | 0.6207 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1940s | 1.89 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | 0.7267 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1950s | 2.44 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | 1.01 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1960s | 3.2 people per km² | 2.01 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1970s | 3.76 people per km² | 2.49 people per km² | 1.27 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1980s | 3.91 people per km² | 2.48 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | Guyana |
| 1990s | 3.84 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2000s | 3.86 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | 0.5693 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2010s | 3.88 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | 0.1729 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2020s | 4.23 people per km² | 4.08 people per km² | 0.1501 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2030s | 4.49 people per km² | 4.39 people per km² | 0.0911 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2040s | 4.69 people per km² | 4.62 people per km² | 0.0741 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2050s | 4.82 people per km² | 4.75 people per km² | 0.0705 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2060s | 4.87 people per km² | 4.81 people per km² | 0.0618 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2070s | 4.85 people per km² | 4.82 people per km² | 0.0278 people per km² | Guyana |
| 2080s | 4.75 people per km² | 4.76 people per km² | 0.0064 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2090s | 4.61 people per km² | 4.63 people per km² | 0.0187 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2100s | 4.52 people per km² | 4.54 people per km² | 0.029 people per km² | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Guyana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 4.54 people per km² against 4.52 people per km² in Guyana as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Guyana and Suriname?
- 0.02 people per km², with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for population density?
- Guyana ranks 230th 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.