Iceland vs Suriname: Population density
Iceland
3.6 people per km²
in 2100
Suriname
4.54 people per km²
in 2100
Iceland rank
230th
Suriname rank
228th
Population density over time
- Iceland
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 4.54 people per km² against 3.6 people per km² in Iceland, a difference of 0.94 people per km².
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 230th and Suriname ranks 228th of 234 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 33 and Suriname in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4959 people per km² | 0.0605 people per km² | 0.4354 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1100s | 0.6942 people per km² | 0.066 people per km² | 0.6282 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1200s | 0.6942 people per km² | 0.072 people per km² | 0.6222 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1300s | 0.6942 people per km² | 0.0786 people per km² | 0.6157 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1400s | 0.5951 people per km² | 0.0857 people per km² | 0.5093 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1500s | 0.5951 people per km² | 0.0935 people per km² | 0.5015 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1600s | 0.4959 people per km² | 0.102 people per km² | 0.3939 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1700s | 0.4913 people per km² | 0.1113 people per km² | 0.38 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1710s | 0.5013 people per km² | 0.1214 people per km² | 0.3799 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1720s | 0.5116 people per km² | 0.1324 people per km² | 0.3791 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1730s | 0.522 people per km² | 0.1445 people per km² | 0.3775 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1740s | 0.5326 people per km² | 0.1576 people per km² | 0.375 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1750s | 0.5435 people per km² | 0.1719 people per km² | 0.3716 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1760s | 0.5546 people per km² | 0.1876 people per km² | 0.367 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1770s | 0.5659 people per km² | 0.2046 people per km² | 0.3613 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1780s | 0.5775 people per km² | 0.2232 people per km² | 0.3542 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1790s | 0.5893 people per km² | 0.2435 people per km² | 0.3457 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1800s | 0.6092 people per km² | 0.5174 people per km² | 0.0918 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1810s | 0.6092 people per km² | 0.5175 people per km² | 0.0917 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1820s | 0.5989 people per km² | 0.5218 people per km² | 0.0772 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1830s | 0.5772 people per km² | 0.5312 people per km² | 0.046 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1840s | 0.5746 people per km² | 0.5409 people per km² | 0.0337 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1850s | 0.6202 people per km² | 0.5482 people per km² | 0.072 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1860s | 0.6766 people per km² | 0.5523 people per km² | 0.1243 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1870s | 0.7017 people per km² | 0.5564 people per km² | 0.1453 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1880s | 0.7078 people per km² | 0.5605 people per km² | 0.1473 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1890s | 0.7332 people per km² | 0.5645 people per km² | 0.1687 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1900s | 0.8143 people per km² | 0.5689 people per km² | 0.2454 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1910s | 0.9123 people per km² | 0.6729 people per km² | 0.2394 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1920s | 1.02 people per km² | 0.854 people per km² | 0.1613 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1930s | 1.13 people per km² | 0.993 people per km² | 0.1354 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1940s | 1.29 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | 0.1298 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1950s | 1.55 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | 0.1208 people per km² | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1.89 people per km² | 2.01 people per km² | 0.1265 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1970s | 2.14 people per km² | 2.49 people per km² | 0.3492 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1980s | 2.38 people per km² | 2.48 people per km² | 0.1016 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.64 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 0.1333 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.96 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | 0.3328 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2010s | 3.31 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | 0.4004 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2020s | 3.9 people per km² | 4.08 people per km² | 0.1871 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2030s | 4.19 people per km² | 4.39 people per km² | 0.2059 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2040s | 4.28 people per km² | 4.62 people per km² | 0.3368 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2050s | 4.28 people per km² | 4.75 people per km² | 0.4649 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2060s | 4.22 people per km² | 4.81 people per km² | 0.5935 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2070s | 4.09 people per km² | 4.82 people per km² | 0.7272 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2080s | 3.9 people per km² | 4.76 people per km² | 0.857 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2090s | 3.7 people per km² | 4.63 people per km² | 0.93 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2100s | 3.6 people per km² | 4.54 people per km² | 0.9489 people per km² | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Iceland or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 4.54 people per km² against 3.6 people per km² in Iceland as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Iceland and Suriname?
- 0.94 people per km², with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Suriname?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Iceland and Suriname rank globally for population density?
- Iceland ranks 230th and Suriname ranks 228th of 234 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.