Libya vs Suriname: Population density
Libya
5.56 people per km²
in 2100
Suriname
4.54 people per km²
in 2100
Libya rank
228th
Suriname rank
229th
Population density over time
- Libya
- Suriname
How they compare
Libya currently reports 5.56 people per km² against 4.54 people per km² in Suriname, a difference of 1.02 people per km².
That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 228th and Suriname ranks 229th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 28 and Suriname in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.0605 people per km² | 0.2236 people per km² | Libya |
| 1100s | 0.1989 people per km² | 0.066 people per km² | 0.1329 people per km² | Libya |
| 1200s | 0.1137 people per km² | 0.072 people per km² | 0.0416 people per km² | Libya |
| 1300s | 0.1705 people per km² | 0.0786 people per km² | 0.0919 people per km² | Libya |
| 1400s | 0.2273 people per km² | 0.0857 people per km² | 0.1416 people per km² | Libya |
| 1500s | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.0935 people per km² | 0.1907 people per km² | Libya |
| 1600s | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.102 people per km² | 0.1822 people per km² | Libya |
| 1700s | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.1113 people per km² | 0.1729 people per km² | Libya |
| 1710s | 0.2644 people per km² | 0.1214 people per km² | 0.143 people per km² | Libya |
| 1720s | 0.2662 people per km² | 0.1324 people per km² | 0.1337 people per km² | Libya |
| 1730s | 0.268 people per km² | 0.1445 people per km² | 0.1235 people per km² | Libya |
| 1740s | 0.2698 people per km² | 0.1576 people per km² | 0.1121 people per km² | Libya |
| 1750s | 0.2716 people per km² | 0.1719 people per km² | 0.0996 people per km² | Libya |
| 1760s | 0.2734 people per km² | 0.1876 people per km² | 0.0858 people per km² | Libya |
| 1770s | 0.2752 people per km² | 0.2046 people per km² | 0.0705 people per km² | Libya |
| 1780s | 0.277 people per km² | 0.2232 people per km² | 0.0537 people per km² | Libya |
| 1790s | 0.2788 people per km² | 0.2435 people per km² | 0.0352 people per km² | Libya |
| 1800s | 0.1311 people per km² | 0.5174 people per km² | 0.3863 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1810s | 0.1324 people per km² | 0.5175 people per km² | 0.3851 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1820s | 0.136 people per km² | 0.5218 people per km² | 0.3857 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1830s | 0.1424 people per km² | 0.5312 people per km² | 0.3889 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1840s | 0.1496 people per km² | 0.5409 people per km² | 0.3913 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1850s | 0.1607 people per km² | 0.5482 people per km² | 0.3875 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1860s | 0.1799 people per km² | 0.5523 people per km² | 0.3724 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1870s | 0.2018 people per km² | 0.5564 people per km² | 0.3546 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1880s | 0.23 people per km² | 0.5605 people per km² | 0.3305 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1890s | 0.2682 people per km² | 0.5645 people per km² | 0.2963 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1900s | 0.3135 people per km² | 0.5689 people per km² | 0.2554 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1910s | 0.3612 people per km² | 0.6729 people per km² | 0.3117 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1920s | 0.4062 people per km² | 0.854 people per km² | 0.4477 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1930s | 0.4593 people per km² | 0.993 people per km² | 0.5337 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1940s | 0.5583 people per km² | 1.16 people per km² | 0.6017 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1950s | 0.7103 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | 0.7211 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1960s | 1 people per km² | 2.01 people per km² | 1.01 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.46 people per km² | 2.49 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1980s | 2.21 people per km² | 2.48 people per km² | 0.2739 people per km² | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.76 people per km² | 2.77 people per km² | 0.0176 people per km² | Suriname |
| 2000s | 3.3 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | 0.0106 people per km² | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.72 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | 0.0138 people per km² | Libya |
| 2020s | 4.22 people per km² | 4.08 people per km² | 0.1364 people per km² | Libya |
| 2030s | 4.68 people per km² | 4.39 people per km² | 0.2887 people per km² | Libya |
| 2040s | 5.08 people per km² | 4.62 people per km² | 0.4625 people per km² | Libya |
| 2050s | 5.37 people per km² | 4.75 people per km² | 0.6222 people per km² | Libya |
| 2060s | 5.52 people per km² | 4.81 people per km² | 0.7071 people per km² | Libya |
| 2070s | 5.61 people per km² | 4.82 people per km² | 0.79 people per km² | Libya |
| 2080s | 5.66 people per km² | 4.76 people per km² | 0.8982 people per km² | Libya |
| 2090s | 5.61 people per km² | 4.63 people per km² | 0.9843 people per km² | Libya |
| 2100s | 5.56 people per km² | 4.54 people per km² | 1.02 people per km² | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Libya or Suriname?
- Libya, at 5.56 people per km² against 4.54 people per km² in Suriname as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Libya and Suriname?
- 1.02 people per km², with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Suriname?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Libya and Suriname rank globally for population density?
- Libya ranks 228th 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.