Cape Verde vs Suriname: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Cape Verde
146,255 people
in 2020
Suriname
179,059 people
in 2020
Cape Verde rank
165th
Suriname rank
162nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Cape Verde
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 179,059 people against 146,255 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 32,804 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 165th and Suriname ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80,000 people | 115,215 people | 35,215 people | Suriname |
| 1960s | 88,485 people | 137,226 people | 48,740 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 99,771 people | 155,510 people | 55,740 people | Suriname |
| 1980s | 113,526 people | 142,168 people | 28,642 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 124,016 people | 157,279 people | 33,262 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 133,000 people | 183,794 people | 50,794 people | Suriname |
| 2010s | 133,470 people | 180,936 people | 47,466 people | Suriname |
| 2020s | 146,255 people | 179,059 people | 32,804 people | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Cape Verde or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 179,059 people against 146,255 people in Cape Verde as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Cape Verde and Suriname?
- 32,804 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Suriname?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Cape Verde and Suriname rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th and Suriname ranks 162nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.