Kuwait vs Suriname: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Kuwait
168,504 people
in 2020
Suriname
179,059 people
in 2020
Kuwait rank
164th
Suriname rank
162nd
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Kuwait
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 179,059 people against 168,504 people in Kuwait, a difference of 10,555 people.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 164th 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 | Kuwait | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20,794 people | 115,215 people | 94,421 people | Suriname |
| 1960s | 35,539 people | 137,226 people | 101,687 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 52,636 people | 155,510 people | 102,874 people | Suriname |
| 1980s | 75,631 people | 142,168 people | 66,537 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 69,496 people | 157,279 people | 87,783 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 104,102 people | 183,794 people | 79,692 people | Suriname |
| 2010s | 136,104 people | 180,936 people | 44,832 people | Suriname |
| 2020s | 168,504 people | 179,059 people | 10,555 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, Kuwait or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 179,059 people against 168,504 people in Kuwait as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Kuwait and Suriname?
- 10,555 people, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Suriname?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Suriname rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Kuwait ranks 164th 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.