North Korea vs Suriname: Urban population, annual growth rate
North Korea
0.7919 % change on previous year
in 2025
Suriname
0.8918 % change on previous year
in 2025
North Korea rank
134th
Suriname rank
131st
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- North Korea
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.8918 % change on previous year against 0.7919 % change on previous year in North Korea, a difference of 0.0999 % change on previous year.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
North Korea ranks 134th and Suriname ranks 131st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.74 % change on previous year | 4.64 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1970s | 2.67 % change on previous year | 0.3221 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1980s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 0.8346 % change on previous year | 0.8813 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 1990s | 1.41 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 0.0125 % change on previous year | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.7067 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0.7996 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.818 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 0.1998 % change on previous year | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.8249 % change on previous year | 0.8532 % change on previous year | 0.0283 % change on previous year | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, North Korea or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.8918 % change on previous year against 0.7919 % change on previous year in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between North Korea and Suriname?
- 0.0999 % change on previous year, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Suriname?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Suriname rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- North Korea ranks 134th and Suriname ranks 131st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.