Guyana vs Suriname: Urban population, per square kilometre
Guyana
1.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
2.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
215th
Suriname rank
212th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Guyana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2.58 units per square kilometre against 1.04 units per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 1.54 units per square kilometre.
That makes Suriname's figure about 2.5 times Guyana's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 215th and Suriname ranks 212th of 216 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9596 units per square kilometre | 1.3 units per square kilometre | 0.3442 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 1.6 units per square kilometre | 0.4749 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 1.6 units per square kilometre | 0.4436 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.13 units per square kilometre | 1.79 units per square kilometre | 0.6667 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 2.13 units per square kilometre | 1.06 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 2.38 units per square kilometre | 1.36 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 2.55 units per square kilometre | 1.52 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Guyana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2.58 units per square kilometre against 1.04 units per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Guyana and Suriname?
- 1.54 units per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Guyana ranks 215th and Suriname ranks 212th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.