Botswana vs Suriname: Population density
Population density over time
- Botswana
- Suriname
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.38 people per sq. km of land area against 3.92 people per sq. km of land area in Suriname, a difference of 0.46 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.
Botswana ranks 208th and Suriname ranks 210th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9983 people per sq. km of land area | 1.99 people per sq. km of land area | 0.9941 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.27 people per sq. km of land area | 2.42 people per sq. km of land area | 1.15 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.95 people per sq. km of land area | 2.41 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4674 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.6 people per sq. km of land area | 2.7 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0913 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
| 2000s | 3.23 people per sq. km of land area | 3.2 people per sq. km of land area | 0.0262 people per sq. km of land area | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.86 people per sq. km of land area | 3.6 people per sq. km of land area | 0.2559 people per sq. km of land area | Botswana |
| 2020s | 4.27 people per sq. km of land area | 3.87 people per sq. km of land area | 0.4071 people per sq. km of land area | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Botswana or Suriname?
- Botswana, at 4.38 people per sq. km of land area against 3.92 people per sq. km of land area in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Botswana and Suriname?
- 0.46 people per sq. km of land area, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for population density?
- Botswana ranks 208th and Suriname ranks 210th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.