Namibia vs Suriname: Population density
Population density over time
- Namibia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 3.92 people per sq. km of land area against 3.6 people per sq. km of land area in Namibia, a difference of 0.32 people per sq. km of land area.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 213th and Suriname ranks 210th of 216 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8069 people per sq. km of land area | 1.99 people per sq. km of land area | 1.19 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
| 1970s | 1.05 people per sq. km of land area | 2.42 people per sq. km of land area | 1.37 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
| 1980s | 1.33 people per sq. km of land area | 2.41 people per sq. km of land area | 1.08 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.91 people per sq. km of land area | 2.7 people per sq. km of land area | 0.7822 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.37 people per sq. km of land area | 3.2 people per sq. km of land area | 0.8282 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.86 people per sq. km of land area | 3.6 people per sq. km of land area | 0.7399 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
| 2020s | 3.46 people per sq. km of land area | 3.87 people per sq. km of land area | 0.407 people per sq. km of land area | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Namibia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 3.92 people per sq. km of land area against 3.6 people per sq. km of land area in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Namibia and Suriname?
- 0.32 people per sq. km of land area, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for population density?
- Namibia ranks 213th 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.