Libya vs Suriname: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

Libya
0.2408 sq. km per person
in 2023
Suriname
0.2552 sq. km per person
in 2023
Libya rank
8th
Suriname rank
7th

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

  • Libya
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.2552 sq. km per person against 0.2408 sq. km per person in Libya, a difference of 0.0144 sq. km per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 8th and Suriname ranks 7th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9876 sq. km per person 0.5065 sq. km per person 0.4811 sq. km per person Libya
1970s 0.6998 sq. km per person 0.4136 sq. km per person 0.2862 sq. km per person Libya
1980s 0.4547 sq. km per person 0.4145 sq. km per person 0.0402 sq. km per person Libya
1990s 0.3637 sq. km per person 0.3715 sq. km per person 0.0078 sq. km per person Suriname
2000s 0.3038 sq. km per person 0.313 sq. km per person 0.0092 sq. km per person Suriname
2010s 0.2692 sq. km per person 0.2779 sq. km per person 0.0087 sq. km per person Suriname
2020s 0.2452 sq. km per person 0.2587 sq. km per person 0.0135 sq. km per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Libya or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.2552 sq. km per person against 0.2408 sq. km per person in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Libya and Suriname?
0.0144 sq. km per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Suriname?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Libya and Suriname rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Libya ranks 8th and Suriname ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.