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

Namibia
0.2778 sq. km per person
in 2023
Suriname
0.2552 sq. km per person
in 2023
Namibia rank
4th
Suriname rank
7th

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

  • Namibia
  • Suriname
0.250.50.7511.2196119922023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.2778 sq. km per person against 0.2552 sq. km per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.0226 sq. km per person.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 7th of 215 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 1.24 sq. km per person 0.5065 sq. km per person 0.738 sq. km per person Namibia
1970s 0.9572 sq. km per person 0.4136 sq. km per person 0.5436 sq. km per person Namibia
1980s 0.7552 sq. km per person 0.4145 sq. km per person 0.3406 sq. km per person Namibia
1990s 0.5261 sq. km per person 0.3715 sq. km per person 0.1546 sq. km per person Namibia
2000s 0.4223 sq. km per person 0.313 sq. km per person 0.1093 sq. km per person Namibia
2010s 0.3513 sq. km per person 0.2779 sq. km per person 0.0734 sq. km per person Namibia
2020s 0.2893 sq. km per person 0.2587 sq. km per person 0.0307 sq. km per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, Namibia or Suriname?
Namibia, at 0.2778 sq. km per person against 0.2552 sq. km per person in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between Namibia and Suriname?
0.0226 sq. km per person, with Namibia 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 land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Namibia ranks 4th 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.