Guyana vs Suriname: Military personnel, per square kilometre

Guyana
0.0142 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Suriname
0.0125 people per square kilometre
in 2022
Guyana rank
159th
Suriname rank
161st

Military personnel, per square kilometre over time

  • Guyana
  • Suriname
0.010.020.030.04196619942022

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.0142 people per square kilometre against 0.0125 people per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 0.0017 people per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 159th and Suriname ranks 161st of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0284 people per square kilometre 0.0062 people per square kilometre 0.0222 people per square kilometre Guyana
1980s 0.031 people per square kilometre 0.0156 people per square kilometre 0.0154 people per square kilometre Guyana
1990s 0.0122 people per square kilometre 0.015 people per square kilometre 0.0028 people per square kilometre Suriname
2000s 0.0076 people per square kilometre 0.0125 people per square kilometre 0.0048 people per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 0.0091 people per square kilometre 0.0125 people per square kilometre 0.0033 people per square kilometre Suriname
2020s 0.0142 people per square kilometre 0.0125 people per square kilometre 0.0017 people per square kilometre Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military personnel, per square kilometre, Guyana or Suriname?
Guyana, at 0.0142 people per square kilometre against 0.0125 people per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2022.
What is the difference in military personnel, per square kilometre between Guyana and Suriname?
0.0017 people per square kilometre, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for military personnel, per square kilometre?
Guyana ranks 159th and Suriname ranks 161st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military personnel, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,818 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Military personnel 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.