Eritrea vs Suriname: Urban area over the long-term
Eritrea
155.22 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Suriname
153.68 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Eritrea rank
157th
Suriname rank
158th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Eritrea
- Suriname
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 155.22 km² per grid cell against 153.68 km² per grid cell in Suriname, a difference of 1.54 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.
Eritrea ranks 157th and Suriname ranks 158th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1100s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1200s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0004 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1300s | 0.0021 km² per grid cell | 0.0033 km² per grid cell | 0.0011 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1400s | 0.0073 km² per grid cell | 0.0106 km² per grid cell | 0.0034 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1500s | 0.0248 km² per grid cell | 0.0348 km² per grid cell | 0.0101 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1600s | 0.1172 km² per grid cell | 0.114 km² per grid cell | 0.0032 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1700s | 0.4803 km² per grid cell | 0.3731 km² per grid cell | 0.1072 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1710s | 0.5765 km² per grid cell | 0.4519 km² per grid cell | 0.1246 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1720s | 0.6701 km² per grid cell | 0.5546 km² per grid cell | 0.1155 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1730s | 0.7763 km² per grid cell | 0.6807 km² per grid cell | 0.0956 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1740s | 0.8967 km² per grid cell | 0.8354 km² per grid cell | 0.0613 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1750s | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.0078 km² per grid cell | Eritrea |
| 1760s | 1.19 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 0.0712 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1770s | 1.36 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | 0.183 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1780s | 1.56 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 0.3375 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1790s | 1.78 km² per grid cell | 2.33 km² per grid cell | 0.5467 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1800s | 2.03 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 0.8257 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1810s | 2.31 km² per grid cell | 3.5 km² per grid cell | 1.19 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1820s | 2.63 km² per grid cell | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 1.6 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1830s | 2.98 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 2.11 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1840s | 3.38 km² per grid cell | 6.13 km² per grid cell | 2.75 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1850s | 3.83 km² per grid cell | 7.39 km² per grid cell | 3.56 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1860s | 4.31 km² per grid cell | 8.87 km² per grid cell | 4.56 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1870s | 4.86 km² per grid cell | 10.94 km² per grid cell | 6.08 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1880s | 5.51 km² per grid cell | 13.19 km² per grid cell | 7.69 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1890s | 6.27 km² per grid cell | 15.16 km² per grid cell | 8.89 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1900s | 7.18 km² per grid cell | 16.24 km² per grid cell | 9.06 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1910s | 8.3 km² per grid cell | 16.27 km² per grid cell | 7.97 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1920s | 9.71 km² per grid cell | 17.12 km² per grid cell | 7.41 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1930s | 11.57 km² per grid cell | 18.48 km² per grid cell | 6.9 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1940s | 14.21 km² per grid cell | 20.62 km² per grid cell | 6.41 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1950s | 23.43 km² per grid cell | 30.1 km² per grid cell | 6.67 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1960s | 33.14 km² per grid cell | 40.55 km² per grid cell | 7.41 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1970s | 38.91 km² per grid cell | 48.93 km² per grid cell | 10.02 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1980s | 44.53 km² per grid cell | 66.54 km² per grid cell | 22.01 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1990s | 46.32 km² per grid cell | 92.21 km² per grid cell | 45.89 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 2000s | 61.99 km² per grid cell | 113.03 km² per grid cell | 51.04 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 2010s | 95.7 km² per grid cell | 131.6 km² per grid cell | 35.9 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 2020s | 137.64 km² per grid cell | 147.93 km² per grid cell | 10.29 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Eritrea or Suriname?
- Eritrea, at 155.22 km² per grid cell against 153.68 km² per grid cell in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Eritrea and Suriname?
- 1.54 km² per grid cell, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Suriname?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Suriname rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Eritrea ranks 157th and Suriname ranks 158th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total built-up area of a country over time.