Fiji vs Suriname: Urban area over the long-term
Fiji
152.36 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Suriname
153.68 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Fiji rank
159th
Suriname rank
158th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Fiji
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 153.68 km² per grid cell against 152.36 km² per grid cell in Fiji, a difference of 1.32 km² per grid cell.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.
Fiji ranks 159th and Suriname ranks 158th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1100s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1200s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.0008 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1300s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0033 km² per grid cell | 0.0025 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1400s | 0.0024 km² per grid cell | 0.0106 km² per grid cell | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1500s | 0.0082 km² per grid cell | 0.0348 km² per grid cell | 0.0267 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1600s | 0.0272 km² per grid cell | 0.114 km² per grid cell | 0.0868 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1700s | 0.0906 km² per grid cell | 0.3731 km² per grid cell | 0.2825 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1710s | 0.1584 km² per grid cell | 0.4519 km² per grid cell | 0.2935 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1720s | 0.2001 km² per grid cell | 0.5546 km² per grid cell | 0.3545 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1730s | 0.2528 km² per grid cell | 0.6807 km² per grid cell | 0.4279 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1740s | 0.3193 km² per grid cell | 0.8354 km² per grid cell | 0.5161 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1750s | 0.4033 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 0.622 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1760s | 0.5094 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 0.7489 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1770s | 0.6435 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | 0.9008 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1780s | 0.8128 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1790s | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 2.33 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1800s | 1.3 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 1.56 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1810s | 1.64 km² per grid cell | 3.5 km² per grid cell | 1.87 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1820s | 2.08 km² per grid cell | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 2.15 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1830s | 2.63 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 2.46 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1840s | 3.33 km² per grid cell | 6.13 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1850s | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 7.39 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1860s | 5.34 km² per grid cell | 8.87 km² per grid cell | 3.53 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1870s | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 10.94 km² per grid cell | 4.32 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1880s | 8.21 km² per grid cell | 13.19 km² per grid cell | 4.98 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1890s | 10.23 km² per grid cell | 15.16 km² per grid cell | 4.93 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1900s | 12.43 km² per grid cell | 16.24 km² per grid cell | 3.82 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1910s | 14.23 km² per grid cell | 16.27 km² per grid cell | 2.04 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1920s | 14.88 km² per grid cell | 17.12 km² per grid cell | 2.24 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1930s | 14.89 km² per grid cell | 18.48 km² per grid cell | 3.59 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1940s | 16.13 km² per grid cell | 20.62 km² per grid cell | 4.49 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1950s | 20.06 km² per grid cell | 30.1 km² per grid cell | 10.04 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1960s | 31.35 km² per grid cell | 40.55 km² per grid cell | 9.2 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1970s | 45.01 km² per grid cell | 48.93 km² per grid cell | 3.92 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1980s | 60.34 km² per grid cell | 66.54 km² per grid cell | 6.2 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1990s | 81.34 km² per grid cell | 92.21 km² per grid cell | 10.87 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 2000s | 103.3 km² per grid cell | 113.03 km² per grid cell | 9.73 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 2010s | 128.24 km² per grid cell | 131.6 km² per grid cell | 3.36 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 2020s | 152.07 km² per grid cell | 147.93 km² per grid cell | 4.13 km² per grid cell | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area over the long-term, Fiji or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 153.68 km² per grid cell against 152.36 km² per grid cell in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Fiji and Suriname?
- 1.32 km² per grid cell, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Suriname?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Suriname rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Fiji ranks 159th 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.