Mauritius vs Suriname: Urban area over the long-term
Mauritius
142.21 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Suriname
153.68 km² per grid cell
in 2025
Mauritius rank
161st
Suriname rank
158th
Urban area over the long-term over time
- Mauritius
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 153.68 km² per grid cell against 142.21 km² per grid cell in Mauritius, a difference of 11.47 km² per grid cell.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Suriname ahead.
Mauritius ranks 161st and Suriname ranks 158th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 13 and Suriname in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | 0.001 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0033 km² per grid cell | 0.0033 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0106 km² per grid cell | 0.0106 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1500s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0348 km² per grid cell | 0.0348 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1600s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.114 km² per grid cell | 0.114 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1700s | 0.0003 km² per grid cell | 0.3731 km² per grid cell | 0.3728 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1710s | 0.0006 km² per grid cell | 0.4519 km² per grid cell | 0.4513 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1720s | 0.0012 km² per grid cell | 0.5546 km² per grid cell | 0.5535 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1730s | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.6807 km² per grid cell | 0.6785 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1740s | 0.0041 km² per grid cell | 0.8354 km² per grid cell | 0.8313 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1750s | 0.0076 km² per grid cell | 1.03 km² per grid cell | 1.02 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1760s | 0.0143 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 1.24 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1770s | 0.0269 km² per grid cell | 1.54 km² per grid cell | 1.52 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1780s | 0.0504 km² per grid cell | 1.9 km² per grid cell | 1.84 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1790s | 0.0945 km² per grid cell | 2.33 km² per grid cell | 2.23 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1800s | 0.1772 km² per grid cell | 2.85 km² per grid cell | 2.68 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1810s | 0.3323 km² per grid cell | 3.5 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1820s | 0.6231 km² per grid cell | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 3.6 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1830s | 1.17 km² per grid cell | 5.09 km² per grid cell | 3.92 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1840s | 2.19 km² per grid cell | 6.13 km² per grid cell | 3.94 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1850s | 4.22 km² per grid cell | 7.39 km² per grid cell | 3.16 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 1860s | 9.05 km² per grid cell | 8.87 km² per grid cell | 0.1856 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 11.54 km² per grid cell | 10.94 km² per grid cell | 0.5926 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 16.42 km² per grid cell | 13.19 km² per grid cell | 3.23 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 21.12 km² per grid cell | 15.16 km² per grid cell | 5.96 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 26.31 km² per grid cell | 16.24 km² per grid cell | 10.07 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 32.05 km² per grid cell | 16.27 km² per grid cell | 15.78 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 38.21 km² per grid cell | 17.12 km² per grid cell | 21.09 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 42.31 km² per grid cell | 18.48 km² per grid cell | 23.84 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 44.38 km² per grid cell | 20.62 km² per grid cell | 23.76 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 47.61 km² per grid cell | 30.1 km² per grid cell | 17.51 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 61.86 km² per grid cell | 40.55 km² per grid cell | 21.31 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 82.92 km² per grid cell | 48.93 km² per grid cell | 33.99 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 72.89 km² per grid cell | 66.54 km² per grid cell | 6.35 km² per grid cell | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 79.03 km² per grid cell | 92.21 km² per grid cell | 13.18 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 2000s | 88.91 km² per grid cell | 113.03 km² per grid cell | 24.12 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 2010s | 98.4 km² per grid cell | 131.6 km² per grid cell | 33.2 km² per grid cell | Suriname |
| 2020s | 142.21 km² per grid cell | 147.93 km² per grid cell | 5.72 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, Mauritius or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 153.68 km² per grid cell against 142.21 km² per grid cell in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban area over the long-term between Mauritius and Suriname?
- 11.47 km² per grid cell, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for urban area over the long-term?
- Mauritius ranks 161st 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.