Military personnel, per square kilometre in Suriname
Suriname: Military personnel, per square kilometre was 0.0125 people per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0125 people per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0249 people per square kilometre
in 1987
All-time low
0.0062 people per square kilometre
in 1975
Years of data
48
1975–2022
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Suriname, 1975–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, military personnel, per square kilometre in Suriname stood at 0.0125 people per square kilometre.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, military personnel, per square kilometre in Suriname peaked at 0.0249 people per square kilometre in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0062 people per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Suriname 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Military personnel, per square kilometre in Suriname, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0187 people per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0249 people per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0249 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0249 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0249 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0249 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.0125 people per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1665 people per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.0125 people per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0877 people per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0156 people per square kilometre | 0.0062 people per square kilometre | 0.0249 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.015 people per square kilometre | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | 0.0249 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | 0.0125 people per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 158 Kazakhstan 0.0144 people per square kilometre compare
- 159 Guyana 0.0142 people per square kilometre compare
- 160 Mozambique 0.014 people per square kilometre compare
- 162 Namibia 0.0121 people per square kilometre compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.0088 people per square kilometre compare
- 164 Australia 0.0078 people per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military personnel, per square kilometre in Suriname?
- Military personnel, per square kilometre in Suriname was 0.0125 people per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0249 people per square kilometre in 1987.
- What is the lowest military personnel, per square kilometre recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0062 people per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Suriname rank for military personnel, per square kilometre?
- Suriname ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military personnel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military personnel, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Military personnel ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Military personnel Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.