Years colonized in Suriname

Suriname: Years colonized was 308 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
308
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 159 countries
All-time high
308
in 1974
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Suriname, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Suriname stood at 308. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Suriname peaked at 308 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Suriname 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Suriname, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 1 —
1668 2 +100.0%
1669 3 +50.0%
1670 4 +33.3%
1671 5 +25.0%
1672 6 +20.0%
1673 7 +16.7%
1674 8 +14.3%
1675 9 +12.5%
1676 10 +11.1%
1677 11 +10.0%
1678 12 +9.1%
1679 13 +8.3%
1680 14 +7.7%
1681 15 +7.1%
1682 16 +6.7%
1683 17 +6.2%
1684 18 +5.9%
1685 19 +5.6%
1686 20 +5.3%
1687 21 +5.0%
1688 22 +4.8%
1689 23 +4.5%
1690 24 +4.3%
1691 25 +4.2%
1692 26 +4.0%
1693 27 +3.8%
1694 28 +3.7%
1695 29 +3.6%
1696 30 +3.4%
1697 31 +3.3%
1698 32 +3.2%
1699 33 +3.1%
1700 34 +3.0%
1701 35 +2.9%
1702 36 +2.9%
1703 37 +2.8%
1704 38 +2.7%
1705 39 +2.6%
1706 40 +2.6%
1707 41 +2.5%
1708 42 +2.4%
1709 43 +2.4%
1710 44 +2.3%
1711 45 +2.3%
1712 46 +2.2%
1713 47 +2.2%
1714 48 +2.1%
1715 49 +2.1%
1716 50 +2.0%
1717 51 +2.0%
1718 52 +2.0%
1719 53 +1.9%
1720 54 +1.9%
1721 55 +1.9%
1722 56 +1.8%
1723 57 +1.8%
1724 58 +1.8%
1725 59 +1.7%
1726 60 +1.7%
1727 61 +1.7%
1728 62 +1.6%
1729 63 +1.6%
1730 64 +1.6%
1731 65 +1.6%
1732 66 +1.5%
1733 67 +1.5%
1734 68 +1.5%
1735 69 +1.5%
1736 70 +1.4%
1737 71 +1.4%
1738 72 +1.4%
1739 73 +1.4%
1740 74 +1.4%
1741 75 +1.4%
1742 76 +1.3%
1743 77 +1.3%
1744 78 +1.3%
1745 79 +1.3%
1746 80 +1.3%
1747 81 +1.2%
1748 82 +1.2%
1749 83 +1.2%
1750 84 +1.2%
1751 85 +1.2%
1752 86 +1.2%
1753 87 +1.2%
1754 88 +1.1%
1755 89 +1.1%
1756 90 +1.1%
1757 91 +1.1%
1758 92 +1.1%
1759 93 +1.1%
1760 94 +1.1%
1761 95 +1.1%
1762 96 +1.1%
1763 97 +1.0%
1764 98 +1.0%
1765 99 +1.0%
1766 100 +1.0%
1767 101 +1.0%
1768 102 +1.0%
1769 103 +1.0%
1770 104 +1.0%
1771 105 +1.0%
1772 106 +1.0%
1773 107 +0.9%
1774 108 +0.9%
1775 109 +0.9%
1776 110 +0.9%
1777 111 +0.9%
1778 112 +0.9%
1779 113 +0.9%
1780 114 +0.9%
1781 115 +0.9%
1782 116 +0.9%
1783 117 +0.9%
1784 118 +0.9%
1785 119 +0.8%
1786 120 +0.8%
1787 121 +0.8%
1788 122 +0.8%
1789 123 +0.8%
1790 124 +0.8%
1791 125 +0.8%
1792 126 +0.8%
1793 127 +0.8%
1794 128 +0.8%
1795 129 +0.8%
1796 130 +0.8%
1797 131 +0.8%
1798 132 +0.8%
1799 133 +0.8%
1800 134 +0.8%
1801 135 +0.7%
1802 136 +0.7%
1803 137 +0.7%
1804 138 +0.7%
1805 139 +0.7%
1806 140 +0.7%
1807 141 +0.7%
1808 142 +0.7%
1809 143 +0.7%
1810 144 +0.7%
1811 145 +0.7%
1812 146 +0.7%
1813 147 +0.7%
1814 148 +0.7%
1815 149 +0.7%
1816 150 +0.7%
1817 151 +0.7%
1818 152 +0.7%
1819 153 +0.7%
1820 154 +0.7%
1821 155 +0.6%
1822 156 +0.6%
1823 157 +0.6%
1824 158 +0.6%
1825 159 +0.6%
1826 160 +0.6%
1827 161 +0.6%
1828 162 +0.6%
1829 163 +0.6%
1830 164 +0.6%
1831 165 +0.6%
1832 166 +0.6%
1833 167 +0.6%
1834 168 +0.6%
1835 169 +0.6%
1836 170 +0.6%
1837 171 +0.6%
1838 172 +0.6%
1839 173 +0.6%
1840 174 +0.6%
1841 175 +0.6%
1842 176 +0.6%
1843 177 +0.6%
1844 178 +0.6%
1845 179 +0.6%
1846 180 +0.6%
1847 181 +0.6%
1848 182 +0.6%
1849 183 +0.5%
1850 184 +0.5%
1851 185 +0.5%
1852 186 +0.5%
1853 187 +0.5%
1854 188 +0.5%
1855 189 +0.5%
1856 190 +0.5%
1857 191 +0.5%
1858 192 +0.5%
1859 193 +0.5%
1860 194 +0.5%
1861 195 +0.5%
1862 196 +0.5%
1863 197 +0.5%
1864 198 +0.5%
1865 199 +0.5%
1866 200 +0.5%
1867 201 +0.5%
1868 202 +0.5%
1869 203 +0.5%
1870 204 +0.5%
1871 205 +0.5%
1872 206 +0.5%
1873 207 +0.5%
1874 208 +0.5%
1875 209 +0.5%
1876 210 +0.5%
1877 211 +0.5%
1878 212 +0.5%
1879 213 +0.5%
1880 214 +0.5%
1881 215 +0.5%
1882 216 +0.5%
1883 217 +0.5%
1884 218 +0.5%
1885 219 +0.5%
1886 220 +0.5%
1887 221 +0.5%
1888 222 +0.5%
1889 223 +0.5%
1890 224 +0.4%
1891 225 +0.4%
1892 226 +0.4%
1893 227 +0.4%
1894 228 +0.4%
1895 229 +0.4%
1896 230 +0.4%
1897 231 +0.4%
1898 232 +0.4%
1899 233 +0.4%
1900 234 +0.4%
1901 235 +0.4%
1902 236 +0.4%
1903 237 +0.4%
1904 238 +0.4%
1905 239 +0.4%
1906 240 +0.4%
1907 241 +0.4%
1908 242 +0.4%
1909 243 +0.4%
1910 244 +0.4%
1911 245 +0.4%
1912 246 +0.4%
1913 247 +0.4%
1914 248 +0.4%
1915 249 +0.4%
1916 250 +0.4%
1917 251 +0.4%
1918 252 +0.4%
1919 253 +0.4%
1920 254 +0.4%
1921 255 +0.4%
1922 256 +0.4%
1923 257 +0.4%
1924 258 +0.4%
1925 259 +0.4%
1926 260 +0.4%
1927 261 +0.4%
1928 262 +0.4%
1929 263 +0.4%
1930 264 +0.4%
1931 265 +0.4%
1932 266 +0.4%
1933 267 +0.4%
1934 268 +0.4%
1935 269 +0.4%
1936 270 +0.4%
1937 271 +0.4%
1938 272 +0.4%
1939 273 +0.4%
1940 274 +0.4%
1941 275 +0.4%
1942 276 +0.4%
1943 277 +0.4%
1944 278 +0.4%
1945 279 +0.4%
1946 280 +0.4%
1947 281 +0.4%
1948 282 +0.4%
1949 283 +0.4%
1950 284 +0.4%
1951 285 +0.4%
1952 286 +0.4%
1953 287 +0.3%
1954 288 +0.3%
1955 289 +0.3%
1956 290 +0.3%
1957 291 +0.3%
1958 292 +0.3%
1959 293 +0.3%
1960 294 +0.3%
1961 295 +0.3%
1962 296 +0.3%
1963 297 +0.3%
1964 298 +0.3%
1965 299 +0.3%
1966 300 +0.3%
1967 301 +0.3%
1968 302 +0.3%
1969 303 +0.3%
1970 304 +0.3%
1971 305 +0.3%
1972 306 +0.3%
1973 307 +0.3%
1974 308 +0.3%
1975 308 +0.0%
1976 308 +0.0%
1977 308 +0.0%
1978 308 +0.0%
1979 308 +0.0%
1980 308 +0.0%
1981 308 +0.0%
1982 308 +0.0%
1983 308 +0.0%
1984 308 +0.0%
1985 308 +0.0%
1986 308 +0.0%
1987 308 +0.0%
1988 308 +0.0%
1989 308 +0.0%
1990 308 +0.0%
1991 308 +0.0%
1992 308 +0.0%
1993 308 +0.0%
1994 308 +0.0%
1995 308 +0.0%
1996 308 +0.0%
1997 308 +0.0%
1998 308 +0.0%
1999 308 +0.0%
2000 308 +0.0%
2001 308 +0.0%
2002 308 +0.0%
2003 308 +0.0%
2004 308 +0.0%
2005 308 +0.0%
2006 308 +0.0%
2007 308 +0.0%
2008 308 +0.0%
2009 308 +0.0%
2010 308 +0.0%
2011 308 +0.0%
2012 308 +0.0%
2013 308 +0.0%
2014 308 +0.0%
2015 308 +0.0%
2016 308 +0.0%
2017 308 +0.0%
2018 308 +0.0%
2019 308 +0.0%
2020 308 +0.0%
2021 308 +0.0%
2022 308 +0.0%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 308 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 308 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1668 +100.0% 1 2
1669 +50.0% 2 3
1670 +33.3% 3 4
1671 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0.6 0 3 10
1670s 8.5 4 13 10
1680s 18.5 14 23 10
1690s 28.5 24 33 10
1700s 38.5 34 43 10
1710s 48.5 44 53 10
1720s 58.5 54 63 10
1730s 68.5 64 73 10
1740s 78.5 74 83 10
1750s 88.5 84 93 10
1760s 98.5 94 103 10
1770s 108.5 104 113 10
1780s 118.5 114 123 10
1790s 128.5 124 133 10
1800s 138.5 134 143 10
1810s 148.5 144 153 10
1820s 158.5 154 163 10
1830s 168.5 164 173 10
1840s 178.5 174 183 10
1850s 188.5 184 193 10
1860s 198.5 194 203 10
1870s 208.5 204 213 10
1880s 218.5 214 223 10
1890s 228.5 224 233 10
1900s 238.5 234 243 10
1910s 248.5 244 253 10
1920s 258.5 254 263 10
1930s 268.5 264 273 10
1940s 278.5 274 283 10
1950s 288.5 284 293 10
1960s 298.5 294 303 10
1970s 307 304 308 10
1980s 308 308 308 10
1990s 308 308 308 10
2000s 308 308 308 10
2010s 308 308 308 10
2020s 308 308 308 3

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 17 Saint Lucia 330 compare
  2. 18 Grenada 325 compare
  3. 19 Canada 312 compare
  4. 21 Dominica 306 compare
  5. 22 Panama 303 compare
  6. 23 Mexico 301 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Suriname?
Years colonized in Suriname was 308 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 308 in 1974.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Suriname rank for years colonized?
Suriname ranks 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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