Which has higher land area, Nepal or Suriname?

Suriname, at 160,508 sq. km against 143,350 sq. km in Nepal as of 2023.

What is the difference in land area between Nepal and Suriname?

17,158 sq. km, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Suriname?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Suriname: Land area

Nepal

143,350 sq. km

in 2023

Suriname

160,508 sq. km

in 2023

Nepal rank

93rd

Suriname rank

91st

Land area over time

Nepal
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 160,508 sq. km against 143,350 sq. km in Nepal, a difference of 17,158 sq. km.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Nepal ranks 93rd and Suriname ranks 91st of 215 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1960s	143,000 sq. km	160,508 sq. km	17,508 sq. km	Suriname
1970s	143,000 sq. km	160,508 sq. km	17,508 sq. km	Suriname
1980s	143,000 sq. km	160,508 sq. km	17,508 sq. km	Suriname
1990s	143,000 sq. km	160,508 sq. km	17,508 sq. km	Suriname
2000s	143,350 sq. km	160,508 sq. km	17,158 sq. km	Suriname
2010s	143,350 sq. km	160,508 sq. km	17,158 sq. km	Suriname
2020s	143,350 sq. km	160,508 sq. km	17,158 sq. km	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Nepal or Suriname?: Suriname, at 160,508 sq. km against 143,350 sq. km in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Nepal and Suriname?: 17,158 sq. km, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Suriname?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Suriname rank globally for land area?: Nepal ranks 93rd and Suriname ranks 91st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.