Gabon vs Suriname: Rural population, per square kilometre
Gabon
0.8064 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
1.34 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
197th
Suriname rank
194th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Gabon
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.34 units per square kilometre against 0.8064 units per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 0.5336 units per square kilometre.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.7 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 197th and Suriname ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 0.6885 units per square kilometre | 0.9959 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1970s | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 0.8228 units per square kilometre | 0.6313 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1980s | 1.25 units per square kilometre | 0.8163 units per square kilometre | 0.4332 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.1 units per square kilometre | 0.9021 units per square kilometre | 0.195 units per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.9543 units per square kilometre | 1.07 units per square kilometre | 0.112 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.9288 units per square kilometre | 1.22 units per square kilometre | 0.2883 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.8385 units per square kilometre | 1.32 units per square kilometre | 0.4795 units per square kilometre | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Gabon or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.34 units per square kilometre against 0.8064 units per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Gabon and Suriname?
- 0.5336 units per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Suriname?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Suriname rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 197th and Suriname ranks 194th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population 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.