Botswana vs Suriname: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Botswana
0.2307 sq. km per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.2582 sq. km per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
11th
Suriname rank
8th
Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time
- Botswana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.2582 sq. km per person against 0.2307 sq. km per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0275 sq. km per person.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 8th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 sq. km per person | 0.5169 sq. km per person | 0.5126 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.8261 sq. km per person | 0.4221 sq. km per person | 0.404 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.5323 sq. km per person | 0.4231 sq. km per person | 0.1092 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.3962 sq. km per person | 0.3792 sq. km per person | 0.017 sq. km per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.3191 sq. km per person | 0.3195 sq. km per person | 0.0004 sq. km per person | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.2666 sq. km per person | 0.2836 sq. km per person | 0.0171 sq. km per person | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.2384 sq. km per person | 0.2629 sq. km per person | 0.0245 sq. km per person | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Botswana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.2582 sq. km per person against 0.2307 sq. km per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Botswana and Suriname?
- 0.0275 sq. km per person, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 8th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.