What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Iceland and Suriname?

0.0083 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Iceland vs Suriname: Surface area (sq. km), per capita

Iceland

0.2665 sq. km per person

in 2024

Suriname

0.2582 sq. km per person

in 2024

Iceland rank

6th

Suriname rank

8th

Surface area (sq. km), per capita over time

Iceland
Suriname

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.2665 sq. km per person against 0.2582 sq. km per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.0083 sq. km per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.

Iceland ranks 6th and Suriname ranks 8th of 216 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5376 sq. km per person	0.5169 sq. km per person	0.0206 sq. km per person	Iceland
1970s	0.4782 sq. km per person	0.4221 sq. km per person	0.056 sq. km per person	Iceland
1980s	0.4292 sq. km per person	0.4231 sq. km per person	0.0061 sq. km per person	Iceland
1990s	0.3871 sq. km per person	0.3792 sq. km per person	0.0079 sq. km per person	Iceland
2000s	0.3459 sq. km per person	0.3195 sq. km per person	0.0264 sq. km per person	Iceland
2010s	0.3097 sq. km per person	0.2836 sq. km per person	0.026 sq. km per person	Iceland
2020s	0.2722 sq. km per person	0.2629 sq. km per person	0.0093 sq. km per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area (sq. km), per capita, Iceland or Suriname?: Iceland, at 0.2665 sq. km per person against 0.2582 sq. km per person in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in surface area (sq. km), per capita between Iceland and Suriname?: 0.0083 sq. km per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Suriname?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Suriname rank globally for surface area (sq. km), per capita?: Iceland ranks 6th 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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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 16,640 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 09 November 2026

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.