Which has higher surface area, Nepal or Suriname?

Suriname, at 163,820 sq. km against 147,180 sq. km in Nepal as of 2023.

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

16,640 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?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nepal vs Suriname: Surface area

Nepal

147,180 sq. km

in 2023

Suriname

163,820 sq. km

in 2023

Nepal rank

94th

Suriname rank

91st

Surface area over time

Nepal
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 163,820 sq. km against 147,180 sq. km in Nepal, a difference of 16,640 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 94th 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	147,180 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	16,640 sq. km	Suriname
1970s	147,180 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	16,640 sq. km	Suriname
1980s	147,180 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	16,640 sq. km	Suriname
1990s	147,180 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	16,640 sq. km	Suriname
2000s	147,180 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	16,640 sq. km	Suriname
2010s	147,180 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	16,640 sq. km	Suriname
2020s	147,180 sq. km	163,820 sq. km	16,640 sq. km	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Nepal or Suriname?: Suriname, at 163,820 sq. km against 147,180 sq. km in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Nepal and Suriname?: 16,640 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 surface area?: Nepal ranks 94th and Suriname ranks 91st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.