Botswana vs Suriname: Country area — Area, per capita

Botswana
0.0231 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.0258 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
11th
Suriname rank
8th

Country area — Area, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Suriname
0.020.040.060.080.10.12196119922024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0258 1000 ha per person against 0.0231 1000 ha per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0027 1000 ha 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 190 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 0.103 1000 ha per person 0.0517 1000 ha per person 0.0513 1000 ha per person Botswana
1970s 0.0826 1000 ha per person 0.0422 1000 ha per person 0.0404 1000 ha per person Botswana
1980s 0.0532 1000 ha per person 0.0423 1000 ha per person 0.0109 1000 ha per person Botswana
1990s 0.0396 1000 ha per person 0.0379 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person Botswana
2000s 0.0319 1000 ha per person 0.0319 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Suriname
2010s 0.0267 1000 ha per person 0.0284 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person Suriname
2020s 0.0238 1000 ha per person 0.0263 1000 ha per person 0.0024 1000 ha per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Botswana or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0258 1000 ha per person against 0.0231 1000 ha per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Botswana and Suriname?
0.0027 1000 ha 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 country area — area, per capita?
Botswana ranks 11th and Suriname ranks 8th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Country area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.