Guyana vs Suriname: Inland waters — Area, per capita

Guyana
0.0005 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.0005 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
7th
Suriname rank
6th

Inland waters — Area, per capita over time

  • Guyana
  • Suriname
00.0010.0020.003196119922024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0005 1000 ha per person against 0.0005 1000 ha per person in Guyana, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 7th and Suriname ranks 6th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0029 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person 0.0018 1000 ha per person Guyana
1970s 0.0025 1000 ha per person 0.0009 1000 ha per person 0.0016 1000 ha per person Guyana
1980s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0009 1000 ha per person 0.0015 1000 ha per person Guyana
1990s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0008 1000 ha per person 0.0016 1000 ha per person Guyana
2000s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0017 1000 ha per person Guyana
2010s 0.0024 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0018 1000 ha per person Guyana
2020s 0.0005 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per capita, Guyana or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0005 1000 ha per person against 0.0005 1000 ha per person in Guyana as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per capita between Guyana and Suriname?
0 1000 ha per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Suriname?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Suriname rank globally for inland waters — area, per capita?
Guyana ranks 7th and Suriname ranks 6th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inland waters — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
142 places, 8,058 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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