Botswana vs Suriname: Land area — Area, per capita

Botswana
0.0225 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.0253 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
9th
Suriname rank
7th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Suriname
0.020.040.060.080.1196119922024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.0253 1000 ha per person against 0.0225 1000 ha per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0028 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 9th and Suriname ranks 7th 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 0.1003 1000 ha per person 0.0506 1000 ha per person 0.0496 1000 ha per person Botswana
1970s 0.0805 1000 ha per person 0.0414 1000 ha per person 0.0391 1000 ha per person Botswana
1980s 0.0519 1000 ha per person 0.0415 1000 ha per person 0.0104 1000 ha per person Botswana
1990s 0.0386 1000 ha per person 0.0372 1000 ha per person 0.0014 1000 ha per person Botswana
2000s 0.0311 1000 ha per person 0.0313 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Suriname
2010s 0.026 1000 ha per person 0.0278 1000 ha per person 0.0018 1000 ha per person Suriname
2020s 0.0232 1000 ha per person 0.0258 1000 ha per person 0.0025 1000 ha per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Botswana or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.0253 1000 ha per person against 0.0225 1000 ha per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Botswana and Suriname?
0.0028 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 land area — area, per capita?
Botswana ranks 9th and Suriname ranks 7th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land 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, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land 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.