Botswana vs Suriname: Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.1737 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
0.2986 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
210th
Suriname rank
207th

Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.2986 units per square kilometre against 0.1737 units per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.1249 units per square kilometre.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.7 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.

Botswana ranks 210th and Suriname ranks 207th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0403 units per square kilometre 0.098 units per square kilometre 0.0577 units per square kilometre Suriname
1970s 0.0448 units per square kilometre 0.1018 units per square kilometre 0.057 units per square kilometre Suriname
1980s 0.0594 units per square kilometre 0.0853 units per square kilometre 0.0259 units per square kilometre Suriname
1990s 0.0847 units per square kilometre 0.0922 units per square kilometre 0.0075 units per square kilometre Suriname
2000s 0.1096 units per square kilometre 0.1731 units per square kilometre 0.0635 units per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 0.1379 units per square kilometre 0.2231 units per square kilometre 0.0853 units per square kilometre Suriname
2020s 0.1668 units per square kilometre 0.2816 units per square kilometre 0.1148 units per square kilometre Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre, Botswana or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.2986 units per square kilometre against 0.1737 units per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre between Botswana and Suriname?
0.1249 units per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 210th and Suriname ranks 207th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.