Suriname is 14.4× the size of Basilicata
Suriname (South America) covers about 145,000 km² (56,000 mi²) and Basilicata (region of Italy) about 10,100 km² (3,880 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 145,000km²Suriname
- 10,100km²Basilicata
100 km
- Suriname
- Basilicata
What fits
- Basilicata fits inside Suriname about 14.4 times by area.
- Suriname is larger by 135,000 km² (52,100 mi²), which is 1,342% of the area of Basilicata.
- Measured in Belgiums: Suriname is about 4.73, Basilicata about 0.33.
How they differ
- Suriname also has the larger population: 563,000 against 563,000, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 56 in Basilicata against 3.9 in Suriname: Basilicata is 14.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,190 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Suriname at 4°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Basilicata at 41°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Suriname as 8.38× the size of Basilicata instead of 14.4×.
- Together Suriname and Basilicata cover 155,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 135,000 km², is about the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km²).
- At Basilicata's density, Suriname would have 8.1 million people (it has 563,000). At Suriname's density, Basilicata would have 39,000 (it has 563,000).
- Basilicata's centre is 36.4° of latitude, about 4,040 km, farther north than Suriname's.
- Suriname ranks 95th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Basilicata is the 14th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Basilicata lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 4,040 km) north of Suriname.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Suriname would have about 257,580 m² and each person in Basilicata about 17,880 m².
- Laid side by side, Suriname and Basilicata would cover 155,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 1.1 million people, about as many people as Djibouti.
- Counted as a country, Basilicata would rank 168th by area and 171st by population.
Side by side
| Suriname | Basilicata | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 145,000 km²56,000 mi² | 10,100 km²3,880 mi² |
| Official area | 163,000 km²Wikidata | 9,990 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 94th of 239worldwide | 14th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 563,000Wikidata, 2017 | 563,000Wikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 170th of 237worldwide | 18th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 3.9 per km² | 56 per km² |
| Capital | Paramaribo | Potenza |
| Latitude range | 2°N to 6°N | 40°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 145,000 km² is 11% below Wikidata's official figure of 163,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 9,990 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,100 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Basilicata is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12