Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas the Republic of Suriname is a country located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kansas and Suriname regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kansas bigger than Suriname?
The total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi, and the total area of Suriname is 63,252 sq mi. Kansas is bigger than Suriname by 19,026 sq mi. Kansas is around 1.30 times bigger than Suriname.
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Area of Suriname: 63,252 sq mi ( 163,821 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Suriname as of 2020, was estimated to be around 586,634.
Here is some more data comparison between Kansas and Suriname.
The capital city of Kansas is Topeka, and the capital city of Suriname is Paramaribo.
Official Languages
Kansas: English
Suriname: Dutch
Demonym(s)
Kansas: Kansan
Suriname: Surinamese
ISO 3166 Code
Kansas: US-KS
Suriname: SR
Human Development Index
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
HDI of Suriname as of 2019: 0.738
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Suriname Time Zone:
UTC − 3 (Suriname Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
Coordinates of Suriname:
4° 0′ 0″ N, 56° 0′ 0″ W
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