What is the difference in population between French Guiana and Vanuatu?

17,014 people, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Vanuatu?

106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

French Guiana vs Vanuatu: Population

French Guiana

303,408 people

in 2023

Vanuatu

320,422 people

in 2023

French Guiana rank

183rd

Vanuatu rank

181st

Population over time

French Guiana
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 320,422 people against 303,408 people in French Guiana, a difference of 17,014 people.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times French Guiana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1000 it was French Guiana ahead.

French Guiana ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 181st of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Guiana	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1000s	994 people	924 people	70 people	French Guiana
1100s	1,085 people	1,386 people	301 people	Vanuatu
1200s	1,183 people	2,079 people	896 people	Vanuatu
1300s	1,291 people	3,119 people	1,828 people	Vanuatu
1400s	1,408 people	4,679 people	3,271 people	Vanuatu
1500s	1,536 people	7,018 people	5,482 people	Vanuatu
1600s	1,676 people	10,528 people	8,852 people	Vanuatu
1700s	1,829 people	15,792 people	13,963 people	Vanuatu
1710s	2,032 people	16,623 people	14,591 people	Vanuatu
1720s	2,258 people	17,498 people	15,240 people	Vanuatu
1730s	2,509 people	18,419 people	15,910 people	Vanuatu
1740s	2,787 people	19,388 people	16,601 people	Vanuatu
1750s	3,097 people	20,409 people	17,312 people	Vanuatu
1760s	3,441 people	21,483 people	18,042 people	Vanuatu
1770s	3,824 people	22,614 people	18,790 people	Vanuatu
1780s	4,249 people	23,804 people	19,555 people	Vanuatu
1790s	4,721 people	25,057 people	20,336 people	Vanuatu
1800s	5,245 people	27,791 people	22,546 people	Vanuatu
1810s	5,828 people	27,791 people	21,963 people	Vanuatu
1820s	6,476 people	27,955 people	21,479 people	Vanuatu
1830s	7,196 people	30,648 people	23,452 people	Vanuatu
1840s	7,995 people	33,797 people	25,802 people	Vanuatu
1850s	8,883 people	37,268 people	28,385 people	Vanuatu
1860s	9,871 people	40,971 people	31,100 people	Vanuatu
1870s	10,967 people	45,041 people	34,074 people	Vanuatu
1880s	12,186 people	49,516 people	37,330 people	Vanuatu
1890s	13,540 people	54,434 people	40,894 people	Vanuatu
1900s	15,045 people	59,840 people	44,795 people	Vanuatu
1910s	16,716 people	64,963 people	48,247 people	Vanuatu
1920s	18,574 people	59,170 people	40,596 people	Vanuatu
1930s	20,637 people	58,144 people	37,507 people	Vanuatu
1940s	22,931 people	49,640 people	26,709 people	Vanuatu
1950s	25,832 people	56,464 people	30,632 people	Vanuatu
1960s	37,970 people	73,634 people	35,663 people	Vanuatu
1970s	54,200 people	99,176 people	44,975 people	Vanuatu
1980s	84,863 people	129,264 people	44,401 people	Vanuatu
1990s	132,643 people	165,140 people	32,497 people	Vanuatu
2000s	197,402 people	208,734 people	11,331 people	Vanuatu
2010s	261,406 people	263,937 people	2,531 people	Vanuatu
2020s	295,953 people	309,558 people	13,605 people	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, French Guiana or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 320,422 people against 303,408 people in French Guiana as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between French Guiana and Vanuatu?: 17,014 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Vanuatu?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and Vanuatu rank globally for population?: French Guiana ranks 183rd and Vanuatu ranks 181st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.