American Samoa vs Guernsey: The global population hockey stick
American Samoa
47,544 people
in 2023
Guernsey
64,043 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
212th
Guernsey rank
209th
The global population hockey stick over time
- American Samoa
- Guernsey
How they compare
Guernsey currently reports 64,043 people against 47,544 people in American Samoa, a difference of 16,499 people.
That makes Guernsey's figure about 1.3 times American Samoa's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Guernsey has been ahead every year.
American Samoa ranks 212th and Guernsey ranks 209th of 239 countries.
Guernsey has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 3,005 people | 19,490 people | 16,485 people | Guernsey |
| 1820s | 3,339 people | 19,490 people | 16,151 people | Guernsey |
| 1950s | 19,727 people | 46,297 people | 26,570 people | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 23,134 people | 49,774 people | 26,640 people | Guernsey |
| 1970s | 29,265 people | 54,166 people | 24,901 people | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 38,560 people | 55,700 people | 17,140 people | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 51,679 people | 59,512 people | 7,833 people | Guernsey |
| 2000s | 56,541 people | 60,858 people | 4,317 people | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 53,010 people | 62,131 people | 9,120 people | Guernsey |
| 2020s | 48,734 people | 63,589 people | 14,855 people | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, American Samoa or Guernsey?
- Guernsey, at 64,043 people against 47,544 people in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between American Samoa and Guernsey?
- 16,499 people, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Guernsey?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Guernsey rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- American Samoa ranks 212th and Guernsey ranks 209th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.