American Samoa vs Turks and Caicos Islands: The global population hockey stick
American Samoa
47,544 people
in 2023
Turks and Caicos Islands
46,221 people
in 2023
American Samoa rank
212th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
214th
The global population hockey stick over time
- American Samoa
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 47,544 people against 46,221 people in Turks and Caicos Islands, a difference of 1,323 people.
Across all 105 years both countries report, American Samoa has been ahead every year.
American Samoa ranks 212th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 214th of 239 countries.
American Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 39 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1100s | 157 people | 1 people | 156 people | American Samoa |
| 1200s | 236 people | 2 people | 234 people | American Samoa |
| 1300s | 355 people | 4 people | 351 people | American Samoa |
| 1400s | 533 people | 9 people | 524 people | American Samoa |
| 1500s | 799 people | 19 people | 780 people | American Samoa |
| 1600s | 1,199 people | 39 people | 1,160 people | American Samoa |
| 1700s | 1,799 people | 79 people | 1,720 people | American Samoa |
| 1710s | 1,894 people | 85 people | 1,809 people | American Samoa |
| 1720s | 1,993 people | 92 people | 1,901 people | American Samoa |
| 1730s | 2,098 people | 100 people | 1,998 people | American Samoa |
| 1740s | 2,209 people | 108 people | 2,101 people | American Samoa |
| 1750s | 2,325 people | 117 people | 2,208 people | American Samoa |
| 1760s | 2,447 people | 127 people | 2,320 people | American Samoa |
| 1770s | 2,576 people | 137 people | 2,439 people | American Samoa |
| 1780s | 2,712 people | 149 people | 2,563 people | American Samoa |
| 1790s | 2,854 people | 161 people | 2,693 people | American Samoa |
| 1800s | 3,005 people | 174 people | 2,831 people | American Samoa |
| 1810s | 3,163 people | 188 people | 2,975 people | American Samoa |
| 1820s | 3,339 people | 195 people | 3,144 people | American Samoa |
| 1830s | 3,524 people | 201 people | 3,323 people | American Samoa |
| 1840s | 3,720 people | 208 people | 3,512 people | American Samoa |
| 1850s | 3,927 people | 215 people | 3,712 people | American Samoa |
| 1860s | 4,145 people | 222 people | 3,923 people | American Samoa |
| 1870s | 4,663 people | 230 people | 4,433 people | American Samoa |
| 1880s | 5,246 people | 238 people | 5,008 people | American Samoa |
| 1890s | 5,902 people | 246 people | 5,656 people | American Samoa |
| 1900s | 6,639 people | 254 people | 6,385 people | American Samoa |
| 1910s | 7,469 people | 263 people | 7,206 people | American Samoa |
| 1920s | 8,963 people | 329 people | 8,634 people | American Samoa |
| 1930s | 10,756 people | 411 people | 10,345 people | American Samoa |
| 1940s | 12,908 people | 514 people | 12,394 people | American Samoa |
| 1950s | 19,727 people | 5,207 people | 14,520 people | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 23,134 people | 5,667 people | 17,468 people | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 29,265 people | 6,428 people | 22,837 people | American Samoa |
| 1980s | 38,560 people | 9,358 people | 29,202 people | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 51,679 people | 14,765 people | 36,914 people | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 56,541 people | 23,512 people | 33,030 people | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 53,010 people | 36,121 people | 16,889 people | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 48,734 people | 45,439 people | 3,295 people | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, American Samoa or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- American Samoa, at 47,544 people against 46,221 people in Turks and Caicos Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between American Samoa and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 1,323 people, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 105 years are reported by both, from 1100 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- American Samoa ranks 212th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 214th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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.