Anguilla vs Palau: The global population hockey stick
Anguilla
14,435 people
in 2023
Palau
17,751 people
in 2023
Anguilla rank
226th
Palau rank
225th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Anguilla
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 17,751 people against 14,435 people in Anguilla, a difference of 3,316 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Anguilla's.
Across all 89 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Anguilla ranks 226th and Palau ranks 225th of 239 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Anguilla | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 2,654 people | 3,875 people | 1,221 people | Palau |
| 1810s | 2,832 people | 3,875 people | 1,043 people | Palau |
| 1820s | 3,010 people | 3,886 people | 876 people | Palau |
| 1830s | 3,100 people | 4,066 people | 966 people | Palau |
| 1840s | 2,950 people | 4,267 people | 1,317 people | Palau |
| 1850s | 3,071 people | 4,478 people | 1,407 people | Palau |
| 1860s | 2,965 people | 4,707 people | 1,742 people | Palau |
| 1870s | 2,815 people | 4,947 people | 2,132 people | Palau |
| 1880s | 3,160 people | 5,200 people | 2,040 people | Palau |
| 1890s | 3,650 people | 5,466 people | 1,816 people | Palau |
| 1900s | 3,980 people | 5,745 people | 1,765 people | Palau |
| 1910s | 4,160 people | 6,038 people | 1,878 people | Palau |
| 1920s | 4,187 people | 6,344 people | 2,157 people | Palau |
| 1930s | 4,994 people | 6,657 people | 1,663 people | Palau |
| 1940s | 5,533 people | 6,986 people | 1,453 people | Palau |
| 1950s | 5,584 people | 8,314 people | 2,731 people | Palau |
| 1960s | 6,023 people | 10,381 people | 4,358 people | Palau |
| 1970s | 6,492 people | 12,335 people | 5,843 people | Palau |
| 1980s | 7,099 people | 13,557 people | 6,458 people | Palau |
| 1990s | 9,633 people | 17,063 people | 7,429 people | Palau |
| 2000s | 12,193 people | 19,418 people | 7,225 people | Palau |
| 2010s | 14,001 people | 17,884 people | 3,883 people | Palau |
| 2020s | 14,501 people | 17,790 people | 3,289 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Anguilla or Palau?
- Palau, at 17,751 people against 14,435 people in Anguilla as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Anguilla and Palau?
- 3,316 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Anguilla and Palau?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Anguilla and Palau rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Anguilla ranks 226th and Palau ranks 225th 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.