Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Bahamas or Brunei Darussalam?

Brunei Darussalam, at 458,959 people against 399,452 people in Bahamas as of 2023.

What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Bahamas and Brunei Darussalam?

59,507 people, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Brunei Darussalam?

241 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 The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Brunei Darussalam: The global population hockey stick

Bahamas

399,452 people

in 2023

Brunei Darussalam

458,959 people

in 2023

Bahamas rank

178th

Brunei Darussalam rank

176th

The global population hockey stick over time

Bahamas
Brunei Darussalam

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 458,959 people against 399,452 people in Bahamas, a difference of 59,507 people.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 178th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 176th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 23 and Brunei Darussalam in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Brunei Darussalam	Difference	Ahead
1000s	2,741 people	2,000 people	741 people	Bahamas
1100s	2,990 people	2,400 people	590 people	Bahamas
1200s	3,262 people	4,000 people	738 people	Brunei Darussalam
1300s	3,559 people	4,400 people	841 people	Brunei Darussalam
1400s	3,882 people	4,800 people	918 people	Brunei Darussalam
1500s	4,235 people	4,000 people	235 people	Bahamas
1600s	4,620 people	5,000 people	380 people	Brunei Darussalam
1700s	5,040 people	6,000 people	960 people	Brunei Darussalam
1710s	5,535 people	6,226 people	691 people	Brunei Darussalam
1720s	6,077 people	6,792 people	715 people	Brunei Darussalam
1730s	6,673 people	7,409 people	736 people	Brunei Darussalam
1740s	7,327 people	8,083 people	756 people	Brunei Darussalam
1750s	8,046 people	8,817 people	771 people	Brunei Darussalam
1760s	8,835 people	9,619 people	784 people	Brunei Darussalam
1770s	9,701 people	10,494 people	793 people	Brunei Darussalam
1780s	10,652 people	11,448 people	796 people	Brunei Darussalam
1790s	11,696 people	12,488 people	792 people	Brunei Darussalam
1800s	27,350 people	2,258 people	25,092 people	Bahamas
1810s	27,350 people	2,296 people	25,054 people	Bahamas
1820s	27,448 people	2,545 people	24,903 people	Bahamas
1830s	27,662 people	3,068 people	24,594 people	Bahamas
1840s	27,892 people	3,766 people	24,126 people	Bahamas
1850s	31,351 people	4,635 people	26,716 people	Bahamas
1860s	37,753 people	5,788 people	31,965 people	Bahamas
1870s	43,126 people	7,476 people	35,651 people	Bahamas
1880s	48,762 people	10,299 people	38,463 people	Bahamas
1890s	54,928 people	14,259 people	40,669 people	Bahamas
1900s	60,513 people	19,706 people	40,807 people	Bahamas
1910s	61,252 people	24,686 people	36,565 people	Bahamas
1920s	63,290 people	28,834 people	34,455 people	Bahamas
1930s	72,062 people	36,061 people	36,002 people	Bahamas
1940s	78,510 people	44,392 people	34,117 people	Bahamas
1950s	94,332 people	64,442 people	29,890 people	Bahamas
1960s	145,691 people	109,021 people	36,670 people	Bahamas
1970s	207,368 people	156,166 people	51,202 people	Bahamas
1980s	251,369 people	216,103 people	35,266 people	Bahamas
1990s	298,417 people	287,549 people	10,868 people	Bahamas
2000s	342,531 people	355,671 people	13,140 people	Brunei Darussalam
2010s	382,728 people	418,834 people	36,107 people	Brunei Darussalam
2020s	397,312 people	453,366 people	56,054 people	Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Bahamas or Brunei Darussalam?: Brunei Darussalam, at 458,959 people against 399,452 people in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Bahamas and Brunei Darussalam?: 59,507 people, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Brunei Darussalam?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Brunei Darussalam rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Bahamas ranks 178th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 176th 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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Indicator: The global population hockey stick
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: 28 August 2026

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