Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Barbados or Samoa?

Barbados, at 282,347 people against 216,673 people in Samoa as of 2023.

What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Barbados and Samoa?

65,674 people, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?

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.

Barbados vs Samoa: The global population hockey stick

Barbados

282,347 people

in 2023

Samoa

216,673 people

in 2023

Barbados rank

186th

Samoa rank

189th

The global population hockey stick over time

Barbados
Samoa

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 282,347 people against 216,673 people in Samoa, a difference of 65,674 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Samoa ahead.

Barbados ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 189th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 35 and Samoa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1000s	17 people	492 people	475 people	Samoa
1100s	19 people	738 people	719 people	Samoa
1200s	78 people	1,107 people	1,029 people	Samoa
1300s	312 people	1,660 people	1,348 people	Samoa
1400s	1,250 people	2,490 people	1,240 people	Samoa
1500s	5,000 people	3,736 people	1,264 people	Barbados
1600s	20,000 people	5,604 people	14,396 people	Barbados
1700s	80,000 people	8,406 people	71,594 people	Barbados
1710s	80,000 people	8,848 people	71,152 people	Barbados
1720s	80,000 people	9,314 people	70,686 people	Barbados
1730s	80,000 people	9,804 people	70,196 people	Barbados
1740s	80,000 people	10,320 people	69,680 people	Barbados
1750s	80,000 people	10,864 people	69,136 people	Barbados
1760s	80,000 people	11,435 people	68,565 people	Barbados
1770s	80,000 people	12,037 people	67,963 people	Barbados
1780s	80,000 people	12,671 people	67,329 people	Barbados
1790s	80,000 people	13,338 people	66,662 people	Barbados
1800s	81,729 people	47,264 people	34,465 people	Barbados
1810s	81,757 people	47,183 people	34,574 people	Barbados
1820s	88,457 people	47,103 people	41,354 people	Barbados
1830s	104,692 people	47,023 people	57,669 people	Barbados
1840s	124,046 people	46,937 people	77,110 people	Barbados
1850s	143,415 people	45,625 people	97,790 people	Barbados
1860s	156,887 people	42,974 people	113,913 people	Barbados
1870s	166,365 people	40,450 people	125,915 people	Barbados
1880s	176,763 people	38,071 people	138,692 people	Barbados
1890s	188,520 people	35,842 people	152,678 people	Barbados
1900s	184,437 people	37,156 people	147,282 people	Barbados
1910s	165,018 people	39,438 people	125,580 people	Barbados
1920s	164,510 people	47,436 people	117,073 people	Barbados
1930s	182,553 people	65,201 people	117,351 people	Barbados
1940s	201,050 people	79,004 people	122,046 people	Barbados
1950s	221,034 people	98,381 people	122,653 people	Barbados
1960s	240,936 people	126,048 people	114,888 people	Barbados
1970s	250,647 people	151,797 people	98,850 people	Barbados
1980s	255,146 people	166,879 people	88,267 people	Barbados
1990s	261,259 people	174,116 people	87,143 people	Barbados
2000s	267,862 people	186,619 people	81,243 people	Barbados
2010s	278,509 people	201,073 people	77,436 people	Barbados
2020s	282,134 people	214,423 people	67,710 people	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Barbados or Samoa?: Barbados, at 282,347 people against 216,673 people in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Barbados and Samoa?: 65,674 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Samoa?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Samoa rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Barbados ranks 186th and Samoa ranks 189th 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.