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

38,075 people, with Vanuatu ahead.

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

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 Vanuatu: The global population hockey stick

Barbados

282,347 people

in 2023

Vanuatu

320,422 people

in 2023

Barbados rank

186th

Vanuatu rank

182nd

The global population hockey stick over time

Barbados
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 320,422 people against 282,347 people in Barbados, a difference of 38,075 people.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Barbados ranks 186th and Vanuatu ranks 182nd of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 33 and Vanuatu in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1000s	17 people	924 people	907 people	Vanuatu
1100s	19 people	1,386 people	1,367 people	Vanuatu
1200s	78 people	2,079 people	2,001 people	Vanuatu
1300s	312 people	3,119 people	2,807 people	Vanuatu
1400s	1,250 people	4,679 people	3,429 people	Vanuatu
1500s	5,000 people	7,018 people	2,018 people	Vanuatu
1600s	20,000 people	10,528 people	9,472 people	Barbados
1700s	80,000 people	15,792 people	64,208 people	Barbados
1710s	80,000 people	16,623 people	63,377 people	Barbados
1720s	80,000 people	17,498 people	62,502 people	Barbados
1730s	80,000 people	18,419 people	61,581 people	Barbados
1740s	80,000 people	19,388 people	60,612 people	Barbados
1750s	80,000 people	20,409 people	59,591 people	Barbados
1760s	80,000 people	21,483 people	58,517 people	Barbados
1770s	80,000 people	22,614 people	57,386 people	Barbados
1780s	80,000 people	23,804 people	56,196 people	Barbados
1790s	80,000 people	25,057 people	54,943 people	Barbados
1800s	81,729 people	27,791 people	53,938 people	Barbados
1810s	81,757 people	27,796 people	53,960 people	Barbados
1820s	88,457 people	29,077 people	59,380 people	Barbados
1830s	104,692 people	32,040 people	72,652 people	Barbados
1840s	124,046 people	35,331 people	88,715 people	Barbados
1850s	143,415 people	38,906 people	104,510 people	Barbados
1860s	156,887 people	42,771 people	114,116 people	Barbados
1870s	166,365 people	47,020 people	119,345 people	Barbados
1880s	176,763 people	51,691 people	125,072 people	Barbados
1890s	188,520 people	56,825 people	131,695 people	Barbados
1900s	184,437 people	62,441 people	121,996 people	Barbados
1910s	165,018 people	62,453 people	102,566 people	Barbados
1920s	164,510 people	58,808 people	105,702 people	Barbados
1930s	182,553 people	54,174 people	128,379 people	Barbados
1940s	201,050 people	49,965 people	151,085 people	Barbados
1950s	221,034 people	56,464 people	164,570 people	Barbados
1960s	240,936 people	73,634 people	167,302 people	Barbados
1970s	250,647 people	99,176 people	151,471 people	Barbados
1980s	255,146 people	129,264 people	125,882 people	Barbados
1990s	261,259 people	165,140 people	96,120 people	Barbados
2000s	267,862 people	208,734 people	59,128 people	Barbados
2010s	278,509 people	263,937 people	14,572 people	Barbados
2020s	282,134 people	309,558 people	27,424 people	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Barbados or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 320,422 people against 282,347 people in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Barbados and Vanuatu?: 38,075 people, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Vanuatu?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Vanuatu rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Barbados ranks 186th and Vanuatu ranks 182nd 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.