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

Brunei Darussalam, at 458,959 people against 411,112 people in Belize as of 2023.

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

47,847 people, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize 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.

Belize vs Brunei Darussalam: The global population hockey stick

Belize

411,112 people

in 2023

Brunei Darussalam

458,959 people

in 2023

Belize rank

177th

Brunei Darussalam rank

176th

The global population hockey stick over time

Belize
Brunei Darussalam

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 458,959 people against 411,112 people in Belize, a difference of 47,847 people.

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

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

Belize ranks 177th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 176th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 33 and Brunei Darussalam in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Brunei Darussalam	Difference	Ahead
1000s	4,456 people	2,000 people	2,456 people	Belize
1100s	4,861 people	2,400 people	2,461 people	Belize
1200s	5,303 people	4,000 people	1,303 people	Belize
1300s	5,785 people	4,400 people	1,385 people	Belize
1400s	6,311 people	4,800 people	1,511 people	Belize
1500s	6,885 people	4,000 people	2,885 people	Belize
1600s	7,511 people	5,000 people	2,511 people	Belize
1700s	8,194 people	6,000 people	2,194 people	Belize
1710s	8,866 people	6,226 people	2,640 people	Belize
1720s	9,592 people	6,792 people	2,800 people	Belize
1730s	10,379 people	7,409 people	2,970 people	Belize
1740s	11,229 people	8,083 people	3,146 people	Belize
1750s	12,150 people	8,817 people	3,333 people	Belize
1760s	13,146 people	9,619 people	3,527 people	Belize
1770s	14,223 people	10,494 people	3,729 people	Belize
1780s	15,389 people	11,448 people	3,941 people	Belize
1790s	16,651 people	12,488 people	4,163 people	Belize
1800s	25,526 people	2,258 people	23,268 people	Belize
1810s	25,526 people	2,296 people	23,230 people	Belize
1820s	25,580 people	2,545 people	23,035 people	Belize
1830s	25,697 people	3,068 people	22,629 people	Belize
1840s	25,815 people	3,766 people	22,049 people	Belize
1850s	25,994 people	4,635 people	21,359 people	Belize
1860s	25,742 people	5,788 people	19,954 people	Belize
1870s	26,256 people	7,476 people	18,780 people	Belize
1880s	29,308 people	10,299 people	19,009 people	Belize
1890s	34,428 people	14,259 people	20,169 people	Belize
1900s	39,425 people	19,706 people	19,720 people	Belize
1910s	43,672 people	24,686 people	18,985 people	Belize
1920s	49,357 people	28,834 people	20,523 people	Belize
1930s	56,472 people	36,061 people	20,412 people	Belize
1940s	64,240 people	44,392 people	19,848 people	Belize
1950s	78,880 people	64,442 people	14,438 people	Belize
1960s	103,805 people	109,021 people	5,216 people	Brunei Darussalam
1970s	130,275 people	156,166 people	25,890 people	Brunei Darussalam
1980s	161,985 people	216,103 people	54,118 people	Brunei Darussalam
1990s	204,536 people	287,549 people	83,014 people	Brunei Darussalam
2000s	276,146 people	355,671 people	79,525 people	Brunei Darussalam
2010s	353,289 people	418,834 people	65,545 people	Brunei Darussalam
2020s	400,007 people	453,366 people	53,360 people	Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Belize or Brunei Darussalam?: Brunei Darussalam, at 458,959 people against 411,112 people in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Belize and Brunei Darussalam?: 47,847 people, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Brunei Darussalam?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Belize and Brunei Darussalam rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Belize ranks 177th 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.