Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Belize or Cape Verde?

Cape Verde, at 522,335 people against 411,112 people in Belize as of 2023.

What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Belize and Cape Verde?

111,223 people, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cape Verde?

235 years are reported by both, from 1600 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 Cape Verde: The global population hockey stick

Belize

411,112 people

in 2023

Cape Verde

522,335 people

in 2023

Belize rank

177th

Cape Verde rank

175th

The global population hockey stick over time

Belize
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 522,335 people against 411,112 people in Belize, a difference of 111,223 people.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.

Across all 235 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 177th and Cape Verde ranks 175th of 239 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 34 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1600s	7,511 people	10,000 people	2,489 people	Cape Verde
1700s	8,194 people	20,000 people	11,806 people	Cape Verde
1710s	8,866 people	26,078 people	17,212 people	Cape Verde
1720s	9,592 people	28,252 people	18,660 people	Cape Verde
1730s	10,379 people	30,606 people	20,227 people	Cape Verde
1740s	11,229 people	33,157 people	21,928 people	Cape Verde
1750s	12,150 people	35,920 people	23,770 people	Cape Verde
1760s	13,146 people	38,913 people	25,767 people	Cape Verde
1770s	14,223 people	42,156 people	27,933 people	Cape Verde
1780s	15,389 people	45,669 people	30,280 people	Cape Verde
1790s	16,651 people	49,475 people	32,824 people	Cape Verde
1800s	25,526 people	55,716 people	30,190 people	Cape Verde
1810s	25,526 people	55,728 people	30,202 people	Cape Verde
1820s	25,580 people	58,505 people	32,925 people	Cape Verde
1830s	25,697 people	64,963 people	39,266 people	Cape Verde
1840s	25,815 people	72,192 people	46,376 people	Cape Verde
1850s	25,994 people	81,461 people	55,466 people	Cape Verde
1860s	25,742 people	93,520 people	67,778 people	Cape Verde
1870s	26,256 people	107,254 people	80,998 people	Cape Verde
1880s	29,308 people	122,886 people	93,578 people	Cape Verde
1890s	34,428 people	140,670 people	106,242 people	Cape Verde
1900s	39,425 people	160,810 people	121,384 people	Cape Verde
1910s	43,672 people	165,288 people	121,616 people	Cape Verde
1920s	49,357 people	166,180 people	116,823 people	Cape Verde
1930s	56,472 people	197,917 people	141,444 people	Cape Verde
1940s	64,240 people	202,054 people	137,814 people	Cape Verde
1950s	78,880 people	195,000 people	116,120 people	Cape Verde
1960s	103,805 people	242,215 people	138,410 people	Cape Verde
1970s	130,275 people	304,561 people	174,286 people	Cape Verde
1980s	161,985 people	345,123 people	183,138 people	Cape Verde
1990s	204,536 people	412,850 people	208,315 people	Cape Verde
2000s	276,146 people	481,301 people	205,156 people	Cape Verde
2010s	353,289 people	512,317 people	159,028 people	Cape Verde
2020s	400,007 people	518,356 people	118,349 people	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Belize or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 522,335 people against 411,112 people in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Belize and Cape Verde?: 111,223 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cape Verde?: 235 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
How do Belize and Cape Verde rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Belize ranks 177th and Cape Verde ranks 175th 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.