Benin vs Guinea: The global population hockey stick
Benin
14.11 million people
in 2023
Guinea
14.41 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
77th
Guinea rank
76th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 14.41 million people against 14.11 million people in Benin, a difference of 294,500 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 77th and Guinea ranks 76th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 17 and Guinea in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.61 million people | 546,408 people | 1.06 million people | Benin |
| 1100s | 1.84 million people | 624,466 people | 1.21 million people | Benin |
| 1200s | 2.10 million people | 713,676 people | 1.39 million people | Benin |
| 1300s | 2.40 million people | 815,629 people | 1.58 million people | Benin |
| 1400s | 2.70 million people | 932,148 people | 1.77 million people | Benin |
| 1500s | 3.00 million people | 1.07 million people | 1.93 million people | Benin |
| 1600s | 3.10 million people | 1.22 million people | 1.88 million people | Benin |
| 1700s | 6.26 million people | 1.39 million people | 4.87 million people | Benin |
| 1710s | 5.78 million people | 1.40 million people | 4.38 million people | Benin |
| 1720s | 5.34 million people | 1.41 million people | 3.92 million people | Benin |
| 1730s | 4.93 million people | 1.43 million people | 3.50 million people | Benin |
| 1740s | 4.55 million people | 1.44 million people | 3.11 million people | Benin |
| 1750s | 4.20 million people | 1.45 million people | 2.74 million people | Benin |
| 1760s | 3.87 million people | 1.47 million people | 2.41 million people | Benin |
| 1770s | 3.58 million people | 1.48 million people | 2.09 million people | Benin |
| 1780s | 3.30 million people | 1.50 million people | 1.80 million people | Benin |
| 1790s | 3.05 million people | 1.52 million people | 1.53 million people | Benin |
| 1800s | 636,559 people | 983,959 people | 347,400 people | Guinea |
| 1810s | 636,652 people | 983,988 people | 347,337 people | Guinea |
| 1820s | 658,204 people | 990,668 people | 332,464 people | Guinea |
| 1830s | 707,281 people | 1.01 million people | 298,054 people | Guinea |
| 1840s | 760,386 people | 1.02 million people | 260,025 people | Guinea |
| 1850s | 811,911 people | 1.06 million people | 250,478 people | Guinea |
| 1860s | 876,626 people | 1.14 million people | 268,034 people | Guinea |
| 1870s | 968,886 people | 1.25 million people | 276,461 people | Guinea |
| 1880s | 1.06 million people | 1.36 million people | 300,231 people | Guinea |
| 1890s | 1.14 million people | 1.47 million people | 332,483 people | Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.24 million people | 1.59 million people | 354,800 people | Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.36 million people | 1.75 million people | 387,279 people | Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.52 million people | 1.98 million people | 459,432 people | Guinea |
| 1930s | 1.76 million people | 2.31 million people | 554,235 people | Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.06 million people | 2.71 million people | 649,401 people | Guinea |
| 1950s | 2.35 million people | 3.25 million people | 895,895 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 2.74 million people | 3.86 million people | 1.12 million people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 3.42 million people | 4.62 million people | 1.20 million people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.49 million people | 5.58 million people | 1.09 million people | Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.13 million people | 7.41 million people | 1.28 million people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.32 million people | 9.20 million people | 874,197 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.22 million people | 11.66 million people | 436,821 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.59 million people | 13.89 million people | 297,050 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Benin or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 14.41 million people against 14.11 million people in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Benin and Guinea?
- 294,500 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Benin ranks 77th and Guinea ranks 76th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β 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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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.