What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Botswana and Slovenia?

361,850 people, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Slovenia?

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.

Botswana vs Slovenia: The global population hockey stick

Botswana

2.48 million people

in 2023

Slovenia

2.12 million people

in 2023

Botswana rank

147th

Slovenia rank

150th

The global population hockey stick over time

Botswana
Slovenia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.48 million people against 2.12 million people in Slovenia, a difference of 361,850 people.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Slovenia's.

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

Botswana ranks 147th and Slovenia ranks 150th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Slovenia in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	60,640 people	192,267 people	131,627 people	Slovenia
1100s	65,132 people	199,388 people	134,256 people	Slovenia
1200s	69,956 people	206,773 people	136,817 people	Slovenia
1300s	75,138 people	214,431 people	139,293 people	Slovenia
1400s	80,704 people	222,373 people	141,669 people	Slovenia
1500s	86,682 people	230,609 people	143,927 people	Slovenia
1600s	93,103 people	239,150 people	146,047 people	Slovenia
1700s	100,000 people	248,008 people	148,008 people	Slovenia
1710s	102,013 people	258,131 people	156,118 people	Slovenia
1720s	103,479 people	268,667 people	165,188 people	Slovenia
1730s	105,031 people	279,633 people	174,602 people	Slovenia
1740s	106,680 people	291,046 people	184,366 people	Slovenia
1750s	108,436 people	302,926 people	194,490 people	Slovenia
1760s	110,311 people	315,290 people	204,979 people	Slovenia
1770s	112,321 people	328,159 people	215,838 people	Slovenia
1780s	114,483 people	341,553 people	227,070 people	Slovenia
1790s	116,820 people	355,494 people	238,674 people	Slovenia
1800s	118,954 people	469,664 people	350,710 people	Slovenia
1810s	114,516 people	469,747 people	355,230 people	Slovenia
1820s	110,243 people	489,079 people	378,836 people	Slovenia
1830s	106,129 people	533,525 people	427,396 people	Slovenia
1840s	102,196 people	582,400 people	480,204 people	Slovenia
1850s	104,823 people	635,151 people	530,329 people	Slovenia
1860s	115,742 people	691,899 people	576,156 people	Slovenia
1870s	127,935 people	753,714 people	625,779 people	Slovenia
1880s	141,411 people	821,048 people	679,637 people	Slovenia
1890s	156,328 people	894,393 people	738,065 people	Slovenia
1900s	177,938 people	974,286 people	796,348 people	Slovenia
1910s	208,411 people	1.06 million people	852,969 people	Slovenia
1920s	249,371 people	1.16 million people	908,575 people	Slovenia
1930s	305,713 people	1.26 million people	958,310 people	Slovenia
1940s	371,683 people	1.38 million people	1.01 million people	Slovenia
1950s	458,954 people	1.52 million people	1.06 million people	Slovenia
1960s	560,811 people	1.67 million people	1.11 million people	Slovenia
1970s	718,061 people	1.81 million people	1.09 million people	Slovenia
1980s	1.10 million people	1.95 million people	844,087 people	Slovenia
1990s	1.48 million people	1.99 million people	512,966 people	Slovenia
2000s	1.83 million people	2.00 million people	174,548 people	Slovenia
2010s	2.19 million people	2.06 million people	126,581 people	Botswana
2020s	2.42 million people	2.11 million people	309,488 people	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Botswana or Slovenia?: Botswana, at 2.48 million people against 2.12 million people in Slovenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Botswana and Slovenia?: 361,850 people, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Slovenia?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Slovenia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Botswana ranks 147th and Slovenia ranks 150th 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.