British Virgin Islands vs Monaco: The global population hockey stick
British Virgin Islands
39,009 people
in 2023
Monaco
38,979 people
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
218th
Monaco rank
219th
The global population hockey stick over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Monaco
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 39,009 people against 38,979 people in Monaco, a difference of 30 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 83 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Monaco ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 218th and Monaco ranks 219th of 239 countries.
Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 6,700 people | 7,789 people | 1,089 people | Monaco |
| 1840s | 6,700 people | 10,029 people | 3,329 people | Monaco |
| 1870s | 6,700 people | 14,666 people | 7,966 people | Monaco |
| 1880s | 5,300 people | 16,690 people | 11,390 people | Monaco |
| 1890s | 4,600 people | 18,991 people | 14,391 people | Monaco |
| 1900s | 4,900 people | 21,608 people | 16,708 people | Monaco |
| 1910s | 5,600 people | 24,100 people | 18,500 people | Monaco |
| 1920s | 5,100 people | 23,736 people | 18,636 people | Monaco |
| 1940s | 6,500 people | 21,542 people | 15,042 people | Monaco |
| 1950s | 7,531 people | 20,758 people | 13,227 people | Monaco |
| 1960s | 8,442 people | 22,768 people | 14,326 people | Monaco |
| 1970s | 10,532 people | 25,538 people | 15,006 people | Monaco |
| 1980s | 13,098 people | 28,567 people | 15,469 people | Monaco |
| 1990s | 17,696 people | 31,482 people | 13,786 people | Monaco |
| 2000s | 23,476 people | 32,254 people | 8,778 people | Monaco |
| 2010s | 32,377 people | 36,162 people | 3,785 people | Monaco |
| 2020s | 38,087 people | 38,638 people | 550.5 people | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, British Virgin Islands or Monaco?
- British Virgin Islands, at 39,009 people against 38,979 people in Monaco as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between British Virgin Islands and Monaco?
- 30 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Monaco?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Monaco rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 218th and Monaco ranks 219th 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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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.