British Virgin Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands: The global population hockey stick
British Virgin Islands
39,009 people
in 2023
Northern Mariana Islands
45,166 people
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
218th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
215th
The global population hockey stick over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 45,166 people against 39,009 people in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 6,157 people.
That makes Northern Mariana Islands's figure about 1.2 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1800 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 218th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 215th of 239 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and Northern Mariana Islands in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 6,700 people | 3,360 people | 3,340 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 1950s | 7,531 people | 7,738 people | 206.9 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1960s | 8,442 people | 9,882 people | 1,440 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1970s | 10,532 people | 14,173 people | 3,641 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 13,098 people | 29,133 people | 16,034 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1990s | 17,696 people | 50,952 people | 33,256 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 23,476 people | 62,709 people | 39,234 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2010s | 32,377 people | 51,554 people | 19,176 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 38,087 people | 46,457 people | 8,370 people | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, British Virgin Islands or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 45,166 people against 39,009 people in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between British Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 6,157 people, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 218th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 215th 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.