British Virgin Islands vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): The global population hockey stick
British Virgin Islands
39,009 people
in 2023
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
42,775 people
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
218th
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank
216th
The global population hockey stick over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 42,775 people against 39,009 people in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 3,766 people.
That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 218th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 216th of 239 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,531 people | 1,958 people | 5,573 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 8,442 people | 4,213 people | 4,229 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 10,532 people | 8,925 people | 1,608 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 13,098 people | 18,773 people | 5,675 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 1990s | 17,696 people | 31,077 people | 13,382 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2000s | 23,476 people | 31,961 people | 8,486 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2010s | 32,377 people | 37,063 people | 4,686 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | 38,087 people | 41,890 people | 3,802 people | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, British Virgin Islands or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 42,775 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 3,766 people, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 218th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 216th 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.