Brunei Darussalam vs Maldives: The global population hockey stick
Brunei Darussalam
458,959 people
in 2023
Maldives
526,009 people
in 2023
Brunei Darussalam rank
176th
Maldives rank
174th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Brunei Darussalam
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 526,009 people against 458,959 people in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 67,050 people.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Brunei Darussalam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Maldives ahead.
Brunei Darussalam ranks 176th and Maldives ranks 174th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 5 and Maldives in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei Darussalam | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 2,258 people | 42,378 people | 40,120 people | Maldives |
| 1810s | 2,296 people | 42,383 people | 40,087 people | Maldives |
| 1820s | 2,545 people | 43,544 people | 40,999 people | Maldives |
| 1830s | 3,068 people | 46,164 people | 43,096 people | Maldives |
| 1840s | 3,766 people | 48,965 people | 45,199 people | Maldives |
| 1850s | 4,635 people | 51,675 people | 47,040 people | Maldives |
| 1860s | 5,788 people | 54,204 people | 48,416 people | Maldives |
| 1870s | 7,476 people | 56,849 people | 49,373 people | Maldives |
| 1880s | 10,299 people | 59,616 people | 49,317 people | Maldives |
| 1890s | 14,259 people | 62,509 people | 48,250 people | Maldives |
| 1900s | 19,706 people | 65,522 people | 45,816 people | Maldives |
| 1910s | 24,686 people | 66,049 people | 41,362 people | Maldives |
| 1920s | 28,834 people | 68,590 people | 39,756 people | Maldives |
| 1930s | 36,061 people | 76,008 people | 39,947 people | Maldives |
| 1940s | 44,392 people | 76,757 people | 32,365 people | Maldives |
| 1950s | 64,442 people | 81,199 people | 16,757 people | Maldives |
| 1960s | 109,021 people | 104,025 people | 4,995 people | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1970s | 156,166 people | 141,443 people | 14,723 people | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1980s | 216,103 people | 189,182 people | 26,921 people | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1990s | 287,549 people | 252,775 people | 34,774 people | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2000s | 355,671 people | 308,759 people | 46,912 people | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2010s | 418,834 people | 422,563 people | 3,728 people | Maldives |
| 2020s | 453,366 people | 517,104 people | 63,737 people | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Brunei Darussalam or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 526,009 people against 458,959 people in Brunei Darussalam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Brunei Darussalam and Maldives?
- 67,050 people, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Maldives?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Brunei Darussalam and Maldives rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Brunei Darussalam ranks 176th and Maldives ranks 174th 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.