Cape Verde vs Malta: The global population hockey stick
Cape Verde
522,335 people
in 2023
Malta
532,964 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
175th
Malta rank
173rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Cape Verde
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 532,964 people against 522,335 people in Cape Verde, a difference of 10,629 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 235 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Malta ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 175th and Malta ranks 173rd of 239 countries.
Across the 34 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 10,000 people | 40,000 people | 30,000 people | Malta |
| 1700s | 20,000 people | 70,000 people | 50,000 people | Malta |
| 1710s | 26,078 people | 72,000 people | 45,922 people | Malta |
| 1720s | 28,252 people | 74,000 people | 45,748 people | Malta |
| 1730s | 30,606 people | 76,000 people | 45,394 people | Malta |
| 1740s | 33,157 people | 78,000 people | 44,843 people | Malta |
| 1750s | 35,920 people | 80,000 people | 44,080 people | Malta |
| 1760s | 38,913 people | 84,000 people | 45,087 people | Malta |
| 1770s | 42,156 people | 88,000 people | 45,844 people | Malta |
| 1780s | 45,669 people | 92,000 people | 46,331 people | Malta |
| 1790s | 49,475 people | 96,000 people | 46,525 people | Malta |
| 1800s | 55,716 people | 134,072 people | 78,356 people | Malta |
| 1810s | 55,728 people | 134,088 people | 78,360 people | Malta |
| 1820s | 58,505 people | 137,798 people | 79,292 people | Malta |
| 1830s | 64,963 people | 146,176 people | 81,212 people | Malta |
| 1840s | 72,192 people | 155,134 people | 82,943 people | Malta |
| 1850s | 81,461 people | 163,979 people | 82,518 people | Malta |
| 1860s | 93,520 people | 172,483 people | 78,963 people | Malta |
| 1870s | 107,254 people | 181,412 people | 74,158 people | Malta |
| 1880s | 122,886 people | 190,789 people | 67,903 people | Malta |
| 1890s | 140,670 people | 200,633 people | 59,963 people | Malta |
| 1900s | 160,810 people | 210,934 people | 50,124 people | Malta |
| 1910s | 165,288 people | 214,191 people | 48,903 people | Malta |
| 1920s | 166,180 people | 218,522 people | 52,341 people | Malta |
| 1930s | 197,917 people | 238,856 people | 40,939 people | Malta |
| 1940s | 202,054 people | 271,350 people | 69,295 people | Malta |
| 1950s | 195,000 people | 315,025 people | 120,025 people | Malta |
| 1960s | 242,215 people | 327,598 people | 85,382 people | Malta |
| 1970s | 304,561 people | 332,964 people | 28,403 people | Malta |
| 1980s | 345,123 people | 352,494 people | 7,371 people | Malta |
| 1990s | 412,850 people | 382,729 people | 30,121 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 481,301 people | 411,306 people | 69,996 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 512,317 people | 449,359 people | 62,958 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 518,356 people | 525,938 people | 7,582 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Cape Verde or Malta?
- Malta, at 532,964 people against 522,335 people in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Cape Verde and Malta?
- 10,629 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malta?
- 235 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Malta rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Cape Verde ranks 175th and Malta ranks 173rd 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.