Cambodia vs Guinea: The global population hockey stick
Cambodia
17.42 million people
in 2023
Guinea
14.41 million people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
74th
Guinea rank
76th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Cambodia
- Guinea
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 17.42 million people against 14.41 million people in Guinea, a difference of 3.02 million people.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 74th and Guinea ranks 76th of 239 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.00 million people | 546,408 people | 453,592 people | Cambodia |
| 1100s | 1.10 million people | 624,466 people | 475,534 people | Cambodia |
| 1200s | 1.20 million people | 713,676 people | 486,324 people | Cambodia |
| 1300s | 1.30 million people | 815,629 people | 484,371 people | Cambodia |
| 1400s | 1.40 million people | 932,148 people | 467,852 people | Cambodia |
| 1500s | 1.50 million people | 1.07 million people | 434,690 people | Cambodia |
| 1600s | 1.67 million people | 1.22 million people | 447,500 people | Cambodia |
| 1700s | 1.83 million people | 1.39 million people | 438,570 people | Cambodia |
| 1710s | 1.85 million people | 1.40 million people | 449,020 people | Cambodia |
| 1720s | 1.87 million people | 1.41 million people | 458,890 people | Cambodia |
| 1730s | 1.90 million people | 1.43 million people | 468,160 people | Cambodia |
| 1740s | 1.92 million people | 1.44 million people | 476,740 people | Cambodia |
| 1750s | 1.94 million people | 1.45 million people | 484,550 people | Cambodia |
| 1760s | 1.96 million people | 1.47 million people | 491,540 people | Cambodia |
| 1770s | 1.98 million people | 1.48 million people | 497,580 people | Cambodia |
| 1780s | 2.00 million people | 1.50 million people | 502,570 people | Cambodia |
| 1790s | 2.02 million people | 1.52 million people | 506,370 people | Cambodia |
| 1800s | 2.09 million people | 983,959 people | 1.11 million people | Cambodia |
| 1810s | 2.09 million people | 983,988 people | 1.11 million people | Cambodia |
| 1820s | 2.11 million people | 990,668 people | 1.12 million people | Cambodia |
| 1830s | 2.16 million people | 1.01 million people | 1.15 million people | Cambodia |
| 1840s | 2.21 million people | 1.02 million people | 1.19 million people | Cambodia |
| 1850s | 2.26 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.20 million people | Cambodia |
| 1860s | 2.30 million people | 1.14 million people | 1.16 million people | Cambodia |
| 1870s | 2.40 million people | 1.25 million people | 1.16 million people | Cambodia |
| 1880s | 2.56 million people | 1.36 million people | 1.20 million people | Cambodia |
| 1890s | 2.74 million people | 1.47 million people | 1.26 million people | Cambodia |
| 1900s | 2.92 million people | 1.59 million people | 1.33 million people | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 2.97 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.22 million people | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 2.84 million people | 1.98 million people | 854,409 people | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 2.88 million people | 2.31 million people | 563,403 people | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 3.60 million people | 2.71 million people | 894,117 people | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 4.84 million people | 3.25 million people | 1.60 million people | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 6.02 million people | 3.86 million people | 2.15 million people | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 6.21 million people | 4.62 million people | 1.60 million people | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 6.02 million people | 5.58 million people | 436,311 people | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 9.77 million people | 7.41 million people | 2.36 million people | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 13.35 million people | 9.20 million people | 4.16 million people | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 15.50 million people | 11.66 million people | 3.84 million people | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 17.08 million people | 13.89 million people | 3.20 million people | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Cambodia or Guinea?
- Cambodia, at 17.42 million people against 14.41 million people in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Cambodia and Guinea?
- 3.02 million people, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Guinea?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Guinea rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Cambodia ranks 74th and Guinea ranks 76th 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.