Colombia vs Myanmar: The global population hockey stick
Colombia
52.32 million people
in 2023
Myanmar
54.13 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
29th
Myanmar rank
28th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Colombia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 54.13 million people against 52.32 million people in Colombia, a difference of 1.81 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 28th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.40 million people | 2.00 million people | 396,980 people | Colombia |
| 1100s | 2.72 million people | 2.50 million people | 216,580 people | Colombia |
| 1200s | 3.04 million people | 3.00 million people | 36,180 people | Colombia |
| 1300s | 3.36 million people | 2.90 million people | 455,780 people | Colombia |
| 1400s | 3.68 million people | 3.45 million people | 225,380 people | Colombia |
| 1500s | 3.99 million people | 4.00 million people | 5,020 people | Myanmar |
| 1600s | 1.26 million people | 4.50 million people | 3.24 million people | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 798,995 people | 5.00 million people | 4.20 million people | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 854,924 people | 5.10 million people | 4.25 million people | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 910,854 people | 5.20 million people | 4.29 million people | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 966,784 people | 5.30 million people | 4.33 million people | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 1.02 million people | 5.40 million people | 4.38 million people | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 1.08 million people | 5.50 million people | 4.42 million people | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 1.13 million people | 5.60 million people | 4.47 million people | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 1.19 million people | 5.70 million people | 4.51 million people | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 1.25 million people | 5.80 million people | 4.55 million people | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 1.30 million people | 5.90 million people | 4.60 million people | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 1.21 million people | 5.33 million people | 4.13 million people | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 1.21 million people | 4.08 million people | 2.87 million people | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 1.41 million people | 3.58 million people | 2.16 million people | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 1.79 million people | 3.71 million people | 1.91 million people | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 3.85 million people | 1.86 million people | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 2.34 million people | 3.98 million people | 1.64 million people | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 4.07 million people | 1.52 million people | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 2.60 million people | 3.88 million people | 1.28 million people | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 3.09 million people | 5.01 million people | 1.92 million people | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 3.67 million people | 8.09 million people | 4.43 million people | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 4.42 million people | 10.13 million people | 5.71 million people | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 5.51 million people | 11.37 million people | 5.86 million people | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 7.01 million people | 12.49 million people | 5.48 million people | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 8.54 million people | 14.04 million people | 5.50 million people | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 10.33 million people | 16.25 million people | 5.93 million people | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 13.35 million people | 19.41 million people | 6.06 million people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 17.92 million people | 24.07 million people | 6.15 million people | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 23.12 million people | 29.89 million people | 6.77 million people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 28.93 million people | 36.24 million people | 7.30 million people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 35.45 million people | 42.32 million people | 6.87 million people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 41.77 million people | 47.14 million people | 5.37 million people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 46.99 million people | 50.86 million people | 3.87 million people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 51.47 million people | 53.57 million people | 2.10 million people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Colombia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 54.13 million people against 52.32 million people in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Colombia and Myanmar?
- 1.81 million people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Myanmar?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Myanmar rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Colombia ranks 29th and Myanmar ranks 28th 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.