Colombia vs Sudan: The global population hockey stick
Colombia
52.32 million people
in 2023
Sudan
50.04 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
29th
Sudan rank
31st
The global population hockey stick over time
- Colombia
- Sudan
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 52.32 million people against 50.04 million people in Sudan, a difference of 2.28 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sudan ahead.
Colombia ranks 29th and Sudan ranks 31st of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Sudan in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.40 million people | 3.00 million people | 603,020 people | Sudan |
| 1100s | 2.72 million people | 3.10 million people | 383,420 people | Sudan |
| 1200s | 3.04 million people | 3.20 million people | 163,820 people | Sudan |
| 1300s | 3.36 million people | 3.47 million people | 110,890 people | Sudan |
| 1400s | 3.68 million people | 3.73 million people | 57,950 people | Sudan |
| 1500s | 3.99 million people | 4.00 million people | 5,020 people | Sudan |
| 1600s | 1.26 million people | 4.30 million people | 3.04 million people | Sudan |
| 1700s | 798,995 people | 4.60 million people | 3.80 million people | Sudan |
| 1710s | 854,924 people | 4.20 million people | 3.34 million people | Sudan |
| 1720s | 910,854 people | 4.23 million people | 3.32 million people | Sudan |
| 1730s | 966,784 people | 4.26 million people | 3.29 million people | Sudan |
| 1740s | 1.02 million people | 4.29 million people | 3.27 million people | Sudan |
| 1750s | 1.08 million people | 4.33 million people | 3.25 million people | Sudan |
| 1760s | 1.13 million people | 4.37 million people | 3.23 million people | Sudan |
| 1770s | 1.19 million people | 4.41 million people | 3.22 million people | Sudan |
| 1780s | 1.25 million people | 4.45 million people | 3.21 million people | Sudan |
| 1790s | 1.30 million people | 4.50 million people | 3.20 million people | Sudan |
| 1800s | 1.21 million people | 4.02 million people | 2.81 million people | Sudan |
| 1810s | 1.21 million people | 4.08 million people | 2.87 million people | Sudan |
| 1820s | 1.41 million people | 4.20 million people | 2.79 million people | Sudan |
| 1830s | 1.79 million people | 4.38 million people | 2.58 million people | Sudan |
| 1840s | 1.99 million people | 4.58 million people | 2.58 million people | Sudan |
| 1850s | 2.34 million people | 4.73 million people | 2.39 million people | Sudan |
| 1860s | 2.55 million people | 4.83 million people | 2.28 million people | Sudan |
| 1870s | 2.60 million people | 4.92 million people | 2.32 million people | Sudan |
| 1880s | 3.09 million people | 5.02 million people | 1.93 million people | Sudan |
| 1890s | 3.67 million people | 5.11 million people | 1.45 million people | Sudan |
| 1900s | 4.42 million people | 5.21 million people | 784,525 people | Sudan |
| 1910s | 5.51 million people | 5.30 million people | 213,497 people | Colombia |
| 1920s | 7.01 million people | 5.50 million people | 1.51 million people | Colombia |
| 1930s | 8.54 million people | 5.75 million people | 2.79 million people | Colombia |
| 1940s | 10.33 million people | 6.01 million people | 4.32 million people | Colombia |
| 1950s | 13.35 million people | 7.11 million people | 6.25 million people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 17.92 million people | 9.75 million people | 8.17 million people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 23.12 million people | 13.87 million people | 9.24 million people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 28.93 million people | 19.56 million people | 9.37 million people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 35.45 million people | 24.42 million people | 11.03 million people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 41.77 million people | 31.02 million people | 10.75 million people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 46.99 million people | 39.89 million people | 7.11 million people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 51.47 million people | 48.57 million people | 2.90 million people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Colombia or Sudan?
- Colombia, at 52.32 million people against 50.04 million people in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Colombia and Sudan?
- 2.28 million people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sudan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Sudan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Colombia ranks 29th and Sudan ranks 31st 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.