Congo vs El Salvador: The global population hockey stick
Congo
6.18 million people
in 2023
El Salvador
6.31 million people
in 2023
Congo rank
114th
El Salvador rank
113th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Congo
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.31 million people against 6.18 million people in Congo, a difference of 126,740 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 113th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 24 and El Salvador in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 134,803 people | 59,381 people | 75,422 people | Congo |
| 1100s | 154,061 people | 64,779 people | 89,282 people | Congo |
| 1200s | 176,069 people | 70,668 people | 105,401 people | Congo |
| 1300s | 201,222 people | 77,092 people | 124,130 people | Congo |
| 1400s | 229,968 people | 84,101 people | 145,867 people | Congo |
| 1500s | 262,821 people | 91,746 people | 171,075 people | Congo |
| 1600s | 300,367 people | 100,087 people | 200,280 people | Congo |
| 1700s | 343,277 people | 109,186 people | 234,091 people | Congo |
| 1710s | 345,002 people | 110,404 people | 234,598 people | Congo |
| 1720s | 348,194 people | 111,967 people | 236,227 people | Congo |
| 1730s | 351,556 people | 114,008 people | 237,548 people | Congo |
| 1740s | 355,107 people | 116,715 people | 238,392 people | Congo |
| 1750s | 358,867 people | 120,359 people | 238,508 people | Congo |
| 1760s | 362,858 people | 125,331 people | 237,527 people | Congo |
| 1770s | 367,109 people | 132,200 people | 234,909 people | Congo |
| 1780s | 371,651 people | 155,360 people | 216,291 people | Congo |
| 1790s | 376,524 people | 178,520 people | 198,004 people | Congo |
| 1800s | 314,465 people | 207,868 people | 106,598 people | Congo |
| 1810s | 314,566 people | 200,834 people | 113,732 people | Congo |
| 1820s | 338,726 people | 262,607 people | 76,119 people | Congo |
| 1830s | 396,890 people | 299,588 people | 97,303 people | Congo |
| 1840s | 465,425 people | 341,102 people | 124,323 people | Congo |
| 1850s | 508,125 people | 394,842 people | 113,283 people | Congo |
| 1860s | 525,358 people | 465,729 people | 59,629 people | Congo |
| 1870s | 565,197 people | 568,156 people | 2,959 people | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 611,793 people | 691,999 people | 80,206 people | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 623,787 people | 788,322 people | 164,535 people | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 583,246 people | 925,639 people | 342,393 people | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 539,895 people | 1.16 million people | 620,633 people | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 560,193 people | 1.44 million people | 877,475 people | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 646,175 people | 1.70 million people | 1.05 million people | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 756,582 people | 1.97 million people | 1.22 million people | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 927,333 people | 2.44 million people | 1.51 million people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.20 million people | 3.17 million people | 1.97 million people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.60 million people | 4.07 million people | 2.48 million people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.05 million people | 4.87 million people | 2.82 million people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.71 million people | 5.71 million people | 3.00 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.67 million people | 6.00 million people | 2.33 million people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 5.04 million people | 6.16 million people | 1.12 million people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5.97 million people | 6.27 million people | 304,360 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Congo or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 6.31 million people against 6.18 million people in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Congo and El Salvador?
- 126,740 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Congo ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 113th 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.