Congo vs Singapore: The global population hockey stick
Congo
6.18 million people
in 2023
Singapore
5.79 million people
in 2023
Congo rank
114th
Singapore rank
116th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Congo
- Singapore
How they compare
Congo currently reports 6.18 million people against 5.79 million people in Singapore, a difference of 393,800 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 116th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 32 and Singapore in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 134,803 people | 78 people | 134,725 people | Congo |
| 1100s | 154,061 people | 118 people | 153,943 people | Congo |
| 1200s | 176,069 people | 177 people | 175,892 people | Congo |
| 1300s | 201,222 people | 265 people | 200,957 people | Congo |
| 1400s | 229,968 people | 398 people | 229,570 people | Congo |
| 1500s | 262,821 people | 597 people | 262,224 people | Congo |
| 1600s | 300,367 people | 896 people | 299,471 people | Congo |
| 1700s | 343,277 people | 1,345 people | 341,932 people | Congo |
| 1710s | 345,002 people | 1,740 people | 343,262 people | Congo |
| 1720s | 348,194 people | 2,252 people | 345,942 people | Congo |
| 1730s | 351,556 people | 2,915 people | 348,641 people | Congo |
| 1740s | 355,107 people | 3,772 people | 351,335 people | Congo |
| 1750s | 358,867 people | 4,882 people | 353,985 people | Congo |
| 1760s | 362,858 people | 6,318 people | 356,540 people | Congo |
| 1770s | 367,109 people | 8,176 people | 358,933 people | Congo |
| 1780s | 371,651 people | 10,581 people | 361,070 people | Congo |
| 1790s | 376,524 people | 13,693 people | 362,831 people | Congo |
| 1800s | 314,465 people | 30,000 people | 284,465 people | Congo |
| 1810s | 314,566 people | 30,013 people | 284,554 people | Congo |
| 1820s | 338,726 people | 33,066 people | 305,659 people | Congo |
| 1830s | 396,890 people | 40,654 people | 356,237 people | Congo |
| 1840s | 465,425 people | 50,055 people | 415,369 people | Congo |
| 1850s | 508,125 people | 61,363 people | 446,762 people | Congo |
| 1860s | 525,358 people | 74,877 people | 450,480 people | Congo |
| 1870s | 565,197 people | 96,297 people | 468,900 people | Congo |
| 1880s | 611,793 people | 131,029 people | 480,764 people | Congo |
| 1890s | 623,787 people | 178,602 people | 445,185 people | Congo |
| 1900s | 583,246 people | 254,774 people | 328,472 people | Congo |
| 1910s | 539,895 people | 343,343 people | 196,551 people | Congo |
| 1920s | 560,193 people | 464,790 people | 95,403 people | Congo |
| 1930s | 646,175 people | 644,850 people | 1,325 people | Congo |
| 1940s | 756,582 people | 844,742 people | 88,160 people | Singapore |
| 1950s | 927,333 people | 1.29 million people | 362,692 people | Singapore |
| 1960s | 1.20 million people | 1.84 million people | 644,760 people | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.60 million people | 2.25 million people | 648,957 people | Singapore |
| 1980s | 2.05 million people | 2.71 million people | 656,899 people | Singapore |
| 1990s | 2.71 million people | 3.50 million people | 793,425 people | Singapore |
| 2000s | 3.67 million people | 4.37 million people | 696,163 people | Singapore |
| 2010s | 5.04 million people | 5.44 million people | 399,099 people | Singapore |
| 2020s | 5.97 million people | 5.65 million people | 314,388 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Congo or Singapore?
- Congo, at 6.18 million people against 5.79 million people in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Congo and Singapore?
- 393,800 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Singapore?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Singapore rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Congo ranks 114th and Singapore ranks 116th 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.