Cook Islands vs Naoero: The global population hockey stick
Cook Islands
14,244 people
in 2023
Naoero
11,900 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
227th
Naoero rank
228th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Cook Islands
- Naoero
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 14,244 people against 11,900 people in Naoero, a difference of 2,344 people.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.2 times Naoero's.
Across all 86 years both countries report, Cook Islands has been ahead every year.
Cook Islands ranks 227th and Naoero ranks 228th of 239 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Naoero | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 16,140 people | 1,834 people | 14,306 people | Cook Islands |
| 1840s | 17,000 people | 1,871 people | 15,129 people | Cook Islands |
| 1850s | 16,000 people | 1,882 people | 14,118 people | Cook Islands |
| 1900s | 8,567 people | 1,923 people | 6,644 people | Cook Islands |
| 1910s | 8,750 people | 1,931 people | 6,819 people | Cook Islands |
| 1920s | 9,750 people | 2,256 people | 7,494 people | Cook Islands |
| 1930s | 12,000 people | 2,908 people | 9,092 people | Cook Islands |
| 1940s | 14,000 people | 3,111 people | 10,889 people | Cook Islands |
| 1950s | 16,035 people | 3,902 people | 12,133 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 18,811 people | 5,622 people | 13,189 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 19,278 people | 7,026 people | 12,253 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 17,104 people | 8,514 people | 8,590 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 17,423 people | 10,088 people | 7,335 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 15,469 people | 10,086 people | 5,383 people | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 17,203 people | 10,838 people | 6,364 people | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 14,965 people | 11,778 people | 3,186 people | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Cook Islands or Naoero?
- Cook Islands, at 14,244 people against 11,900 people in Naoero as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Cook Islands and Naoero?
- 2,344 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Naoero?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Naoero rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Cook Islands ranks 227th and Naoero ranks 228th 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.