Cook Islands vs Wallis and Futuna: The global population hockey stick
Cook Islands
14,244 people
in 2023
Wallis and Futuna
11,394 people
in 2023
Cook Islands rank
227th
Wallis and Futuna rank
229th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Cook Islands
- Wallis and Futuna
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 14,244 people against 11,394 people in Wallis and Futuna, a difference of 2,850 people.
That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.3 times Wallis and Futuna's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 227th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 229th of 239 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Wallis and Futuna | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 16,140 people | 3,721 people | 12,419 people | Cook Islands |
| 1950s | 16,035 people | 9,254 people | 6,780 people | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | 18,811 people | 8,387 people | 10,424 people | Cook Islands |
| 1970s | 19,278 people | 9,511 people | 9,767 people | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | 17,104 people | 12,561 people | 4,543 people | Cook Islands |
| 1990s | 17,423 people | 14,122 people | 3,302 people | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 15,469 people | 14,490 people | 978.6 people | Cook Islands |
| 2010s | 17,203 people | 12,339 people | 4,863 people | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 14,965 people | 11,531 people | 3,434 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Cook Islands, at 14,244 people against 11,394 people in Wallis and Futuna as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Cook Islands and Wallis and Futuna?
- 2,850 people, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Wallis and Futuna?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Cook Islands and Wallis and Futuna rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Cook Islands ranks 227th and Wallis and Futuna ranks 229th 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.