Cuba vs South Sudan: The global population hockey stick
Cuba
11.02 million people
in 2023
South Sudan
11.48 million people
in 2023
Cuba rank
87th
South Sudan rank
84th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Cuba
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 11.48 million people against 11.02 million people in Cuba, a difference of 463,500 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1600 it was South Sudan ahead.
Cuba ranks 87th and South Sudan ranks 84th of 239 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 14 and South Sudan in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 79,806 people | 859,300 people | 779,494 people | South Sudan |
| 1700s | 99,757 people | 900,200 people | 800,443 people | South Sudan |
| 1800s | 388,771 people | 1.03 million people | 644,743 people | South Sudan |
| 1810s | 584,318 people | 1.05 million people | 465,602 people | South Sudan |
| 1820s | 772,511 people | 1.08 million people | 307,572 people | South Sudan |
| 1830s | 1.00 million people | 1.13 million people | 121,264 people | South Sudan |
| 1840s | 1.09 million people | 1.18 million people | 89,507 people | South Sudan |
| 1850s | 1.28 million people | 1.26 million people | 23,403 people | Cuba |
| 1860s | 1.37 million people | 1.38 million people | 1,969 people | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 1.43 million people | 1.50 million people | 70,354 people | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 1.59 million people | 1.64 million people | 44,414 people | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 1.67 million people | 1.78 million people | 107,138 people | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 1.94 million people | 1.93 million people | 9,590 people | Cuba |
| 1910s | 2.62 million people | 2.10 million people | 521,618 people | Cuba |
| 1920s | 3.45 million people | 2.21 million people | 1.23 million people | Cuba |
| 1930s | 4.26 million people | 2.31 million people | 1.95 million people | Cuba |
| 1940s | 5.23 million people | 2.42 million people | 2.81 million people | Cuba |
| 1950s | 6.49 million people | 2.69 million people | 3.80 million people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 7.95 million people | 3.15 million people | 4.80 million people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 9.37 million people | 3.79 million people | 5.58 million people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 10.13 million people | 4.70 million people | 5.43 million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 10.89 million people | 5.20 million people | 5.69 million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 11.23 million people | 7.51 million people | 3.72 million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 11.27 million people | 10.59 million people | 676,964 people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 11.09 million people | 11.02 million people | 77,325 people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Cuba or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 11.48 million people against 11.02 million people in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Cuba and South Sudan?
- 463,500 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and South Sudan?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and South Sudan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Cuba ranks 87th and South Sudan ranks 84th 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.