Curaçao vs Kiribati: The global population hockey stick
Curaçao
185,437 people
in 2023
Kiribati
132,540 people
in 2023
Curaçao rank
191st
Kiribati rank
194th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Curaçao
- Kiribati
How they compare
Curaçao currently reports 185,437 people against 132,540 people in Kiribati, a difference of 52,897 people.
That makes Curaçao's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Curaçao has been ahead every year.
Curaçao ranks 191st and Kiribati ranks 194th of 239 countries.
Curaçao has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 114,997 people | 41,753 people | 73,244 people | Curaçao |
| 1960s | 141,219 people | 52,285 people | 88,934 people | Curaçao |
| 1970s | 154,474 people | 60,012 people | 94,462 people | Curaçao |
| 1980s | 156,601 people | 66,483 people | 90,118 people | Curaçao |
| 1990s | 152,524 people | 80,866 people | 71,658 people | Curaçao |
| 2000s | 150,206 people | 97,242 people | 52,965 people | Curaçao |
| 2010s | 167,860 people | 116,248 people | 51,611 people | Curaçao |
| 2020s | 185,285 people | 129,380 people | 55,905 people | Curaçao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Curaçao or Kiribati?
- Curaçao, at 185,437 people against 132,540 people in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Curaçao and Kiribati?
- 52,897 people, with Curaçao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Kiribati?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Curaçao and Kiribati rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Curaçao ranks 191st and Kiribati ranks 194th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – 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.