Curaçao vs Sao Tome and Principe: The global population hockey stick
Curaçao
185,437 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
230,882 people
in 2023
Curaçao rank
191st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Curaçao
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 230,882 people against 185,437 people in Curaçao, a difference of 45,445 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Curaçao's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Curaçao ahead.
Curaçao ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 239 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Curaçao averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Curaçao | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 114,997 people | 64,227 people | 50,770 people | Curaçao |
| 1960s | 141,219 people | 71,596 people | 69,623 people | Curaçao |
| 1970s | 154,474 people | 86,260 people | 68,214 people | Curaçao |
| 1980s | 156,601 people | 108,324 people | 48,277 people | Curaçao |
| 1990s | 152,524 people | 133,409 people | 19,115 people | Curaçao |
| 2000s | 150,206 people | 160,058 people | 9,851 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 167,860 people | 198,146 people | 30,287 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 185,285 people | 224,155 people | 38,870 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Curaçao or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 230,882 people against 185,437 people in Curaçao as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Curaçao and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 45,445 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Curaçao and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Curaçao ranks 191st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th 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.