Ecuador vs Guinea: The global population hockey stick
Ecuador
17.98 million people
in 2023
Guinea
14.41 million people
in 2023
Ecuador rank
73rd
Guinea rank
76th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Ecuador
- Guinea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 17.98 million people against 14.41 million people in Guinea, a difference of 3.57 million people.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea ahead.
Ecuador ranks 73rd and Guinea ranks 76th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 10 and Guinea in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 400,000 people | 546,408 people | 146,408 people | Guinea |
| 1100s | 440,000 people | 624,466 people | 184,466 people | Guinea |
| 1200s | 480,000 people | 713,676 people | 233,676 people | Guinea |
| 1300s | 520,000 people | 815,629 people | 295,629 people | Guinea |
| 1400s | 560,000 people | 932,148 people | 372,148 people | Guinea |
| 1500s | 600,000 people | 1.07 million people | 465,310 people | Guinea |
| 1600s | 500,000 people | 1.22 million people | 717,500 people | Guinea |
| 1700s | 499,333 people | 1.39 million people | 892,097 people | Guinea |
| 1710s | 499,389 people | 1.40 million people | 903,261 people | Guinea |
| 1720s | 499,444 people | 1.41 million people | 914,996 people | Guinea |
| 1730s | 499,500 people | 1.43 million people | 927,340 people | Guinea |
| 1740s | 499,555 people | 1.44 million people | 940,375 people | Guinea |
| 1750s | 499,611 people | 1.45 million people | 954,169 people | Guinea |
| 1760s | 499,666 people | 1.47 million people | 968,794 people | Guinea |
| 1770s | 499,722 people | 1.48 million people | 984,368 people | Guinea |
| 1780s | 499,777 people | 1.50 million people | 1.00 million people | Guinea |
| 1790s | 499,833 people | 1.52 million people | 1.02 million people | Guinea |
| 1800s | 500,000 people | 983,959 people | 483,959 people | Guinea |
| 1810s | 500,165 people | 983,988 people | 483,824 people | Guinea |
| 1820s | 539,499 people | 990,668 people | 451,169 people | Guinea |
| 1830s | 634,422 people | 1.01 million people | 370,913 people | Guinea |
| 1840s | 746,847 people | 1.02 million people | 273,564 people | Guinea |
| 1850s | 859,542 people | 1.06 million people | 202,847 people | Guinea |
| 1860s | 964,629 people | 1.14 million people | 180,031 people | Guinea |
| 1870s | 1.08 million people | 1.25 million people | 163,417 people | Guinea |
| 1880s | 1.21 million people | 1.36 million people | 148,281 people | Guinea |
| 1890s | 1.36 million people | 1.47 million people | 114,026 people | Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.55 million people | 1.59 million people | 42,774 people | Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.77 million people | 1.75 million people | 18,935 people | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 1.94 million people | 1.98 million people | 39,626 people | Guinea |
| 1930s | 2.27 million people | 2.31 million people | 41,805 people | Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.98 million people | 2.71 million people | 274,700 people | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 3.97 million people | 3.25 million people | 721,952 people | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 5.25 million people | 3.86 million people | 1.39 million people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 7.03 million people | 4.62 million people | 2.41 million people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 9.20 million people | 5.58 million people | 3.62 million people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 11.48 million people | 7.41 million people | 4.07 million people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 13.74 million people | 9.20 million people | 4.54 million people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 16.17 million people | 11.66 million people | 4.51 million people | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 17.76 million people | 13.89 million people | 3.87 million people | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Ecuador or Guinea?
- Ecuador, at 17.98 million people against 14.41 million people in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Ecuador and Guinea?
- 3.57 million people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guinea?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Guinea rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Ecuador ranks 73rd and Guinea ranks 76th 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.