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
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015112023

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) – 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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Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.