What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Estonia and Eswatini?

136,690 people, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Eswatini?

241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

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.

Estonia vs Eswatini: The global population hockey stick

Estonia

1.37 million people

in 2023

Eswatini

1.23 million people

in 2023

Estonia rank

157th

Eswatini rank

160th

The global population hockey stick over time

Estonia
Eswatini

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.37 million people against 1.23 million people in Eswatini, a difference of 136,690 people.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 157th and Eswatini ranks 160th of 239 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Eswatini	Difference	Ahead
1000s	48,439 people	6,300 people	42,139 people	Estonia
1100s	50,989 people	7,560 people	43,429 people	Estonia
1200s	53,673 people	8,820 people	44,853 people	Estonia
1300s	56,498 people	10,080 people	46,418 people	Estonia
1400s	59,471 people	11,340 people	48,131 people	Estonia
1500s	62,601 people	12,600 people	50,001 people	Estonia
1600s	65,896 people	14,700 people	51,196 people	Estonia
1700s	69,364 people	21,000 people	48,364 people	Estonia
1710s	80,925 people	24,452 people	56,473 people	Estonia
1720s	94,413 people	26,533 people	67,880 people	Estonia
1730s	110,148 people	28,794 people	81,354 people	Estonia
1740s	128,506 people	31,249 people	97,257 people	Estonia
1750s	149,924 people	33,915 people	116,009 people	Estonia
1760s	174,911 people	36,812 people	138,099 people	Estonia
1770s	204,063 people	39,959 people	164,104 people	Estonia
1780s	238,074 people	43,377 people	194,697 people	Estonia
1790s	277,753 people	47,091 people	230,662 people	Estonia
1800s	334,136 people	84,003 people	250,133 people	Estonia
1810s	334,217 people	79,713 people	254,504 people	Estonia
1820s	353,292 people	75,639 people	277,653 people	Estonia
1830s	398,070 people	71,774 people	326,296 people	Estonia
1840s	448,928 people	68,126 people	380,802 people	Estonia
1850s	506,230 people	69,297 people	436,932 people	Estonia
1860s	570,773 people	76,439 people	494,334 people	Estonia
1870s	643,546 people	84,414 people	559,133 people	Estonia
1880s	725,598 people	93,221 people	632,377 people	Estonia
1890s	818,110 people	102,961 people	715,150 people	Estonia
1900s	922,424 people	117,086 people	805,338 people	Estonia
1910s	1.04 million people	137,016 people	904,089 people	Estonia
1920s	1.12 million people	163,905 people	952,363 people	Estonia
1930s	1.12 million people	200,937 people	920,276 people	Estonia
1940s	1.11 million people	244,293 people	864,132 people	Estonia
1950s	1.16 million people	303,987 people	854,989 people	Estonia
1960s	1.28 million people	385,360 people	899,606 people	Estonia
1970s	1.42 million people	503,927 people	912,643 people	Estonia
1980s	1.52 million people	703,324 people	817,914 people	Estonia
1990s	1.48 million people	968,398 people	509,569 people	Estonia
2000s	1.36 million people	1.07 million people	286,292 people	Estonia
2010s	1.32 million people	1.14 million people	179,146 people	Estonia
2020s	1.34 million people	1.21 million people	132,490 people	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Estonia or Eswatini?: Estonia, at 1.37 million people against 1.23 million people in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Estonia and Eswatini?: 136,690 people, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Eswatini?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Eswatini rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Estonia ranks 157th and Eswatini ranks 160th 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: 28 August 2026

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