Eswatini vs Mauritius: The global population hockey stick
Eswatini
1.23 million people
in 2023
Mauritius
1.27 million people
in 2023
Eswatini rank
160th
Mauritius rank
159th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Eswatini
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.27 million people against 1.23 million people in Eswatini, a difference of 43,080 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 234 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 160th and Mauritius ranks 159th of 239 countries.
Across the 33 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 11 and Mauritius in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 21,000 people | 401 people | 20,599 people | Eswatini |
| 1710s | 24,452 people | 602 people | 23,850 people | Eswatini |
| 1720s | 26,533 people | 903 people | 25,630 people | Eswatini |
| 1730s | 28,794 people | 1,355 people | 27,439 people | Eswatini |
| 1740s | 31,249 people | 2,032 people | 29,217 people | Eswatini |
| 1750s | 33,915 people | 3,048 people | 30,867 people | Eswatini |
| 1760s | 36,812 people | 4,573 people | 32,239 people | Eswatini |
| 1770s | 39,959 people | 6,859 people | 33,100 people | Eswatini |
| 1780s | 43,377 people | 10,289 people | 33,088 people | Eswatini |
| 1790s | 47,091 people | 15,434 people | 31,657 people | Eswatini |
| 1800s | 84,003 people | 67,113 people | 16,890 people | Eswatini |
| 1810s | 79,713 people | 82,305 people | 2,592 people | Mauritius |
| 1820s | 75,639 people | 90,214 people | 14,575 people | Mauritius |
| 1830s | 71,774 people | 102,733 people | 30,959 people | Mauritius |
| 1840s | 68,126 people | 142,787 people | 74,661 people | Mauritius |
| 1850s | 69,297 people | 239,017 people | 169,719 people | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 76,439 people | 328,760 people | 252,321 people | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 84,414 people | 353,406 people | 268,992 people | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 93,221 people | 379,650 people | 286,429 people | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 102,961 people | 390,448 people | 287,487 people | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 117,086 people | 393,979 people | 276,893 people | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 137,016 people | 400,528 people | 263,512 people | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 163,905 people | 414,122 people | 250,217 people | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 200,937 people | 436,806 people | 235,869 people | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 244,293 people | 482,263 people | 237,970 people | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 303,987 people | 593,790 people | 289,803 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 385,360 people | 745,366 people | 360,005 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 503,927 people | 882,878 people | 378,950 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 703,324 people | 1.02 million people | 313,655 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 968,398 people | 1.15 million people | 182,226 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.07 million people | 1.25 million people | 176,329 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.14 million people | 1.29 million people | 147,199 people | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 1.21 million people | 1.28 million people | 65,955 people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Eswatini or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 1.27 million people against 1.23 million people in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Eswatini and Mauritius?
- 43,080 people, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Mauritius?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Mauritius rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Eswatini ranks 160th and Mauritius ranks 159th 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.