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
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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) – 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.