Fiji vs Mauritius: The global population hockey stick
Fiji
924,150 people
in 2023
Mauritius
1.27 million people
in 2023
Fiji rank
162nd
Mauritius rank
159th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Fiji
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 1.27 million people against 924,150 people in Fiji, a difference of 349,440 people.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.4 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 234 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 162nd and Mauritius ranks 159th of 239 countries.
Across the 33 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 14 and Mauritius in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 62,838 people | 401 people | 62,437 people | Fiji |
| 1710s | 66,145 people | 602 people | 65,543 people | Fiji |
| 1720s | 69,626 people | 903 people | 68,723 people | Fiji |
| 1730s | 73,291 people | 1,355 people | 71,936 people | Fiji |
| 1740s | 77,148 people | 2,032 people | 75,116 people | Fiji |
| 1750s | 81,209 people | 3,048 people | 78,161 people | Fiji |
| 1760s | 85,483 people | 4,573 people | 80,910 people | Fiji |
| 1770s | 89,982 people | 6,859 people | 83,123 people | Fiji |
| 1780s | 94,718 people | 10,289 people | 84,429 people | Fiji |
| 1790s | 99,703 people | 15,434 people | 84,269 people | Fiji |
| 1800s | 131,567 people | 67,113 people | 64,454 people | Fiji |
| 1810s | 133,891 people | 82,305 people | 51,586 people | Fiji |
| 1820s | 136,255 people | 90,214 people | 46,040 people | Fiji |
| 1830s | 138,650 people | 102,733 people | 35,917 people | Fiji |
| 1840s | 138,600 people | 142,787 people | 4,187 people | Mauritius |
| 1850s | 135,984 people | 239,017 people | 103,033 people | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 133,754 people | 328,760 people | 195,006 people | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 131,540 people | 353,406 people | 221,866 people | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 128,021 people | 379,650 people | 251,629 people | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 125,335 people | 390,448 people | 265,113 people | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 135,096 people | 393,979 people | 258,883 people | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 155,819 people | 400,528 people | 244,709 people | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 185,199 people | 414,122 people | 228,922 people | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 237,847 people | 436,806 people | 198,959 people | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 287,862 people | 482,263 people | 194,401 people | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 347,209 people | 593,790 people | 246,581 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 464,426 people | 745,366 people | 280,940 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 574,782 people | 882,878 people | 308,096 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 710,812 people | 1.02 million people | 306,167 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 799,228 people | 1.15 million people | 351,396 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 877,049 people | 1.25 million people | 374,207 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 916,089 people | 1.29 million people | 373,011 people | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 918,817 people | 1.28 million people | 359,328 people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Fiji or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 1.27 million people against 924,150 people in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Fiji and Mauritius?
- 349,440 people, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Mauritius?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Mauritius rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Fiji ranks 162nd 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.