Gambia vs Jamaica: The global population hockey stick
Gambia
2.70 million people
in 2023
Jamaica
2.84 million people
in 2023
Gambia rank
145th
Jamaica rank
143rd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Gambia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.84 million people against 2.70 million people in Gambia, a difference of 141,930 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 145th and Jamaica ranks 143rd of 239 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1,798 people | 8,951 people | 7,153 people | Jamaica |
| 1100s | 2,055 people | 17,903 people | 15,848 people | Jamaica |
| 1200s | 2,348 people | 35,806 people | 33,458 people | Jamaica |
| 1300s | 2,684 people | 71,612 people | 68,928 people | Jamaica |
| 1400s | 3,067 people | 143,224 people | 140,157 people | Jamaica |
| 1500s | 3,506 people | 286,449 people | 282,943 people | Jamaica |
| 1600s | 4,006 people | 143,224 people | 139,218 people | Jamaica |
| 1700s | 4,579 people | 71,612 people | 67,033 people | Jamaica |
| 1710s | 4,134 people | 83,547 people | 79,413 people | Jamaica |
| 1720s | 3,733 people | 97,472 people | 93,739 people | Jamaica |
| 1730s | 3,370 people | 113,717 people | 110,347 people | Jamaica |
| 1740s | 3,043 people | 132,670 people | 129,627 people | Jamaica |
| 1750s | 2,748 people | 154,782 people | 152,034 people | Jamaica |
| 1760s | 2,481 people | 180,579 people | 178,098 people | Jamaica |
| 1770s | 2,240 people | 210,676 people | 208,436 people | Jamaica |
| 1780s | 2,022 people | 245,788 people | 243,766 people | Jamaica |
| 1790s | 1,826 people | 286,753 people | 284,927 people | Jamaica |
| 1800s | 103,274 people | 320,519 people | 217,245 people | Jamaica |
| 1810s | 103,280 people | 370,502 people | 267,222 people | Jamaica |
| 1820s | 104,574 people | 394,930 people | 290,356 people | Jamaica |
| 1830s | 107,438 people | 383,538 people | 276,100 people | Jamaica |
| 1840s | 110,412 people | 387,108 people | 276,696 people | Jamaica |
| 1850s | 115,500 people | 418,165 people | 302,665 people | Jamaica |
| 1860s | 123,356 people | 468,158 people | 344,802 people | Jamaica |
| 1870s | 133,598 people | 537,877 people | 404,279 people | Jamaica |
| 1880s | 146,974 people | 610,987 people | 464,013 people | Jamaica |
| 1890s | 160,244 people | 681,346 people | 521,101 people | Jamaica |
| 1900s | 172,882 people | 767,665 people | 594,783 people | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 185,630 people | 840,236 people | 654,606 people | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 205,774 people | 936,540 people | 730,766 people | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 237,570 people | 1.11 million people | 875,932 people | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 278,153 people | 1.31 million people | 1.03 million people | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 345,412 people | 1.53 million people | 1.19 million people | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 451,344 people | 1.75 million people | 1.30 million people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 601,517 people | 2.00 million people | 1.40 million people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 850,451 people | 2.27 million people | 1.42 million people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.24 million people | 2.49 million people | 1.24 million people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.65 million people | 2.68 million people | 1.02 million people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.19 million people | 2.79 million people | 600,169 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 2.61 million people | 2.84 million people | 230,318 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Gambia or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 2.84 million people against 2.70 million people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Gambia and Jamaica?
- 141,930 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Jamaica rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Gambia ranks 145th and Jamaica ranks 143rd 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.