Greenland vs Guernsey: The global population hockey stick
Greenland
55,951 people
in 2023
Guernsey
64,043 people
in 2023
Greenland rank
210th
Guernsey rank
209th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Greenland
- Guernsey
How they compare
Guernsey currently reports 64,043 people against 55,951 people in Greenland, a difference of 8,092 people.
That makes Guernsey's figure about 1.1 times Greenland's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Guernsey has been ahead every year.
Greenland ranks 210th and Guernsey ranks 209th of 239 countries.
Guernsey has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 3,929 people | 19,490 people | 15,561 people | Guernsey |
| 1820s | 4,973 people | 19,490 people | 14,517 people | Guernsey |
| 1950s | 26,343 people | 46,297 people | 19,954 people | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 38,033 people | 49,774 people | 11,742 people | Guernsey |
| 1970s | 48,408 people | 54,166 people | 5,758 people | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 52,826 people | 55,700 people | 2,874 people | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 55,902 people | 59,512 people | 3,610 people | Guernsey |
| 2000s | 56,689 people | 60,858 people | 4,169 people | Guernsey |
| 2010s | 56,344 people | 62,131 people | 5,786 people | Guernsey |
| 2020s | 56,034 people | 63,589 people | 7,556 people | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Greenland or Guernsey?
- Guernsey, at 64,043 people against 55,951 people in Greenland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Greenland and Guernsey?
- 8,092 people, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Guernsey?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Greenland and Guernsey rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Greenland ranks 210th and Guernsey ranks 209th 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.