Guam vs Kiribati: The global population hockey stick
Guam
166,522 people
in 2023
Kiribati
132,540 people
in 2023
Guam rank
193rd
Kiribati rank
194th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Guam
- Kiribati
How they compare
Guam currently reports 166,522 people against 132,540 people in Kiribati, a difference of 33,982 people.
That makes Guam's figure about 1.3 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Kiribati ahead.
Guam ranks 193rd and Kiribati ranks 194th of 239 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 9 and Kiribati in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 6,053 people | 17,876 people | 11,823 people | Kiribati |
| 1850s | 34,000 people | 20,657 people | 13,343 people | Guam |
| 1900s | 9,839 people | 28,758 people | 18,918 people | Kiribati |
| 1910s | 12,000 people | 30,579 people | 18,579 people | Kiribati |
| 1920s | 14,000 people | 32,455 people | 18,455 people | Kiribati |
| 1930s | 19,000 people | 34,058 people | 15,058 people | Kiribati |
| 1940s | 22,000 people | 35,740 people | 13,740 people | Kiribati |
| 1950s | 64,000 people | 41,753 people | 22,248 people | Guam |
| 1960s | 77,974 people | 52,285 people | 25,690 people | Guam |
| 1970s | 97,988 people | 60,012 people | 37,976 people | Guam |
| 1980s | 122,824 people | 66,483 people | 56,342 people | Guam |
| 1990s | 148,768 people | 80,866 people | 67,902 people | Guam |
| 2000s | 163,710 people | 97,242 people | 66,468 people | Guam |
| 2010s | 164,807 people | 116,248 people | 48,559 people | Guam |
| 2020s | 164,406 people | 129,380 people | 35,026 people | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guam or Kiribati?
- Guam, at 166,522 people against 132,540 people in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guam and Kiribati?
- 33,982 people, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Kiribati?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Kiribati rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Guam ranks 193rd and Kiribati ranks 194th 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.