Guam vs Netherlands Antilles: The global population hockey stick
Guam
166,522 people
in 2023
Netherlands Antilles
198,009 people
in 2010
Guam rank
193rd
Netherlands Antilles rank
190th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Guam
- Netherlands Antilles
How they compare
Netherlands Antilles currently reports 198,009 people against 166,522 people in Guam, a difference of 31,487 people.
That makes Netherlands Antilles's figure about 1.2 times Guam's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 193rd and Netherlands Antilles ranks 190th of 239 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands Antilles in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Netherlands Antilles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 12,000 people | 7,757 people | 4,243 people | Guam |
| 1800s | 6,053 people | 17,055 people | 11,002 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1850s | 34,000 people | 21,040 people | 12,960 people | Guam |
| 1900s | 9,678 people | 38,500 people | 28,822 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1910s | 12,000 people | 41,580 people | 29,580 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1920s | 14,000 people | 42,875 people | 28,875 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1930s | 19,000 people | 51,846 people | 32,846 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1940s | 22,000 people | 73,986 people | 51,986 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1950s | 64,000 people | 120,064 people | 56,063 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1960s | 77,974 people | 143,450 people | 65,476 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1970s | 97,988 people | 163,397 people | 65,409 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1980s | 122,824 people | 178,773 people | 55,949 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1990s | 148,768 people | 186,462 people | 37,694 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2000s | 163,710 people | 184,431 people | 20,721 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2010s | 166,533 people | 198,009 people | 31,476 people | Netherlands Antilles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guam or Netherlands Antilles?
- Netherlands Antilles, at 198,009 people against 166,522 people in Guam as of 2010.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guam and Netherlands Antilles?
- 31,487 people, with Netherlands Antilles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Netherlands Antilles?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2010.
- How do Guam and Netherlands Antilles rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Guam ranks 193rd and Netherlands Antilles ranks 190th 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.