Guam vs Seychelles: The global population hockey stick
Guam
166,522 people
in 2023
Seychelles
127,961 people
in 2023
Guam rank
193rd
Seychelles rank
195th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Guam
- Seychelles
How they compare
Guam currently reports 166,522 people against 127,961 people in Seychelles, a difference of 38,561 people.
That makes Guam's figure about 1.3 times Seychelles's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 82 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Seychelles ahead.
Guam ranks 193rd and Seychelles ranks 195th of 239 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 9 and Seychelles in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 6,053 people | 12,522 people | 6,469 people | Seychelles |
| 1850s | 34,000 people | 13,909 people | 20,091 people | Guam |
| 1900s | 9,839 people | 21,282 people | 11,443 people | Seychelles |
| 1910s | 12,000 people | 25,794 people | 13,794 people | Seychelles |
| 1920s | 14,000 people | 28,579 people | 14,579 people | Seychelles |
| 1930s | 19,000 people | 31,053 people | 12,053 people | Seychelles |
| 1940s | 22,000 people | 36,286 people | 14,286 people | Seychelles |
| 1950s | 64,000 people | 40,131 people | 23,870 people | Guam |
| 1960s | 77,974 people | 47,920 people | 30,054 people | Guam |
| 1970s | 97,988 people | 60,356 people | 37,633 people | Guam |
| 1980s | 122,824 people | 69,555 people | 53,269 people | Guam |
| 1990s | 148,768 people | 77,765 people | 71,002 people | Guam |
| 2000s | 163,710 people | 88,644 people | 75,066 people | Guam |
| 2010s | 164,807 people | 106,061 people | 58,746 people | Guam |
| 2020s | 164,406 people | 124,198 people | 40,208 people | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guam or Seychelles?
- Guam, at 166,522 people against 127,961 people in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guam and Seychelles?
- 38,561 people, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Seychelles?
- 82 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Seychelles rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Guam ranks 193rd and Seychelles ranks 195th 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.