Guam vs Saint Lucia: The global population hockey stick
Guam
166,522 people
in 2023
Saint Lucia
179,291 people
in 2023
Guam rank
193rd
Saint Lucia rank
192nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Guam
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 179,291 people against 166,522 people in Guam, a difference of 12,769 people.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Guam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Guam ranks 193rd and Saint Lucia ranks 192nd of 239 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 2 and Saint Lucia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 12,000 people | 24,733 people | 12,733 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1800s | 6,053 people | 24,000 people | 17,947 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1850s | 34,000 people | 24,171 people | 9,829 people | Guam |
| 1900s | 9,839 people | 53,217 people | 43,378 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1910s | 12,000 people | 53,545 people | 41,545 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1920s | 14,000 people | 57,376 people | 43,376 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1930s | 19,000 people | 65,923 people | 46,923 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1940s | 22,000 people | 76,707 people | 54,707 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1950s | 64,000 people | 93,539 people | 29,539 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 77,974 people | 97,082 people | 19,108 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 97,988 people | 110,112 people | 12,123 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 122,824 people | 128,094 people | 5,269 people | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 148,768 people | 147,135 people | 1,633 people | Guam |
| 2000s | 163,710 people | 164,634 people | 924.4 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 164,807 people | 174,448 people | 9,642 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 164,406 people | 178,722 people | 14,316 people | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guam or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 179,291 people against 166,522 people in Guam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guam and Saint Lucia?
- 12,769 people, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Saint Lucia?
- 83 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Saint Lucia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Guam ranks 193rd and Saint Lucia ranks 192nd 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.