Guatemala vs Romania: The global population hockey stick
Guatemala
18.12 million people
in 2023
Romania
19.12 million people
in 2023
Guatemala rank
70th
Romania rank
68th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Guatemala
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 19.12 million people against 18.12 million people in Guatemala, a difference of 993,700 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 70th and Romania ranks 68th of 239 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 600,000 people | 800,000 people | 200,000 people | Romania |
| 1100s | 640,000 people | 900,000 people | 260,000 people | Romania |
| 1200s | 680,000 people | 1.00 million people | 320,000 people | Romania |
| 1300s | 720,000 people | 1.50 million people | 780,000 people | Romania |
| 1400s | 760,000 people | 1.25 million people | 490,000 people | Romania |
| 1500s | 800,000 people | 2.00 million people | 1.20 million people | Romania |
| 1600s | 600,000 people | 2.00 million people | 1.40 million people | Romania |
| 1700s | 699,752 people | 2.50 million people | 1.80 million people | Romania |
| 1710s | 690,359 people | 2.99 million people | 2.30 million people | Romania |
| 1720s | 681,092 people | 3.20 million people | 2.52 million people | Romania |
| 1730s | 671,950 people | 3.43 million people | 2.76 million people | Romania |
| 1740s | 662,931 people | 3.68 million people | 3.02 million people | Romania |
| 1750s | 654,032 people | 3.94 million people | 3.29 million people | Romania |
| 1760s | 645,253 people | 4.22 million people | 3.58 million people | Romania |
| 1770s | 636,592 people | 4.52 million people | 3.89 million people | Romania |
| 1780s | 628,047 people | 4.85 million people | 4.22 million people | Romania |
| 1790s | 619,617 people | 5.19 million people | 4.57 million people | Romania |
| 1800s | 491,115 people | 5.69 million people | 5.20 million people | Romania |
| 1810s | 560,362 people | 6.13 million people | 5.57 million people | Romania |
| 1820s | 619,342 people | 6.61 million people | 5.99 million people | Romania |
| 1830s | 673,955 people | 7.12 million people | 6.45 million people | Romania |
| 1840s | 769,301 people | 7.68 million people | 6.91 million people | Romania |
| 1850s | 899,844 people | 8.25 million people | 7.35 million people | Romania |
| 1860s | 1.02 million people | 8.84 million people | 7.82 million people | Romania |
| 1870s | 1.16 million people | 9.43 million people | 8.27 million people | Romania |
| 1880s | 1.31 million people | 10.03 million people | 8.71 million people | Romania |
| 1890s | 1.37 million people | 10.65 million people | 9.28 million people | Romania |
| 1900s | 1.41 million people | 11.38 million people | 9.97 million people | Romania |
| 1910s | 1.57 million people | 12.07 million people | 10.50 million people | Romania |
| 1920s | 1.74 million people | 13.13 million people | 11.39 million people | Romania |
| 1930s | 2.04 million people | 14.90 million people | 12.86 million people | Romania |
| 1940s | 2.64 million people | 16.07 million people | 13.43 million people | Romania |
| 1950s | 3.50 million people | 17.35 million people | 13.85 million people | Romania |
| 1960s | 4.65 million people | 18.80 million people | 14.16 million people | Romania |
| 1970s | 6.05 million people | 21.10 million people | 15.05 million people | Romania |
| 1980s | 7.78 million people | 22.55 million people | 14.77 million people | Romania |
| 1990s | 10.20 million people | 22.65 million people | 12.45 million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 12.95 million people | 21.31 million people | 8.36 million people | Romania |
| 2010s | 15.82 million people | 19.93 million people | 4.11 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 17.73 million people | 19.23 million people | 1.50 million people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guatemala or Romania?
- Romania, at 19.12 million people against 18.12 million people in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guatemala and Romania?
- 993,700 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Romania?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Guatemala and Romania rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Guatemala ranks 70th and Romania ranks 68th 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.