Guatemala vs Somalia: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Guatemala
18.12 million
in 2023
Somalia
18.36 million
in 2023
Guatemala rank
70th
Somalia rank
69th

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Guatemala
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 18.36 million against 18.12 million in Guatemala, a difference of 233,800.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 69th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 17 and Somalia in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Somalia Difference Ahead
1000s 600,000 389,200 210,800 Guatemala
1100s 640,000 467,040 172,960 Guatemala
1200s 680,000 544,880 135,120 Guatemala
1300s 720,000 622,720 97,280 Guatemala
1400s 760,000 700,560 59,440 Guatemala
1500s 800,000 778,400 21,600 Guatemala
1600s 600,000 827,050 227,050 Somalia
1700s 699,752 875,700 175,948 Somalia
1710s 690,359 886,058 195,699 Somalia
1720s 681,092 896,416 215,324 Somalia
1730s 671,950 906,775 234,825 Somalia
1740s 662,931 917,133 254,202 Somalia
1750s 654,032 927,491 273,459 Somalia
1760s 645,253 937,850 292,597 Somalia
1770s 636,592 948,208 311,616 Somalia
1780s 628,047 958,566 330,519 Somalia
1790s 619,617 968,925 349,308 Somalia
1800s 491,115 990,855 499,740 Somalia
1810s 560,362 999,772 439,410 Somalia
1820s 619,342 1.06 million 443,634 Somalia
1830s 673,955 1.21 million 534,047 Somalia
1840s 769,301 1.37 million 605,644 Somalia
1850s 899,844 1.47 million 571,741 Somalia
1860s 1.02 million 1.47 million 446,090 Somalia
1870s 1.16 million 1.47 million 306,510 Somalia
1880s 1.31 million 1.48 million 163,093 Somalia
1890s 1.37 million 1.50 million 128,436 Somalia
1900s 1.41 million 1.54 million 127,729 Somalia
1910s 1.57 million 1.57 million 1,106 Somalia
1920s 1.74 million 1.66 million 82,861 Guatemala
1930s 2.04 million 1.82 million 223,401 Guatemala
1940s 2.64 million 2.03 million 602,815 Guatemala
1950s 3.50 million 2.50 million 997,111 Guatemala
1960s 4.65 million 3.24 million 1.40 million Guatemala
1970s 6.05 million 4.31 million 1.74 million Guatemala
1980s 7.78 million 6.58 million 1.20 million Guatemala
1990s 10.20 million 7.34 million 2.85 million Guatemala
2000s 12.95 million 10.43 million 2.52 million Guatemala
2010s 15.82 million 13.78 million 2.04 million Guatemala
2020s 17.73 million 17.52 million 211,400 Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Guatemala or Somalia?
Somalia, at 18.36 million against 18.12 million in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Guatemala and Somalia?
233,800, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Somalia?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Somalia rank globally for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Guatemala ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 69th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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