Guinea-Bissau vs Slovenia: The global population hockey stick
Guinea-Bissau
2.15 million people
in 2023
Slovenia
2.12 million people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
149th
Slovenia rank
150th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Slovenia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2.15 million people against 2.12 million people in Slovenia, a difference of 34,950 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Slovenia ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th and Slovenia ranks 150th of 239 countries.
Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 42,620 people | 192,267 people | 149,647 people | Slovenia |
| 1100s | 48,709 people | 199,388 people | 150,679 people | Slovenia |
| 1200s | 55,667 people | 206,773 people | 151,106 people | Slovenia |
| 1300s | 63,620 people | 214,431 people | 150,811 people | Slovenia |
| 1400s | 72,708 people | 222,373 people | 149,665 people | Slovenia |
| 1500s | 83,095 people | 230,609 people | 147,514 people | Slovenia |
| 1600s | 94,966 people | 239,150 people | 144,184 people | Slovenia |
| 1700s | 108,533 people | 248,008 people | 139,475 people | Slovenia |
| 1710s | 110,208 people | 258,131 people | 147,923 people | Slovenia |
| 1720s | 111,981 people | 268,667 people | 156,686 people | Slovenia |
| 1730s | 113,862 people | 279,633 people | 165,771 people | Slovenia |
| 1740s | 115,864 people | 291,046 people | 175,182 people | Slovenia |
| 1750s | 117,999 people | 302,926 people | 184,927 people | Slovenia |
| 1760s | 120,284 people | 315,290 people | 195,006 people | Slovenia |
| 1770s | 122,739 people | 328,159 people | 205,420 people | Slovenia |
| 1780s | 125,386 people | 341,553 people | 216,167 people | Slovenia |
| 1790s | 128,253 people | 355,494 people | 227,241 people | Slovenia |
| 1800s | 218,167 people | 469,664 people | 251,497 people | Slovenia |
| 1810s | 218,162 people | 469,747 people | 251,585 people | Slovenia |
| 1820s | 216,982 people | 489,079 people | 272,097 people | Slovenia |
| 1830s | 214,433 people | 533,525 people | 319,093 people | Slovenia |
| 1840s | 211,911 people | 582,400 people | 370,490 people | Slovenia |
| 1850s | 214,623 people | 635,151 people | 420,529 people | Slovenia |
| 1860s | 224,790 people | 691,899 people | 467,108 people | Slovenia |
| 1870s | 240,008 people | 753,714 people | 513,706 people | Slovenia |
| 1880s | 260,325 people | 821,048 people | 560,723 people | Slovenia |
| 1890s | 282,388 people | 894,393 people | 612,006 people | Slovenia |
| 1900s | 306,273 people | 974,286 people | 668,013 people | Slovenia |
| 1910s | 330,565 people | 1.06 million people | 730,815 people | Slovenia |
| 1920s | 366,971 people | 1.16 million people | 790,975 people | Slovenia |
| 1930s | 423,676 people | 1.26 million people | 840,347 people | Slovenia |
| 1940s | 495,929 people | 1.38 million people | 883,806 people | Slovenia |
| 1950s | 561,418 people | 1.52 million people | 960,396 people | Slovenia |
| 1960s | 580,338 people | 1.67 million people | 1.09 million people | Slovenia |
| 1970s | 666,196 people | 1.81 million people | 1.14 million people | Slovenia |
| 1980s | 891,734 people | 1.95 million people | 1.06 million people | Slovenia |
| 1990s | 1.10 million people | 1.99 million people | 892,249 people | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 1.37 million people | 2.00 million people | 631,295 people | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 1.76 million people | 2.06 million people | 294,998 people | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 2.08 million people | 2.11 million people | 29,640 people | Slovenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guinea-Bissau or Slovenia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 2.15 million people against 2.12 million people in Slovenia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guinea-Bissau and Slovenia?
- 34,950 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Slovenia?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Slovenia rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th and Slovenia ranks 150th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – 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.