Guinea vs Rwanda: The global population hockey stick
Guinea
14.41 million people
in 2023
Rwanda
13.95 million people
in 2023
Guinea rank
76th
Rwanda rank
78th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 14.41 million people against 13.95 million people in Rwanda, a difference of 451,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 76th and Rwanda ranks 78th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 31 and Rwanda in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 546,408 people | 288,000 people | 258,408 people | Guinea |
| 1100s | 624,466 people | 350,400 people | 274,066 people | Guinea |
| 1200s | 713,676 people | 412,800 people | 300,876 people | Guinea |
| 1300s | 815,629 people | 475,200 people | 340,429 people | Guinea |
| 1400s | 932,148 people | 537,600 people | 394,548 people | Guinea |
| 1500s | 1.07 million people | 600,000 people | 465,310 people | Guinea |
| 1600s | 1.22 million people | 660,000 people | 557,500 people | Guinea |
| 1700s | 1.39 million people | 720,000 people | 671,430 people | Guinea |
| 1710s | 1.40 million people | 736,737 people | 665,913 people | Guinea |
| 1720s | 1.41 million people | 745,120 people | 669,320 people | Guinea |
| 1730s | 1.43 million people | 753,971 people | 672,869 people | Guinea |
| 1740s | 1.44 million people | 763,339 people | 676,591 people | Guinea |
| 1750s | 1.45 million people | 773,281 people | 680,499 people | Guinea |
| 1760s | 1.47 million people | 783,864 people | 684,596 people | Guinea |
| 1770s | 1.48 million people | 795,163 people | 688,927 people | Guinea |
| 1780s | 1.50 million people | 807,272 people | 693,488 people | Guinea |
| 1790s | 1.52 million people | 820,301 people | 698,329 people | Guinea |
| 1800s | 983,959 people | 928,368 people | 55,591 people | Guinea |
| 1810s | 983,988 people | 928,674 people | 55,315 people | Guinea |
| 1820s | 990,668 people | 1.00 million people | 11,027 people | Rwanda |
| 1830s | 1.01 million people | 1.18 million people | 172,572 people | Rwanda |
| 1840s | 1.02 million people | 1.39 million people | 365,894 people | Rwanda |
| 1850s | 1.06 million people | 1.52 million people | 456,487 people | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 1.14 million people | 1.53 million people | 388,857 people | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 1.25 million people | 1.55 million people | 301,175 people | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 1.36 million people | 1.58 million people | 219,208 people | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 1.47 million people | 1.57 million people | 94,305 people | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 1.59 million people | 1.46 million people | 131,440 people | Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.75 million people | 1.37 million people | 375,292 people | Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.98 million people | 1.44 million people | 545,407 people | Guinea |
| 1930s | 2.31 million people | 1.66 million people | 654,897 people | Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.71 million people | 1.94 million people | 766,613 people | Guinea |
| 1950s | 3.25 million people | 2.53 million people | 712,949 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 3.86 million people | 3.41 million people | 455,461 people | Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.62 million people | 4.56 million people | 58,305 people | Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.58 million people | 6.24 million people | 654,445 people | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 7.41 million people | 7.37 million people | 39,419 people | Guinea |
| 2000s | 9.20 million people | 9.01 million people | 189,471 people | Guinea |
| 2010s | 11.66 million people | 11.52 million people | 139,950 people | Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.89 million people | 13.51 million people | 378,925 people | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guinea or Rwanda?
- Guinea, at 14.41 million people against 13.95 million people in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guinea and Rwanda?
- 451,000 people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Rwanda?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Guinea ranks 76th and Rwanda ranks 78th 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.