Guinea vs Zimbabwe: The global population hockey stick
Guinea
14.41 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
16.34 million people
in 2023
Guinea rank
76th
Zimbabwe rank
75th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Guinea
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 16.34 million people against 14.41 million people in Guinea, a difference of 1.94 million people.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 75th of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 30 and Zimbabwe in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 546,408 people | 170,000 people | 376,408 people | Guinea |
| 1100s | 624,466 people | 170,000 people | 454,466 people | Guinea |
| 1200s | 713,676 people | 170,000 people | 543,676 people | Guinea |
| 1300s | 815,629 people | 170,000 people | 645,629 people | Guinea |
| 1400s | 932,148 people | 170,000 people | 762,148 people | Guinea |
| 1500s | 1.07 million people | 340,000 people | 725,310 people | Guinea |
| 1600s | 1.22 million people | 368,900 people | 848,600 people | Guinea |
| 1700s | 1.39 million people | 397,800 people | 993,630 people | Guinea |
| 1710s | 1.40 million people | 404,601 people | 998,049 people | Guinea |
| 1720s | 1.41 million people | 412,333 people | 1.00 million people | Guinea |
| 1730s | 1.43 million people | 420,561 people | 1.01 million people | Guinea |
| 1740s | 1.44 million people | 429,343 people | 1.01 million people | Guinea |
| 1750s | 1.45 million people | 438,745 people | 1.02 million people | Guinea |
| 1760s | 1.47 million people | 448,844 people | 1.02 million people | Guinea |
| 1770s | 1.48 million people | 459,732 people | 1.02 million people | Guinea |
| 1780s | 1.50 million people | 471,520 people | 1.03 million people | Guinea |
| 1790s | 1.52 million people | 484,341 people | 1.03 million people | Guinea |
| 1800s | 983,959 people | 1.09 million people | 101,851 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1810s | 983,988 people | 1.09 million people | 101,471 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1820s | 990,668 people | 1.01 million people | 18,261 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1830s | 1.01 million people | 858,333 people | 147,001 people | Guinea |
| 1840s | 1.02 million people | 729,529 people | 290,882 people | Guinea |
| 1850s | 1.06 million people | 698,676 people | 363,713 people | Guinea |
| 1860s | 1.14 million people | 771,918 people | 372,742 people | Guinea |
| 1870s | 1.25 million people | 854,563 people | 390,784 people | Guinea |
| 1880s | 1.36 million people | 946,054 people | 415,489 people | Guinea |
| 1890s | 1.47 million people | 1.05 million people | 427,131 people | Guinea |
| 1900s | 1.59 million people | 1.19 million people | 400,228 people | Guinea |
| 1910s | 1.75 million people | 1.40 million people | 347,818 people | Guinea |
| 1920s | 1.98 million people | 1.68 million people | 306,903 people | Guinea |
| 1930s | 2.31 million people | 2.06 million people | 258,561 people | Guinea |
| 1940s | 2.71 million people | 2.50 million people | 210,157 people | Guinea |
| 1950s | 3.25 million people | 3.22 million people | 21,650 people | Guinea |
| 1960s | 3.86 million people | 4.41 million people | 542,508 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 4.62 million people | 5.98 million people | 1.36 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 5.58 million people | 8.52 million people | 2.94 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 7.41 million people | 10.99 million people | 3.57 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 9.20 million people | 12.46 million people | 3.26 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 11.66 million people | 14.31 million people | 2.65 million people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 13.89 million people | 15.93 million people | 2.05 million people | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guinea or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 16.34 million people against 14.41 million people in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 1.94 million people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Zimbabwe?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Guinea ranks 76th and Zimbabwe ranks 75th 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.