Guyana vs Macau, China: The global population hockey stick
Guyana
826,357 people
in 2023
Macau, China
713,916 people
in 2023
Guyana rank
165th
Macau, China rank
168th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Guyana
- Macau, China
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 826,357 people against 713,916 people in Macau, China, a difference of 112,441 people.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Macau, China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 165th and Macau, China ranks 168th of 239 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 15 and Macau, China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 166,034 people | 17,310 people | 148,724 people | Guyana |
| 1830s | 106,806 people | 24,000 people | 82,806 people | Guyana |
| 1860s | 148,488 people | 85,000 people | 63,488 people | Guyana |
| 1900s | 297,513 people | 64,000 people | 233,513 people | Guyana |
| 1910s | 296,177 people | 76,000 people | 220,177 people | Guyana |
| 1920s | 297,708 people | 120,500 people | 177,208 people | Guyana |
| 1930s | 326,029 people | 170,000 people | 156,029 people | Guyana |
| 1940s | 339,001 people | 375,000 people | 35,999 people | Macau, China |
| 1950s | 480,257 people | 193,265 people | 286,992 people | Guyana |
| 1960s | 629,003 people | 223,459 people | 405,544 people | Guyana |
| 1970s | 739,621 people | 242,606 people | 497,016 people | Guyana |
| 1980s | 769,583 people | 288,549 people | 481,034 people | Guyana |
| 1990s | 756,574 people | 393,099 people | 363,475 people | Guyana |
| 2000s | 760,199 people | 490,161 people | 270,038 people | Guyana |
| 2010s | 763,602 people | 616,778 people | 146,824 people | Guyana |
| 2020s | 817,741 people | 698,937 people | 118,804 people | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Guyana or Macau, China?
- Guyana, at 826,357 people against 713,916 people in Macau, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Guyana and Macau, China?
- 112,441 people, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Macau, China?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Macau, China rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Guyana ranks 165th and Macau, China ranks 168th 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.