Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Iceland or Vanuatu?

Iceland, at 387,559 people against 320,422 people in Vanuatu as of 2023.

What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Iceland and Vanuatu?

67,137 people, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Vanuatu?

241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.

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.

Iceland vs Vanuatu: The global population hockey stick

Iceland

387,559 people

in 2023

Vanuatu

320,422 people

in 2023

Iceland rank

179th

Vanuatu rank

182nd

The global population hockey stick over time

Iceland
Vanuatu

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 387,559 people against 320,422 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 67,137 people.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

Across all 241 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 182nd of 239 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1000s	50,000 people	924 people	49,076 people	Iceland
1100s	70,000 people	1,386 people	68,614 people	Iceland
1200s	70,000 people	2,079 people	67,921 people	Iceland
1300s	70,000 people	3,119 people	66,881 people	Iceland
1400s	60,000 people	4,679 people	55,321 people	Iceland
1500s	60,000 people	7,018 people	52,982 people	Iceland
1600s	50,000 people	10,528 people	39,472 people	Iceland
1700s	49,538 people	15,792 people	33,746 people	Iceland
1710s	50,548 people	16,623 people	33,925 people	Iceland
1720s	51,580 people	17,498 people	34,082 people	Iceland
1730s	52,633 people	18,419 people	34,214 people	Iceland
1740s	53,707 people	19,388 people	34,319 people	Iceland
1750s	54,803 people	20,409 people	34,394 people	Iceland
1760s	55,921 people	21,483 people	34,438 people	Iceland
1770s	57,063 people	22,614 people	34,449 people	Iceland
1780s	58,227 people	23,804 people	34,423 people	Iceland
1790s	59,416 people	25,057 people	34,359 people	Iceland
1800s	61,428 people	27,791 people	33,637 people	Iceland
1810s	61,423 people	27,796 people	33,627 people	Iceland
1820s	60,388 people	29,077 people	31,312 people	Iceland
1830s	58,197 people	32,040 people	26,157 people	Iceland
1840s	57,939 people	35,331 people	22,608 people	Iceland
1850s	62,538 people	38,906 people	23,632 people	Iceland
1860s	68,223 people	42,771 people	25,452 people	Iceland
1870s	70,757 people	47,020 people	23,737 people	Iceland
1880s	71,363 people	51,691 people	19,673 people	Iceland
1890s	73,931 people	56,825 people	17,106 people	Iceland
1900s	82,104 people	62,441 people	19,663 people	Iceland
1910s	91,988 people	62,453 people	29,535 people	Iceland
1920s	102,370 people	58,808 people	43,562 people	Iceland
1930s	113,774 people	54,174 people	59,600 people	Iceland
1940s	130,051 people	49,965 people	80,086 people	Iceland
1950s	156,502 people	56,464 people	100,039 people	Iceland
1960s	190,329 people	73,634 people	116,696 people	Iceland
1970s	215,694 people	99,176 people	116,518 people	Iceland
1980s	240,230 people	129,264 people	110,967 people	Iceland
1990s	266,282 people	165,140 people	101,142 people	Iceland
2000s	298,428 people	208,734 people	89,694 people	Iceland
2010s	333,320 people	263,937 people	69,383 people	Iceland
2020s	376,800 people	309,558 people	67,242 people	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Iceland or Vanuatu?: Iceland, at 387,559 people against 320,422 people in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Iceland and Vanuatu?: 67,137 people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Vanuatu?: 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Vanuatu rank globally for the global population hockey stick?: Iceland ranks 179th and Vanuatu ranks 182nd 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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Indicator: The global population hockey stick
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.