Jordan vs South Sudan: The global population hockey stick
Jordan
11.44 million people
in 2023
South Sudan
11.48 million people
in 2023
Jordan rank
85th
South Sudan rank
84th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Jordan
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 11.48 million people against 11.44 million people in Jordan, a difference of 44,200 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1600 it was South Sudan ahead.
Jordan ranks 85th and South Sudan ranks 84th of 239 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1600s | 87,000 people | 859,300 people | 772,300 people | South Sudan |
| 1700s | 69,000 people | 900,200 people | 831,200 people | South Sudan |
| 1800s | 203,719 people | 1.03 million people | 829,795 people | South Sudan |
| 1810s | 212,233 people | 1.05 million people | 837,687 people | South Sudan |
| 1820s | 228,054 people | 1.08 million people | 852,029 people | South Sudan |
| 1830s | 253,925 people | 1.13 million people | 871,706 people | South Sudan |
| 1840s | 282,773 people | 1.18 million people | 894,032 people | South Sudan |
| 1850s | 287,549 people | 1.26 million people | 969,259 people | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 262,532 people | 1.38 million people | 1.11 million people | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 250,137 people | 1.50 million people | 1.25 million people | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 251,282 people | 1.64 million people | 1.38 million people | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 252,374 people | 1.78 million people | 1.53 million people | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 265,772 people | 1.93 million people | 1.67 million people | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 235,829 people | 2.10 million people | 1.86 million people | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 210,698 people | 2.21 million people | 2.00 million people | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 236,586 people | 2.31 million people | 2.08 million people | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 321,057 people | 2.42 million people | 2.10 million people | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 612,187 people | 2.69 million people | 2.07 million people | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 1.11 million people | 3.15 million people | 2.04 million people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.87 million people | 3.79 million people | 1.92 million people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 2.75 million people | 4.70 million people | 1.96 million people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.57 million people | 5.20 million people | 626,904 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 6.15 million people | 7.51 million people | 1.35 million people | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 9.01 million people | 10.59 million people | 1.59 million people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 11.16 million people | 11.02 million people | 139,550 people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Jordan or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 11.48 million people against 11.44 million people in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Jordan and South Sudan?
- 44,200 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and South Sudan?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and South Sudan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Jordan ranks 85th and South Sudan ranks 84th 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.