Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Switzerland: The global population hockey stick
Lao People's Democratic Republic
7.67 million people
in 2023
Switzerland
8.87 million people
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
104th
Switzerland rank
101st
The global population hockey stick over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 8.87 million people against 7.67 million people in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.21 million people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 101st of 239 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 242,857 people | 300,000 people | 57,143 people | Switzerland |
| 1100s | 274,285 people | 400,000 people | 125,715 people | Switzerland |
| 1200s | 305,714 people | 500,000 people | 194,286 people | Switzerland |
| 1300s | 337,142 people | 800,000 people | 462,858 people | Switzerland |
| 1400s | 368,571 people | 600,000 people | 231,429 people | Switzerland |
| 1500s | 400,000 people | 800,000 people | 400,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1600s | 500,000 people | 1.00 million people | 500,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1700s | 600,000 people | 1.25 million people | 650,250 people | Switzerland |
| 1710s | 610,000 people | 1.29 million people | 675,870 people | Switzerland |
| 1720s | 620,000 people | 1.32 million people | 702,510 people | Switzerland |
| 1730s | 630,000 people | 1.36 million people | 730,190 people | Switzerland |
| 1740s | 640,000 people | 1.40 million people | 758,940 people | Switzerland |
| 1750s | 650,000 people | 1.44 million people | 788,790 people | Switzerland |
| 1760s | 660,000 people | 1.48 million people | 819,780 people | Switzerland |
| 1770s | 670,000 people | 1.52 million people | 851,940 people | Switzerland |
| 1780s | 680,000 people | 1.57 million people | 885,300 people | Switzerland |
| 1790s | 690,000 people | 1.61 million people | 919,900 people | Switzerland |
| 1800s | 470,000 people | 1.80 million people | 1.33 million people | Switzerland |
| 1810s | 470,090 people | 1.92 million people | 1.45 million people | Switzerland |
| 1820s | 491,063 people | 2.04 million people | 1.55 million people | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 539,503 people | 2.15 million people | 1.61 million people | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 593,149 people | 2.29 million people | 1.70 million people | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 648,315 people | 2.44 million people | 1.79 million people | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 703,822 people | 2.57 million people | 1.87 million people | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 813,442 people | 2.73 million people | 1.92 million people | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 1.01 million people | 2.89 million people | 1.88 million people | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 1.25 million people | 3.10 million people | 1.85 million people | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 1.34 million people | 3.49 million people | 2.14 million people | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 1.17 million people | 3.79 million people | 2.62 million people | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 961,814 people | 3.95 million people | 2.98 million people | Switzerland |
| 1930s | 893,751 people | 4.12 million people | 3.23 million people | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1.25 million people | 4.43 million people | 3.17 million people | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1.87 million people | 4.97 million people | 3.10 million people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 2.36 million people | 5.78 million people | 3.42 million people | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.96 million people | 6.28 million people | 3.32 million people | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.71 million people | 6.47 million people | 2.76 million people | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 4.85 million people | 6.98 million people | 2.13 million people | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 5.83 million people | 7.42 million people | 1.59 million people | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 6.77 million people | 8.22 million people | 1.45 million people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 7.51 million people | 8.75 million people | 1.25 million people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 8.87 million people against 7.67 million people in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Switzerland?
- 1.21 million people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Switzerland?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Switzerland rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 101st 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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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.