Liberia vs Palestine, State of: The global population hockey stick
Liberia
5.49 million people
in 2023
Palestine, State of
5.41 million people
in 2023
Liberia rank
121st
Palestine, State of rank
122nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Liberia
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 5.49 million people against 5.41 million people in Palestine, State of, a difference of 83,840 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 121st and Palestine, State of ranks 122nd of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 20 and Palestine, State of in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 313,542 people | 165,944 people | 147,598 people | Liberia |
| 1810s | 313,552 people | 165,944 people | 147,608 people | Liberia |
| 1820s | 316,014 people | 165,944 people | 150,070 people | Liberia |
| 1830s | 321,430 people | 165,944 people | 155,486 people | Liberia |
| 1840s | 327,005 people | 167,034 people | 159,971 people | Liberia |
| 1850s | 340,142 people | 174,442 people | 165,700 people | Liberia |
| 1860s | 364,776 people | 190,647 people | 174,129 people | Liberia |
| 1870s | 395,072 people | 211,956 people | 183,116 people | Liberia |
| 1880s | 430,071 people | 238,817 people | 191,254 people | Liberia |
| 1890s | 468,099 people | 271,237 people | 196,862 people | Liberia |
| 1900s | 509,366 people | 311,489 people | 197,877 people | Liberia |
| 1910s | 551,477 people | 347,932 people | 203,545 people | Liberia |
| 1920s | 612,746 people | 398,274 people | 214,472 people | Liberia |
| 1930s | 707,429 people | 575,470 people | 131,959 people | Liberia |
| 1940s | 828,354 people | 828,966 people | 613 people | Palestine, State of |
| 1950s | 1.01 million people | 994,231 people | 15,548 people | Liberia |
| 1960s | 1.28 million people | 1.12 million people | 158,171 people | Liberia |
| 1970s | 1.66 million people | 1.26 million people | 394,377 people | Liberia |
| 1980s | 2.21 million people | 1.73 million people | 483,829 people | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2.29 million people | 2.59 million people | 304,506 people | Palestine, State of |
| 2000s | 3.35 million people | 3.53 million people | 173,961 people | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 4.59 million people | 4.48 million people | 115,540 people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 5.32 million people | 5.24 million people | 76,410 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Liberia or Palestine, State of?
- Liberia, at 5.49 million people against 5.41 million people in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Liberia and Palestine, State of?
- 83,840 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Palestine, State of?
- 224 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Palestine, State of rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Liberia ranks 121st and Palestine, State of ranks 122nd 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.