Macau, China vs Suriname: The global population hockey stick
Macau, China
713,916 people
in 2023
Suriname
628,892 people
in 2023
Macau, China rank
168th
Suriname rank
171st
The global population hockey stick over time
- Macau, China
- Suriname
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 713,916 people against 628,892 people in Suriname, a difference of 85,024 people.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 84 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Suriname ahead.
Macau, China ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 171st of 239 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 17,310 people | 80,721 people | 63,411 people | Suriname |
| 1830s | 24,000 people | 83,244 people | 59,244 people | Suriname |
| 1860s | 85,000 people | 85,873 people | 873 people | Suriname |
| 1900s | 64,000 people | 88,412 people | 24,412 people | Suriname |
| 1910s | 76,000 people | 90,910 people | 14,910 people | Suriname |
| 1920s | 120,500 people | 131,032 people | 10,532 people | Suriname |
| 1930s | 170,000 people | 161,934 people | 8,066 people | Macau, China |
| 1940s | 375,000 people | 170,501 people | 204,499 people | Macau, China |
| 1950s | 193,265 people | 223,296 people | 30,031 people | Suriname |
| 1960s | 223,459 people | 314,211 people | 90,752 people | Suriname |
| 1970s | 242,606 people | 388,195 people | 145,589 people | Suriname |
| 1980s | 288,549 people | 387,529 people | 98,980 people | Suriname |
| 1990s | 393,099 people | 432,771 people | 39,672 people | Suriname |
| 2000s | 490,161 people | 513,631 people | 23,470 people | Suriname |
| 2010s | 616,778 people | 578,167 people | 38,611 people | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 698,937 people | 620,572 people | 78,365 people | Macau, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Macau, China or Suriname?
- Macau, China, at 713,916 people against 628,892 people in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Macau, China and Suriname?
- 85,024 people, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Suriname?
- 84 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Macau, China and Suriname rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Macau, China ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 171st 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.