Madagascar vs Nepal: The global population hockey stick
Madagascar
31.20 million people
in 2023
Nepal
29.69 million people
in 2023
Madagascar rank
50th
Nepal rank
52nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Madagascar
- Nepal
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 31.20 million people against 29.69 million people in Nepal, a difference of 1.50 million people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nepal ahead.
Madagascar ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 52nd of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 200,000 people | 1.50 million people | 1.30 million people | Nepal |
| 1100s | 283,333 people | 1.60 million people | 1.32 million people | Nepal |
| 1200s | 366,666 people | 1.70 million people | 1.33 million people | Nepal |
| 1300s | 450,000 people | 1.80 million people | 1.35 million people | Nepal |
| 1400s | 533,333 people | 1.90 million people | 1.37 million people | Nepal |
| 1500s | 700,000 people | 2.00 million people | 1.30 million people | Nepal |
| 1600s | 850,000 people | 2.50 million people | 1.65 million people | Nepal |
| 1700s | 1.00 million people | 3.00 million people | 2.00 million people | Nepal |
| 1710s | 1.02 million people | 3.07 million people | 2.05 million people | Nepal |
| 1720s | 1.03 million people | 3.15 million people | 2.11 million people | Nepal |
| 1730s | 1.05 million people | 3.22 million people | 2.17 million people | Nepal |
| 1740s | 1.07 million people | 3.29 million people | 2.23 million people | Nepal |
| 1750s | 1.08 million people | 3.37 million people | 2.28 million people | Nepal |
| 1760s | 1.10 million people | 3.44 million people | 2.34 million people | Nepal |
| 1770s | 1.12 million people | 3.51 million people | 2.39 million people | Nepal |
| 1780s | 1.14 million people | 3.59 million people | 2.44 million people | Nepal |
| 1790s | 1.17 million people | 3.66 million people | 2.49 million people | Nepal |
| 1800s | 1.54 million people | 3.97 million people | 2.43 million people | Nepal |
| 1810s | 1.63 million people | 3.91 million people | 2.28 million people | Nepal |
| 1820s | 1.80 million people | 3.95 million people | 2.15 million people | Nepal |
| 1830s | 2.09 million people | 4.10 million people | 2.01 million people | Nepal |
| 1840s | 2.43 million people | 4.26 million people | 1.84 million people | Nepal |
| 1850s | 2.65 million people | 4.41 million people | 1.76 million people | Nepal |
| 1860s | 2.71 million people | 4.55 million people | 1.85 million people | Nepal |
| 1870s | 2.77 million people | 4.72 million people | 1.95 million people | Nepal |
| 1880s | 2.85 million people | 4.93 million people | 2.08 million people | Nepal |
| 1890s | 2.79 million people | 5.07 million people | 2.28 million people | Nepal |
| 1900s | 2.61 million people | 5.24 million people | 2.63 million people | Nepal |
| 1910s | 2.51 million people | 5.38 million people | 2.87 million people | Nepal |
| 1920s | 2.65 million people | 5.35 million people | 2.70 million people | Nepal |
| 1930s | 3.06 million people | 5.35 million people | 2.29 million people | Nepal |
| 1940s | 3.58 million people | 6.70 million people | 3.12 million people | Nepal |
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 9.17 million people | 4.72 million people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 5.77 million people | 11.09 million people | 5.33 million people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 7.66 million people | 13.76 million people | 6.10 million people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 10.31 million people | 17.28 million people | 6.97 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 13.91 million people | 21.91 million people | 7.99 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 18.95 million people | 26.04 million people | 7.09 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 25.14 million people | 27.79 million people | 2.65 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 30.07 million people | 29.46 million people | 606,575 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Madagascar or Nepal?
- Madagascar, at 31.20 million people against 29.69 million people in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Madagascar and Nepal?
- 1.50 million people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nepal?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Nepal rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Madagascar ranks 50th and Nepal ranks 52nd 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.