Mauritius vs Timor-Leste: The global population hockey stick
Mauritius
1.27 million people
in 2023
Timor-Leste
1.38 million people
in 2023
Mauritius rank
159th
Timor-Leste rank
156th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Mauritius
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 1.38 million people against 1.27 million people in Mauritius, a difference of 110,700 people.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Mauritius ranks 159th and Timor-Leste ranks 156th of 239 countries.
Across the 33 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 17 and Timor-Leste in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 401 people | 160,263 people | 159,862 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1710s | 602 people | 163,231 people | 162,629 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1720s | 903 people | 166,254 people | 165,351 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1730s | 1,355 people | 169,332 people | 167,977 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1740s | 2,032 people | 172,468 people | 170,436 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1750s | 3,048 people | 175,662 people | 172,614 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1760s | 4,573 people | 178,915 people | 174,342 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1770s | 6,859 people | 182,228 people | 175,369 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1780s | 10,289 people | 185,603 people | 175,314 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1790s | 15,434 people | 189,040 people | 173,606 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1800s | 67,113 people | 137,262 people | 70,149 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1810s | 82,305 people | 137,298 people | 54,993 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1820s | 90,214 people | 145,896 people | 55,682 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1830s | 102,733 people | 166,224 people | 63,491 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1840s | 142,787 people | 189,571 people | 46,784 people | Timor-Leste |
| 1850s | 239,017 people | 215,132 people | 23,885 people | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 328,760 people | 242,715 people | 86,045 people | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 353,406 people | 273,761 people | 79,645 people | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 379,650 people | 298,864 people | 80,786 people | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 390,448 people | 317,194 people | 73,254 people | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 393,979 people | 339,422 people | 54,556 people | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 400,528 people | 359,377 people | 41,151 people | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 414,122 people | 399,739 people | 14,383 people | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 436,806 people | 428,670 people | 8,135 people | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 482,263 people | 415,199 people | 67,064 people | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 593,790 people | 435,882 people | 157,908 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 745,366 people | 504,008 people | 241,358 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 882,878 people | 595,434 people | 287,443 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1.02 million people | 694,199 people | 322,781 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 1.15 million people | 845,877 people | 304,747 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.25 million people | 930,350 people | 320,906 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.29 million people | 1.19 million people | 95,854 people | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 1.28 million people | 1.36 million people | 79,300 people | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Mauritius or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 1.38 million people against 1.27 million people in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Mauritius and Timor-Leste?
- 110,700 people, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Timor-Leste?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Timor-Leste rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Mauritius ranks 159th and Timor-Leste ranks 156th 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.