Myanmar vs Sudan: The global population hockey stick
Myanmar
54.13 million people
in 2023
Sudan
50.04 million people
in 2023
Myanmar rank
28th
Sudan rank
31st
The global population hockey stick over time
- Myanmar
- Sudan
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 54.13 million people against 50.04 million people in Sudan, a difference of 4.09 million people.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sudan ahead.
Myanmar ranks 28th and Sudan ranks 31st of 239 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 26 and Sudan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.00 million people | 3.00 million people | 1.00 million people | Sudan |
| 1100s | 2.50 million people | 3.10 million people | 600,000 people | Sudan |
| 1200s | 3.00 million people | 3.20 million people | 200,000 people | Sudan |
| 1300s | 2.90 million people | 3.47 million people | 566,670 people | Sudan |
| 1400s | 3.45 million people | 3.73 million people | 283,330 people | Sudan |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 4.00 million people | 0 people | — |
| 1600s | 4.50 million people | 4.30 million people | 200,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1700s | 5.00 million people | 4.60 million people | 400,000 people | Myanmar |
| 1710s | 5.10 million people | 4.20 million people | 902,150 people | Myanmar |
| 1720s | 5.20 million people | 4.23 million people | 971,500 people | Myanmar |
| 1730s | 5.30 million people | 4.26 million people | 1.04 million people | Myanmar |
| 1740s | 5.40 million people | 4.29 million people | 1.11 million people | Myanmar |
| 1750s | 5.50 million people | 4.33 million people | 1.17 million people | Myanmar |
| 1760s | 5.60 million people | 4.37 million people | 1.23 million people | Myanmar |
| 1770s | 5.70 million people | 4.41 million people | 1.29 million people | Myanmar |
| 1780s | 5.80 million people | 4.45 million people | 1.35 million people | Myanmar |
| 1790s | 5.90 million people | 4.50 million people | 1.40 million people | Myanmar |
| 1800s | 5.33 million people | 4.02 million people | 1.31 million people | Myanmar |
| 1810s | 4.08 million people | 4.08 million people | 363 people | Sudan |
| 1820s | 3.58 million people | 4.20 million people | 623,202 people | Sudan |
| 1830s | 3.71 million people | 4.38 million people | 670,051 people | Sudan |
| 1840s | 3.85 million people | 4.58 million people | 724,589 people | Sudan |
| 1850s | 3.98 million people | 4.73 million people | 755,769 people | Sudan |
| 1860s | 4.07 million people | 4.83 million people | 755,352 people | Sudan |
| 1870s | 3.88 million people | 4.92 million people | 1.04 million people | Sudan |
| 1880s | 5.01 million people | 5.02 million people | 13,378 people | Sudan |
| 1890s | 8.09 million people | 5.11 million people | 2.98 million people | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 10.13 million people | 5.21 million people | 4.93 million people | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 11.37 million people | 5.30 million people | 6.07 million people | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 12.49 million people | 5.50 million people | 6.99 million people | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 14.04 million people | 5.75 million people | 8.29 million people | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 16.25 million people | 6.01 million people | 10.24 million people | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 19.41 million people | 7.11 million people | 12.31 million people | Myanmar |
| 1960s | 24.07 million people | 9.75 million people | 14.32 million people | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 29.89 million people | 13.87 million people | 16.02 million people | Myanmar |
| 1980s | 36.24 million people | 19.56 million people | 16.68 million people | Myanmar |
| 1990s | 42.32 million people | 24.42 million people | 17.90 million people | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 47.14 million people | 31.02 million people | 16.12 million people | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 50.86 million people | 39.89 million people | 10.98 million people | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 53.57 million people | 48.57 million people | 5.00 million people | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Myanmar or Sudan?
- Myanmar, at 54.13 million people against 50.04 million people in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Myanmar and Sudan?
- 4.09 million people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sudan?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Sudan rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Myanmar ranks 28th and Sudan ranks 31st 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.