Netherlands Antilles vs Sao Tome and Principe: The global population hockey stick
Netherlands Antilles
198,009 people
in 2010
Sao Tome and Principe
230,882 people
in 2023
Netherlands Antilles rank
190th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Netherlands Antilles
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 230,882 people against 198,009 people in Netherlands Antilles, a difference of 32,873 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands Antilles's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 93 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Netherlands Antilles ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 239 countries.
Across the 39 decades both report, Netherlands Antilles averaged higher in 18 and Sao Tome and Principe in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands Antilles | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 60 people | 1,345 people | 1,285 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1100s | 121 people | 1,681 people | 1,560 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1200s | 242 people | 2,101 people | 1,859 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1300s | 484 people | 2,627 people | 2,143 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1400s | 969 people | 3,283 people | 2,314 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1500s | 1,939 people | 4,104 people | 2,165 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1600s | 3,878 people | 5,131 people | 1,253 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1700s | 7,757 people | 6,413 people | 1,344 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1710s | 8,393 people | 6,973 people | 1,420 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1720s | 9,081 people | 7,592 people | 1,489 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1730s | 9,825 people | 8,274 people | 1,551 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1740s | 10,631 people | 9,029 people | 1,602 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1750s | 11,502 people | 9,863 people | 1,639 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1760s | 12,445 people | 10,786 people | 1,659 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1770s | 13,465 people | 11,806 people | 1,659 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1780s | 14,569 people | 12,936 people | 1,633 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1790s | 15,763 people | 14,186 people | 1,577 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1800s | 17,055 people | 22,731 people | 5,676 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 18,453 people | 22,731 people | 4,278 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 19,068 people | 22,828 people | 3,760 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 19,704 people | 24,396 people | 4,692 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 20,361 people | 26,182 people | 5,821 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 21,040 people | 28,098 people | 7,058 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 25,266 people | 30,227 people | 4,961 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 27,500 people | 32,516 people | 5,016 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 32,100 people | 34,979 people | 2,879 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 35,071 people | 37,628 people | 2,557 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 38,500 people | 41,279 people | 2,779 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 41,580 people | 58,302 people | 16,722 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 42,875 people | 57,306 people | 14,431 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 51,846 people | 60,764 people | 8,918 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 73,986 people | 61,831 people | 12,155 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1950s | 120,064 people | 64,227 people | 55,837 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1960s | 143,450 people | 71,596 people | 71,854 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1970s | 163,397 people | 86,260 people | 77,137 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1980s | 178,773 people | 108,324 people | 70,449 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 1990s | 186,462 people | 133,409 people | 53,053 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2000s | 184,431 people | 160,058 people | 24,373 people | Netherlands Antilles |
| 2010s | 198,009 people | 181,810 people | 16,199 people | Netherlands Antilles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Netherlands Antilles or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 230,882 people against 198,009 people in Netherlands Antilles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Netherlands Antilles and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 32,873 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands Antilles and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 93 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2010.
- How do Netherlands Antilles and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Netherlands Antilles ranks 190th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th 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.