New Caledonia vs Sao Tome and Principe: The global population hockey stick
New Caledonia
289,879 people
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
230,882 people
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
185th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
188th
The global population hockey stick over time
- New Caledonia
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 289,879 people against 230,882 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 58,997 people.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 106 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.
New Caledonia ranks 185th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 188th of 239 countries.
New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Caledonia | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 10,265 people | 1,345 people | 8,920 people | New Caledonia |
| 1100s | 11,406 people | 1,681 people | 9,725 people | New Caledonia |
| 1200s | 12,673 people | 2,101 people | 10,572 people | New Caledonia |
| 1300s | 14,082 people | 2,627 people | 11,455 people | New Caledonia |
| 1400s | 15,646 people | 3,283 people | 12,363 people | New Caledonia |
| 1500s | 17,385 people | 4,104 people | 13,281 people | New Caledonia |
| 1600s | 19,317 people | 5,131 people | 14,186 people | New Caledonia |
| 1700s | 21,463 people | 6,413 people | 15,050 people | New Caledonia |
| 1710s | 22,593 people | 6,973 people | 15,620 people | New Caledonia |
| 1720s | 23,782 people | 7,592 people | 16,190 people | New Caledonia |
| 1730s | 25,033 people | 8,274 people | 16,759 people | New Caledonia |
| 1740s | 26,351 people | 9,029 people | 17,322 people | New Caledonia |
| 1750s | 27,738 people | 9,863 people | 17,875 people | New Caledonia |
| 1760s | 29,198 people | 10,786 people | 18,412 people | New Caledonia |
| 1770s | 30,735 people | 11,806 people | 18,929 people | New Caledonia |
| 1780s | 32,352 people | 12,936 people | 19,416 people | New Caledonia |
| 1790s | 34,055 people | 14,186 people | 19,869 people | New Caledonia |
| 1800s | 35,847 people | 22,731 people | 13,116 people | New Caledonia |
| 1810s | 37,734 people | 22,731 people | 15,003 people | New Caledonia |
| 1820s | 39,830 people | 22,828 people | 17,002 people | New Caledonia |
| 1830s | 42,043 people | 24,396 people | 17,647 people | New Caledonia |
| 1840s | 44,379 people | 26,182 people | 18,197 people | New Caledonia |
| 1850s | 46,845 people | 28,098 people | 18,747 people | New Caledonia |
| 1860s | 49,447 people | 30,227 people | 19,220 people | New Caledonia |
| 1870s | 51,152 people | 32,516 people | 18,636 people | New Caledonia |
| 1880s | 52,916 people | 34,979 people | 17,937 people | New Caledonia |
| 1890s | 54,741 people | 37,628 people | 17,113 people | New Caledonia |
| 1900s | 56,628 people | 41,279 people | 15,349 people | New Caledonia |
| 1910s | 58,581 people | 58,302 people | 279 people | New Caledonia |
| 1920s | 60,083 people | 57,306 people | 2,777 people | New Caledonia |
| 1930s | 61,624 people | 60,764 people | 860 people | New Caledonia |
| 1940s | 63,204 people | 61,831 people | 1,373 people | New Caledonia |
| 1950s | 69,360 people | 64,227 people | 5,134 people | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 92,033 people | 71,596 people | 20,436 people | New Caledonia |
| 1970s | 131,961 people | 86,260 people | 45,700 people | New Caledonia |
| 1980s | 159,630 people | 108,324 people | 51,307 people | New Caledonia |
| 1990s | 197,789 people | 133,409 people | 64,380 people | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 241,438 people | 160,058 people | 81,381 people | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 277,517 people | 198,146 people | 79,370 people | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 286,606 people | 224,155 people | 62,451 people | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, New Caledonia or Sao Tome and Principe?
- New Caledonia, at 289,879 people against 230,882 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 58,997 people, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do New Caledonia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- New Caledonia ranks 185th 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.