Palau vs Saint Martin (French Part): The global population hockey stick
Palau
17,751 people
in 2023
Saint Martin (French Part)
27,545 people
in 2023
Palau rank
225th
Saint Martin (French Part) rank
224th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Palau
- Saint Martin (French Part)
How they compare
Saint Martin (French Part) currently reports 27,545 people against 17,751 people in Palau, a difference of 9,794 people.
That makes Saint Martin (French Part)'s figure about 1.6 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Saint Martin (French Part) ahead.
Palau ranks 225th and Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 224th of 239 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 3 and Saint Martin (French Part) in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Saint Martin (French Part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 3,875 people | 5,380 people | 1,505 people | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1820s | 3,886 people | 5,380 people | 1,494 people | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1950s | 8,314 people | 3,562 people | 4,752 people | Palau |
| 1960s | 10,381 people | 5,013 people | 5,368 people | Palau |
| 1970s | 12,335 people | 7,008 people | 5,327 people | Palau |
| 1980s | 13,557 people | 15,768 people | 2,211 people | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 1990s | 17,063 people | 29,165 people | 12,103 people | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 2000s | 19,418 people | 33,459 people | 14,041 people | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 2010s | 17,884 people | 36,796 people | 18,912 people | Saint Martin (French Part) |
| 2020s | 17,790 people | 29,560 people | 11,770 people | Saint Martin (French Part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Palau or Saint Martin (French Part)?
- Saint Martin (French Part), at 27,545 people against 17,751 people in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Palau and Saint Martin (French Part)?
- 9,794 people, with Saint Martin (French Part) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Saint Martin (French Part)?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Saint Martin (French Part) rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Palau ranks 225th and Saint Martin (French Part) ranks 224th 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.