Spain vs Uganda: The global population hockey stick
Spain
47.91 million people
in 2023
Uganda
48.66 million people
in 2023
Spain rank
33rd
Uganda rank
32nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Spain
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 48.66 million people against 47.91 million people in Spain, a difference of 745,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 32nd of 239 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.00 million people | 800,000 people | 3.20 million people | Spain |
| 1100s | 4.50 million people | 940,000 people | 3.56 million people | Spain |
| 1200s | 5.50 million people | 1.08 million people | 4.42 million people | Spain |
| 1300s | 7.50 million people | 1.22 million people | 6.28 million people | Spain |
| 1400s | 5.50 million people | 1.36 million people | 4.14 million people | Spain |
| 1500s | 6.50 million people | 1.50 million people | 5.00 million people | Spain |
| 1600s | 8.50 million people | 1.75 million people | 6.75 million people | Spain |
| 1700s | 8.00 million people | 2.00 million people | 6.00 million people | Spain |
| 1710s | 9.03 million people | 2.02 million people | 7.01 million people | Spain |
| 1720s | 9.28 million people | 2.04 million people | 7.24 million people | Spain |
| 1730s | 9.54 million people | 2.06 million people | 7.48 million people | Spain |
| 1740s | 9.80 million people | 2.08 million people | 7.72 million people | Spain |
| 1750s | 10.07 million people | 2.11 million people | 7.97 million people | Spain |
| 1760s | 10.35 million people | 2.13 million people | 8.22 million people | Spain |
| 1770s | 10.64 million people | 2.16 million people | 8.48 million people | Spain |
| 1780s | 10.94 million people | 2.19 million people | 8.75 million people | Spain |
| 1790s | 11.24 million people | 2.22 million people | 9.02 million people | Spain |
| 1800s | 11.65 million people | 2.40 million people | 9.25 million people | Spain |
| 1810s | 12.01 million people | 2.21 million people | 9.80 million people | Spain |
| 1820s | 12.58 million people | 2.22 million people | 10.36 million people | Spain |
| 1830s | 13.44 million people | 2.48 million people | 10.96 million people | Spain |
| 1840s | 14.36 million people | 2.78 million people | 11.58 million people | Spain |
| 1850s | 15.23 million people | 3.03 million people | 12.19 million people | Spain |
| 1860s | 15.89 million people | 3.21 million people | 12.68 million people | Spain |
| 1870s | 16.50 million people | 3.41 million people | 13.09 million people | Spain |
| 1880s | 17.26 million people | 3.64 million people | 13.62 million people | Spain |
| 1890s | 18.12 million people | 3.78 million people | 14.34 million people | Spain |
| 1900s | 19.14 million people | 3.68 million people | 15.47 million people | Spain |
| 1910s | 20.47 million people | 3.54 million people | 16.93 million people | Spain |
| 1920s | 22.22 million people | 3.80 million people | 18.42 million people | Spain |
| 1930s | 24.47 million people | 4.43 million people | 20.04 million people | Spain |
| 1940s | 26.78 million people | 5.19 million people | 21.59 million people | Spain |
| 1950s | 29.02 million people | 6.55 million people | 22.47 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 31.93 million people | 8.76 million people | 23.17 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 35.55 million people | 11.62 million people | 23.92 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 38.43 million people | 14.95 million people | 23.48 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 39.94 million people | 20.36 million people | 19.58 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 43.68 million people | 27.62 million people | 16.06 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 46.93 million people | 37.29 million people | 9.64 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 47.79 million people | 46.58 million people | 1.20 million people | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Spain or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 48.66 million people against 47.91 million people in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Spain and Uganda?
- 745,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uganda?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Uganda rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Spain ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 32nd 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.