Svalbard and Jan Mayen vs Vatican: The global population hockey stick
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
2,400 people
in 2023
Vatican
501 people
in 2023
Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank
237th
Vatican rank
239th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Vatican
How they compare
Svalbard and Jan Mayen currently reports 2,400 people against 501 people in Vatican, a difference of 1,899 people.
That makes Svalbard and Jan Mayen's figure about 4.8 times Vatican's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Vatican ahead.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 237th and Vatican ranks 239th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Svalbard and Jan Mayen averaged higher in 4 and Vatican in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | Vatican | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 4 people | 905 people | 901 people | Vatican |
| 1810s | 4 people | 905 people | 901 people | Vatican |
| 1820s | 5 people | 905 people | 900 people | Vatican |
| 1830s | 5 people | 905 people | 900 people | Vatican |
| 1840s | 6 people | 905 people | 899 people | Vatican |
| 1850s | 6 people | 905 people | 899 people | Vatican |
| 1860s | 7 people | 905 people | 898 people | Vatican |
| 1870s | 7 people | 905 people | 898 people | Vatican |
| 1880s | 7 people | 905 people | 898 people | Vatican |
| 1890s | 8 people | 905 people | 897 people | Vatican |
| 1900s | 8 people | 905 people | 897 people | Vatican |
| 1910s | 8 people | 905 people | 897 people | Vatican |
| 1920s | 9 people | 905 people | 896 people | Vatican |
| 1930s | 10 people | 905 people | 895 people | Vatican |
| 1940s | 11 people | 905 people | 894 people | Vatican |
| 1950s | 20.6 people | 914.2 people | 893.6 people | Vatican |
| 1960s | 59.7 people | 876.8 people | 817.1 people | Vatican |
| 1970s | 171.9 people | 748.6 people | 576.7 people | Vatican |
| 1980s | 494.2 people | 744.3 people | 250.1 people | Vatican |
| 1990s | 1,418 people | 720 people | 698.1 people | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2000s | 2,402 people | 669 people | 1,733 people | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2010s | 2,400 people | 585.8 people | 1,814 people | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
| 2020s | 2,400 people | 519.25 people | 1,881 people | Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Svalbard and Jan Mayen or Vatican?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen, at 2,400 people against 501 people in Vatican as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Svalbard and Jan Mayen and Vatican?
- 1,899 people, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Svalbard and Jan Mayen and Vatican?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
- How do Svalbard and Jan Mayen and Vatican rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 237th and Vatican ranks 239th 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.