Argentina vs USSR: Population density
Argentina
13.98 people per km²
in 2100
USSR
13.35 people per km²
in 1991
Argentina rank
215th
USSR rank
216th
Population density over time
- Argentina
- USSR
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 13.98 people per km² against 13.35 people per km² in USSR, a difference of 0.63 people per km².
Across all 209 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 215th and USSR ranks 216th of 235 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 37 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0731 people per km² | 0.314 people per km² | 0.2409 people per km² | USSR |
| 1100s | 0.0804 people per km² | 0.417 people per km² | 0.3366 people per km² | USSR |
| 1200s | 0.0877 people per km² | 0.5631 people per km² | 0.4754 people per km² | USSR |
| 1300s | 0.095 people per km² | 0.5946 people per km² | 0.4996 people per km² | USSR |
| 1400s | 0.1023 people per km² | 0.5953 people per km² | 0.493 people per km² | USSR |
| 1500s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.7387 people per km² | 0.6291 people per km² | USSR |
| 1600s | 0.1096 people per km² | 0.9012 people per km² | 0.7916 people per km² | USSR |
| 1700s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 0.9527 people per km² | USSR |
| 1710s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | USSR |
| 1720s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | 1.21 people per km² | USSR |
| 1730s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 1.35 people per km² | USSR |
| 1740s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 1.49 people per km² | USSR |
| 1750s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | 1.64 people per km² | USSR |
| 1760s | 0.1096 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | 1.79 people per km² | USSR |
| 1770s | 0.1096 people per km² | 2.05 people per km² | 1.94 people per km² | USSR |
| 1780s | 0.1096 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | 2.09 people per km² | USSR |
| 1790s | 0.1096 people per km² | 2.36 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | USSR |
| 1800s | 0.173 people per km² | 2.51 people per km² | 2.33 people per km² | USSR |
| 1810s | 0.1691 people per km² | 2.52 people per km² | 2.35 people per km² | USSR |
| 1820s | 0.211 people per km² | 2.63 people per km² | 2.42 people per km² | USSR |
| 1830s | 0.2532 people per km² | 2.88 people per km² | 2.62 people per km² | USSR |
| 1840s | 0.3323 people per km² | 3.16 people per km² | 2.82 people per km² | USSR |
| 1850s | 0.4339 people per km² | 3.47 people per km² | 3.03 people per km² | USSR |
| 1860s | 0.5528 people per km² | 3.81 people per km² | 3.25 people per km² | USSR |
| 1870s | 0.7581 people per km² | 4.18 people per km² | 3.42 people per km² | USSR |
| 1880s | 1.04 people per km² | 4.59 people per km² | 3.55 people per km² | USSR |
| 1890s | 1.43 people per km² | 5.04 people per km² | 3.61 people per km² | USSR |
| 1900s | 2.03 people per km² | 5.53 people per km² | 3.5 people per km² | USSR |
| 1910s | 2.79 people per km² | 6.03 people per km² | 3.24 people per km² | USSR |
| 1920s | 3.68 people per km² | 6.56 people per km² | 2.88 people per km² | USSR |
| 1930s | 4.67 people per km² | 7.17 people per km² | 2.5 people per km² | USSR |
| 1940s | 5.61 people per km² | 7.84 people per km² | 2.23 people per km² | USSR |
| 1950s | 6.77 people per km² | 8.9 people per km² | 2.12 people per km² | USSR |
| 1960s | 8.02 people per km² | 10.39 people per km² | 2.37 people per km² | USSR |
| 1970s | 9.39 people per km² | 11.51 people per km² | 2.13 people per km² | USSR |
| 1980s | 11 people per km² | 12.63 people per km² | 1.63 people per km² | USSR |
| 1990s | 12.06 people per km² | 13.31 people per km² | 1.26 people per km² | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Argentina or USSR?
- Argentina, at 13.98 people per km² against 13.35 people per km² in USSR as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Argentina and USSR?
- 0.63 people per km², with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and USSR?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
- How do Argentina and USSR rank globally for population density?
- Argentina ranks 215th and USSR ranks 216th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.