Kazakhstan vs USSR: Population density

Kazakhstan
12.47
in 2100
USSR
13.35
in 1991
Kazakhstan rank
218th
USSR rank
216th

Population density over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • USSR
051015100015502100

How they compare

USSR currently reports 13.35 against 12.47 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.88.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 209 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 218th and USSR ranks 216th of 235 countries.

Across the 37 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan USSR Difference Ahead
1000s 0.3408 0.314 0.0267 Kazakhstan
1100s 0.3482 0.417 0.0688 USSR
1200s 0.3556 0.5631 0.2075 USSR
1300s 0.3963 0.5946 0.1983 USSR
1400s 0.4445 0.5953 0.1508 USSR
1500s 0.4964 0.7387 0.2424 USSR
1600s 0.5667 0.9012 0.3345 USSR
1700s 0.6371 1.06 0.4253 USSR
1710s 0.631 1.18 0.5481 USSR
1720s 0.625 1.32 0.6923 USSR
1730s 0.6189 1.46 0.839 USSR
1740s 0.6129 1.6 0.9881 USSR
1750s 0.6068 1.75 1.14 USSR
1760s 0.6007 1.9 1.29 USSR
1770s 0.5947 2.05 1.45 USSR
1780s 0.5886 2.2 1.61 USSR
1790s 0.5826 2.36 1.78 USSR
1800s 0.7561 2.51 1.75 USSR
1810s 0.7563 2.52 1.76 USSR
1820s 0.7887 2.63 1.84 USSR
1830s 0.8636 2.88 2.01 USSR
1840s 0.9462 3.16 2.21 USSR
1850s 1.03 3.47 2.43 USSR
1860s 1.13 3.81 2.68 USSR
1870s 1.23 4.18 2.94 USSR
1880s 1.35 4.59 3.24 USSR
1890s 1.47 5.04 3.57 USSR
1900s 1.6 5.53 3.93 USSR
1910s 1.75 6.03 4.28 USSR
1920s 1.92 6.56 4.64 USSR
1930s 2.1 7.17 5.07 USSR
1940s 2.3 7.84 5.54 USSR
1950s 2.93 8.9 5.97 USSR
1960s 4.01 10.39 6.38 USSR
1970s 5.05 11.51 6.46 USSR
1980s 5.93 12.63 6.7 USSR
1990s 6.38 13.31 6.94 USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Kazakhstan or USSR?
USSR, at 13.35 against 12.47 in Kazakhstan as of 1991.
What is the difference in population density between Kazakhstan and USSR?
0.88, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and USSR?
209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
How do Kazakhstan and USSR rank globally for population density?
Kazakhstan ranks 218th and USSR ranks 216th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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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Indicator
Population density
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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