Kazakhstan vs USSR: Population density
Kazakhstan
12.47 people per km²
in 2100
USSR
13.35 people per km²
in 1991
Kazakhstan rank
218th
USSR rank
216th
Population density over time
- Kazakhstan
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 13.35 people per km² against 12.47 people per km² in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.88 people per km².
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 people per km² | 0.314 people per km² | 0.0267 people per km² | Kazakhstan |
| 1100s | 0.3482 people per km² | 0.417 people per km² | 0.0688 people per km² | USSR |
| 1200s | 0.3556 people per km² | 0.5631 people per km² | 0.2075 people per km² | USSR |
| 1300s | 0.3963 people per km² | 0.5946 people per km² | 0.1983 people per km² | USSR |
| 1400s | 0.4445 people per km² | 0.5953 people per km² | 0.1508 people per km² | USSR |
| 1500s | 0.4964 people per km² | 0.7387 people per km² | 0.2424 people per km² | USSR |
| 1600s | 0.5667 people per km² | 0.9012 people per km² | 0.3345 people per km² | USSR |
| 1700s | 0.6371 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 0.4253 people per km² | USSR |
| 1710s | 0.631 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | 0.5481 people per km² | USSR |
| 1720s | 0.625 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | 0.6923 people per km² | USSR |
| 1730s | 0.6189 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 0.839 people per km² | USSR |
| 1740s | 0.6129 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 0.9881 people per km² | USSR |
| 1750s | 0.6068 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | 1.14 people per km² | USSR |
| 1760s | 0.6007 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | 1.29 people per km² | USSR |
| 1770s | 0.5947 people per km² | 2.05 people per km² | 1.45 people per km² | USSR |
| 1780s | 0.5886 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | 1.61 people per km² | USSR |
| 1790s | 0.5826 people per km² | 2.36 people per km² | 1.78 people per km² | USSR |
| 1800s | 0.7561 people per km² | 2.51 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | USSR |
| 1810s | 0.7563 people per km² | 2.52 people per km² | 1.76 people per km² | USSR |
| 1820s | 0.7887 people per km² | 2.63 people per km² | 1.84 people per km² | USSR |
| 1830s | 0.8636 people per km² | 2.88 people per km² | 2.01 people per km² | USSR |
| 1840s | 0.9462 people per km² | 3.16 people per km² | 2.21 people per km² | USSR |
| 1850s | 1.03 people per km² | 3.47 people per km² | 2.43 people per km² | USSR |
| 1860s | 1.13 people per km² | 3.81 people per km² | 2.68 people per km² | USSR |
| 1870s | 1.23 people per km² | 4.18 people per km² | 2.94 people per km² | USSR |
| 1880s | 1.35 people per km² | 4.59 people per km² | 3.24 people per km² | USSR |
| 1890s | 1.47 people per km² | 5.04 people per km² | 3.57 people per km² | USSR |
| 1900s | 1.6 people per km² | 5.53 people per km² | 3.93 people per km² | USSR |
| 1910s | 1.75 people per km² | 6.03 people per km² | 4.28 people per km² | USSR |
| 1920s | 1.92 people per km² | 6.56 people per km² | 4.64 people per km² | USSR |
| 1930s | 2.1 people per km² | 7.17 people per km² | 5.07 people per km² | USSR |
| 1940s | 2.3 people per km² | 7.84 people per km² | 5.54 people per km² | USSR |
| 1950s | 2.93 people per km² | 8.9 people per km² | 5.97 people per km² | USSR |
| 1960s | 4.01 people per km² | 10.39 people per km² | 6.38 people per km² | USSR |
| 1970s | 5.05 people per km² | 11.51 people per km² | 6.46 people per km² | USSR |
| 1980s | 5.93 people per km² | 12.63 people per km² | 6.7 people per km² | USSR |
| 1990s | 6.38 people per km² | 13.31 people per km² | 6.94 people per km² | 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 people per km² against 12.47 people per km² in Kazakhstan as of 1991.
- What is the difference in population density between Kazakhstan and USSR?
- 0.88 people per km², 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?
- 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.