Latvia vs USSR: Population density
Latvia
14.87 people per km²
in 2100
USSR
13.35 people per km²
in 1991
Latvia rank
213th
USSR rank
216th
Population density over time
- Latvia
- USSR
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 14.87 people per km² against 13.35 people per km² in USSR, a difference of 1.52 people per km².
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
Across all 209 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 213th and USSR ranks 216th of 235 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 37 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.07 people per km² | 0.314 people per km² | 0.7553 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1100s | 1.13 people per km² | 0.417 people per km² | 0.7086 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1200s | 1.18 people per km² | 0.5631 people per km² | 0.6218 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1300s | 1.25 people per km² | 0.5946 people per km² | 0.6525 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1400s | 1.31 people per km² | 0.5953 people per km² | 0.7175 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1500s | 1.38 people per km² | 0.7387 people per km² | 0.6432 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1600s | 1.45 people per km² | 0.9012 people per km² | 0.5535 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1700s | 1.53 people per km² | 1.06 people per km² | 0.4689 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1710s | 1.79 people per km² | 1.18 people per km² | 0.6073 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1720s | 2.08 people per km² | 1.32 people per km² | 0.7668 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1730s | 2.43 people per km² | 1.46 people per km² | 0.9736 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1740s | 2.84 people per km² | 1.6 people per km² | 1.24 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1750s | 3.31 people per km² | 1.75 people per km² | 1.56 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1760s | 3.86 people per km² | 1.9 people per km² | 1.97 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1770s | 4.5 people per km² | 2.05 people per km² | 2.46 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1780s | 5.26 people per km² | 2.2 people per km² | 3.05 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1790s | 6.13 people per km² | 2.36 people per km² | 3.77 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1800s | 9.49 people per km² | 2.51 people per km² | 6.98 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1810s | 9.49 people per km² | 2.52 people per km² | 6.98 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1820s | 10.24 people per km² | 2.63 people per km² | 7.6 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1830s | 12.03 people per km² | 2.88 people per km² | 9.16 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1840s | 14.15 people per km² | 3.16 people per km² | 11 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1850s | 16.64 people per km² | 3.47 people per km² | 13.17 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1860s | 19.54 people per km² | 3.81 people per km² | 15.73 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1870s | 22.95 people per km² | 4.18 people per km² | 18.77 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1880s | 26.94 people per km² | 4.59 people per km² | 22.36 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1890s | 31.64 people per km² | 5.04 people per km² | 26.6 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1900s | 37.12 people per km² | 5.53 people per km² | 31.58 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1910s | 35.05 people per km² | 6.03 people per km² | 29.02 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1920s | 29.74 people per km² | 6.56 people per km² | 23.18 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1930s | 30.5 people per km² | 7.17 people per km² | 23.32 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1940s | 30.84 people per km² | 7.84 people per km² | 23 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1950s | 32.09 people per km² | 8.9 people per km² | 23.19 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1960s | 35.97 people per km² | 10.39 people per km² | 25.58 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1970s | 39.2 people per km² | 11.51 people per km² | 27.69 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1980s | 41.45 people per km² | 12.63 people per km² | 28.82 people per km² | Latvia |
| 1990s | 42.66 people per km² | 13.31 people per km² | 29.34 people per km² | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Latvia or USSR?
- Latvia, at 14.87 people per km² against 13.35 people per km² in USSR as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Latvia and USSR?
- 1.52 people per km², with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and USSR?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
- How do Latvia and USSR rank globally for population density?
- Latvia ranks 213th 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.