What is the difference in population density between Uruguay and USSR?

0.52 people per km², with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and USSR?

209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.

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.

Uruguay vs USSR: Population density

Uruguay

12.83 people per km²

in 2100

USSR

13.35 people per km²

in 1991

Uruguay rank

217th

USSR rank

216th

Population density over time

Uruguay
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 13.35 people per km² against 12.83 people per km² in Uruguay, a difference of 0.52 people per km².

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

Uruguay ranks 217th and USSR ranks 216th of 235 countries.

Across the 37 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 10 and USSR in 27.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uruguay	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.0805 people per km²	0.314 people per km²	0.2335 people per km²	USSR
1100s	0.0895 people per km²	0.417 people per km²	0.3275 people per km²	USSR
1200s	0.0996 people per km²	0.5631 people per km²	0.4635 people per km²	USSR
1300s	0.1108 people per km²	0.5946 people per km²	0.4839 people per km²	USSR
1400s	0.1232 people per km²	0.5953 people per km²	0.4721 people per km²	USSR
1500s	0.1371 people per km²	0.7387 people per km²	0.6017 people per km²	USSR
1600s	0.1526 people per km²	0.9012 people per km²	0.7486 people per km²	USSR
1700s	0.1698 people per km²	1.06 people per km²	0.8926 people per km²	USSR
1710s	0.1787 people per km²	1.18 people per km²	1 people per km²	USSR
1720s	0.1882 people per km²	1.32 people per km²	1.13 people per km²	USSR
1730s	0.1981 people per km²	1.46 people per km²	1.26 people per km²	USSR
1740s	0.2085 people per km²	1.6 people per km²	1.39 people per km²	USSR
1750s	0.2194 people per km²	1.75 people per km²	1.53 people per km²	USSR
1760s	0.231 people per km²	1.9 people per km²	1.66 people per km²	USSR
1770s	0.2432 people per km²	2.05 people per km²	1.8 people per km²	USSR
1780s	0.256 people per km²	2.2 people per km²	1.95 people per km²	USSR
1790s	0.2694 people per km²	2.36 people per km²	2.09 people per km²	USSR
1800s	0.3142 people per km²	2.51 people per km²	2.19 people per km²	USSR
1810s	0.3144 people per km²	2.52 people per km²	2.2 people per km²	USSR
1820s	0.3606 people per km²	2.63 people per km²	2.27 people per km²	USSR
1830s	0.4819 people per km²	2.88 people per km²	2.39 people per km²	USSR
1840s	0.6455 people per km²	3.16 people per km²	2.51 people per km²	USSR
1850s	0.9707 people per km²	3.47 people per km²	2.5 people per km²	USSR
1860s	1.57 people per km²	3.81 people per km²	2.24 people per km²	USSR
1870s	2.27 people per km²	4.18 people per km²	1.91 people per km²	USSR
1880s	3.21 people per km²	4.59 people per km²	1.37 people per km²	USSR
1890s	4.52 people per km²	5.04 people per km²	0.5137 people per km²	USSR
1900s	5.71 people per km²	5.53 people per km²	0.1786 people per km²	Uruguay
1910s	7 people per km²	6.03 people per km²	0.9717 people per km²	Uruguay
1920s	8.82 people per km²	6.56 people per km²	2.26 people per km²	Uruguay
1930s	10.58 people per km²	7.17 people per km²	3.41 people per km²	Uruguay
1940s	11.99 people per km²	7.84 people per km²	4.15 people per km²	Uruguay
1950s	13.47 people per km²	8.9 people per km²	4.57 people per km²	Uruguay
1960s	15.21 people per km²	10.39 people per km²	4.82 people per km²	Uruguay
1970s	16.37 people per km²	11.51 people per km²	4.86 people per km²	Uruguay
1980s	17.22 people per km²	12.63 people per km²	4.59 people per km²	Uruguay
1990s	17.79 people per km²	13.31 people per km²	4.48 people per km²	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Uruguay or USSR?: USSR, at 13.35 people per km² against 12.83 people per km² in Uruguay as of 1991.
What is the difference in population density between Uruguay and USSR?: 0.52 people per km², with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and USSR?: 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
How do Uruguay and USSR rank globally for population density?: Uruguay ranks 217th 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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Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.