French Guiana vs USSR: World population growth
French Guiana
0.6%
in 2100
USSR
0.5%
in 1991
French Guiana rank
17th
USSR rank
20th
World population growth over time
- French Guiana
- USSR
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in USSR, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1700 it was USSR ahead.
French Guiana ranks 17th and USSR ranks 20th of 239 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 11 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Guiana | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | USSR |
| 1800s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% | French Guiana |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.1% | French Guiana |
| 1910s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | French Guiana |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.2% | French Guiana |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | French Guiana |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | French Guiana |
| 1950s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1.1% | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 4.0% | 1.3% | 2.7% | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 0.9% | 2.6% | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 0.9% | 4.4% | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 0.6% | 3.1% | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, French Guiana or USSR?
- French Guiana, at 0.6% against 0.5% in USSR as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between French Guiana and USSR?
- 0.1%, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and USSR?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 1991.
- How do French Guiana and USSR rank globally for world population growth?
- French Guiana ranks 17th and USSR ranks 20th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.