USSR vs Zambia: World population growth
USSR
0.5%
in 1991
Zambia
0.5%
in 2100
USSR rank
20th
Zambia rank
21st
World population growth over time
- USSR
- Zambia
How they compare
USSR currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1700 it was USSR ahead.
USSR ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 21st of 239 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | USSR |
| 1800s | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 1900s | 0.9% | -0.5% | 1.5% | USSR |
| 1910s | 0.8% | -0.5% | 1.4% | USSR |
| 1920s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Zambia |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 3.1% | 1.5% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 3.2% | 1.8% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 2.9% | 2.0% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 3.0% | 2.0% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 2.5% | 1.9% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, USSR or Zambia?
- USSR, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Zambia as of 1991.
- What is the difference in world population growth between USSR and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Zambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 1991.
- How do USSR and Zambia rank globally for world population growth?
- USSR ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 21st 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.