USSR vs Zambia: Population growth rate

USSR
0.5474
in 1991
Zambia
0.516
in 2100
USSR rank
20th
Zambia rank
21st

Population growth rate over time

  • USSR
  • Zambia
-101234170019002100

How they compare

USSR currently reports 0.5474 against 0.516 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0314.

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 0.1645 0.0754 0.0891 USSR
1800s 0.3496 0.8915 0.542 Zambia
1900s 0.9401 -0.5197 1.46 USSR
1910s 0.821 -0.5307 1.35 USSR
1920s 0.8707 0.924 0.0533 Zambia
1930s 0.8928 1.42 0.5267 Zambia
1940s 0.8909 1.67 0.7768 Zambia
1950s 1.6 3.06 1.47 Zambia
1960s 1.32 3.17 1.85 Zambia
1970s 0.936 2.93 2 Zambia
1980s 0.9336 2.96 2.03 Zambia
1990s 0.6087 2.48 1.87 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, USSR or Zambia?
USSR, at 0.5474 against 0.516 in Zambia as of 1991.
What is the difference in population growth rate between USSR and Zambia?
0.0314, 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 population growth rate?
USSR ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 21st of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed