What is the difference in population by world region between Ethiopia and USSR?

74.63 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs USSR: Population by world region

Ethiopia

367.29 million people

in 2100

USSR

292.66 million people

in 1991

Ethiopia rank

7th

USSR rank

9th

Population by world region over time

Ethiopia
USSR

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 367.29 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR, a difference of 74.63 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times USSR's.

Across all 209 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and USSR ranks 9th of 239 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 37 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1000s	2.35 million people	6.88 million people	4.53 million people	USSR
1100s	2.35 million people	9.14 million people	6.79 million people	USSR
1200s	2.35 million people	12.34 million people	9.99 million people	USSR
1300s	2.35 million people	13.04 million people	10.68 million people	USSR
1400s	2.35 million people	13.05 million people	10.70 million people	USSR
1500s	2.35 million people	16.20 million people	13.84 million people	USSR
1600s	2.35 million people	19.76 million people	17.40 million people	USSR
1700s	2.35 million people	23.29 million people	20.94 million people	USSR
1710s	2.41 million people	25.85 million people	23.44 million people	USSR
1720s	2.46 million people	28.88 million people	26.42 million people	USSR
1730s	2.51 million people	31.96 million people	29.45 million people	USSR
1740s	2.56 million people	35.10 million people	32.54 million people	USSR
1750s	2.61 million people	38.30 million people	35.68 million people	USSR
1760s	2.66 million people	41.56 million people	38.90 million people	USSR
1770s	2.71 million people	44.90 million people	42.18 million people	USSR
1780s	2.77 million people	48.31 million people	45.54 million people	USSR
1790s	2.82 million people	51.81 million people	48.99 million people	USSR
1800s	12.03 million people	54.97 million people	42.94 million people	USSR
1810s	12.17 million people	55.21 million people	43.04 million people	USSR
1820s	13.05 million people	57.72 million people	44.67 million people	USSR
1830s	14.83 million people	63.03 million people	48.20 million people	USSR
1840s	17.07 million people	69.22 million people	52.15 million people	USSR
1850s	18.37 million people	76.00 million people	57.63 million people	USSR
1860s	18.23 million people	83.45 million people	65.22 million people	USSR
1870s	18.08 million people	91.58 million people	73.49 million people	USSR
1880s	17.94 million people	100.56 million people	82.62 million people	USSR
1890s	17.80 million people	110.46 million people	92.66 million people	USSR
1900s	17.65 million people	121.33 million people	103.68 million people	USSR
1910s	17.52 million people	132.22 million people	114.71 million people	USSR
1920s	17.48 million people	143.82 million people	126.34 million people	USSR
1930s	17.48 million people	157.28 million people	139.81 million people	USSR
1940s	17.48 million people	171.95 million people	154.46 million people	USSR
1950s	19.25 million people	195.05 million people	175.80 million people	USSR
1960s	24.08 million people	227.71 million people	203.63 million people	USSR
1970s	31.23 million people	252.41 million people	221.18 million people	USSR
1980s	39.63 million people	276.90 million people	237.27 million people	USSR
1990s	48.66 million people	291.87 million people	243.20 million people	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Ethiopia or USSR?: Ethiopia, at 367.29 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Ethiopia and USSR?: 74.63 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and USSR?: 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
How do Ethiopia and USSR rank globally for population by world region?: Ethiopia ranks 7th and USSR ranks 9th 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 Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population by world region
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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