Tanzania vs USSR: Population by world region

Tanzania
262.83 million people
in 2100
USSR
292.66 million people
in 1991
Tanzania rank
10th
USSR rank
9th

Population by world region over time

  • Tanzania
  • USSR
0100.0M200.0M300.0M100015502100

How they compare

USSR currently reports 292.66 million people against 262.83 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 29.83 million people.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

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

Tanzania ranks 10th 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 Tanzania USSR Difference Ahead
1000s 800,000 people 6.88 million people 6.08 million people USSR
1100s 1.27 million people 9.14 million people 7.87 million people USSR
1200s 1.75 million people 12.34 million people 10.59 million people USSR
1300s 2.23 million people 13.04 million people 10.81 million people USSR
1400s 2.70 million people 13.05 million people 10.35 million people USSR
1500s 1.75 million people 16.20 million people 14.45 million people USSR
1600s 2.12 million people 19.76 million people 17.63 million people USSR
1700s 2.50 million people 23.29 million people 20.79 million people USSR
1710s 2.53 million people 25.85 million people 23.32 million people USSR
1720s 2.56 million people 28.88 million people 26.32 million people USSR
1730s 2.59 million people 31.96 million people 29.37 million people USSR
1740s 2.63 million people 35.10 million people 32.47 million people USSR
1750s 2.66 million people 38.30 million people 35.64 million people USSR
1760s 2.70 million people 41.56 million people 38.86 million people USSR
1770s 2.74 million people 44.90 million people 42.16 million people USSR
1780s 2.78 million people 48.31 million people 45.53 million people USSR
1790s 2.83 million people 51.81 million people 48.98 million people USSR
1800s 3.00 million people 54.97 million people 51.97 million people USSR
1810s 3.02 million people 55.21 million people 52.19 million people USSR
1820s 3.31 million people 57.72 million people 54.41 million people USSR
1830s 4.03 million people 63.03 million people 59.00 million people USSR
1840s 4.91 million people 69.22 million people 64.31 million people USSR
1850s 5.43 million people 76.00 million people 70.57 million people USSR
1860s 5.38 million people 83.45 million people 78.07 million people USSR
1870s 5.32 million people 91.58 million people 86.26 million people USSR
1880s 5.33 million people 100.56 million people 95.23 million people USSR
1890s 5.19 million people 110.46 million people 105.27 million people USSR
1900s 4.87 million people 121.33 million people 116.46 million people USSR
1910s 4.76 million people 132.22 million people 127.46 million people USSR
1920s 5.10 million people 143.82 million people 138.72 million people USSR
1930s 5.88 million people 157.28 million people 151.40 million people USSR
1940s 6.89 million people 171.95 million people 165.06 million people USSR
1950s 8.57 million people 195.05 million people 186.47 million people USSR
1960s 11.36 million people 227.71 million people 216.34 million people USSR
1970s 15.93 million people 252.41 million people 236.48 million people USSR
1980s 22.22 million people 276.90 million people 254.68 million people USSR
1990s 26.45 million people 291.87 million people 265.42 million people USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Tanzania or USSR?
USSR, at 292.66 million people against 262.83 million people in Tanzania as of 1991.
What is the difference in population by world region between Tanzania and USSR?
29.83 million people, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and USSR?
209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
How do Tanzania and USSR rank globally for population by world region?
Tanzania ranks 10th 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
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.