Indonesia vs USSR: The global population hockey stick
Indonesia
281.19 million people
in 2023
USSR
292.66 million people
in 1991
Indonesia rank
5th
USSR rank
4th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Indonesia
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 292.66 million people against 281.19 million people in Indonesia, a difference of 11.47 million people.
Across all 209 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 239 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 37 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.75 million people | 6.88 million people | 3.13 million people | USSR |
| 1100s | 4.17 million people | 9.14 million people | 4.98 million people | USSR |
| 1200s | 4.58 million people | 12.34 million people | 7.76 million people | USSR |
| 1300s | 5.00 million people | 13.04 million people | 8.04 million people | USSR |
| 1400s | 6.38 million people | 13.05 million people | 6.68 million people | USSR |
| 1500s | 7.75 million people | 16.20 million people | 8.45 million people | USSR |
| 1600s | 8.50 million people | 19.76 million people | 11.26 million people | USSR |
| 1700s | 9.50 million people | 23.29 million people | 13.79 million people | USSR |
| 1710s | 9.60 million people | 25.85 million people | 16.25 million people | USSR |
| 1720s | 9.70 million people | 28.88 million people | 19.18 million people | USSR |
| 1730s | 9.80 million people | 31.96 million people | 22.16 million people | USSR |
| 1740s | 9.90 million people | 35.10 million people | 25.20 million people | USSR |
| 1750s | 10.00 million people | 38.30 million people | 28.30 million people | USSR |
| 1760s | 10.50 million people | 41.56 million people | 31.06 million people | USSR |
| 1770s | 11.00 million people | 44.90 million people | 33.90 million people | USSR |
| 1780s | 11.50 million people | 48.31 million people | 36.81 million people | USSR |
| 1790s | 12.00 million people | 51.81 million people | 39.81 million people | USSR |
| 1800s | 16.30 million people | 54.97 million people | 38.67 million people | USSR |
| 1810s | 16.81 million people | 55.21 million people | 38.40 million people | USSR |
| 1820s | 17.74 million people | 57.72 million people | 39.98 million people | USSR |
| 1830s | 19.17 million people | 63.03 million people | 43.87 million people | USSR |
| 1840s | 20.88 million people | 69.22 million people | 48.34 million people | USSR |
| 1850s | 22.94 million people | 76.00 million people | 53.07 million people | USSR |
| 1860s | 25.48 million people | 83.45 million people | 57.97 million people | USSR |
| 1870s | 28.46 million people | 91.58 million people | 63.12 million people | USSR |
| 1880s | 31.69 million people | 100.56 million people | 68.88 million people | USSR |
| 1890s | 35.65 million people | 110.46 million people | 74.81 million people | USSR |
| 1900s | 40.31 million people | 121.33 million people | 81.02 million people | USSR |
| 1910s | 44.80 million people | 132.22 million people | 87.42 million people | USSR |
| 1920s | 49.97 million people | 143.82 million people | 93.85 million people | USSR |
| 1930s | 57.07 million people | 157.28 million people | 100.21 million people | USSR |
| 1940s | 64.96 million people | 171.95 million people | 106.99 million people | USSR |
| 1950s | 76.73 million people | 195.05 million people | 118.31 million people | USSR |
| 1960s | 100.10 million people | 227.71 million people | 127.61 million people | USSR |
| 1970s | 130.33 million people | 252.41 million people | 122.08 million people | USSR |
| 1980s | 164.79 million people | 276.90 million people | 112.11 million people | USSR |
| 1990s | 185.14 million people | 291.87 million people | 106.73 million people | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Indonesia or USSR?
- USSR, at 292.66 million people against 281.19 million people in Indonesia as of 1991.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Indonesia and USSR?
- 11.47 million people, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and USSR?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
- How do Indonesia and USSR rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Indonesia ranks 5th and USSR ranks 4th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.