Nigeria vs USSR: The global population hockey stick
Nigeria
227.88 million people
in 2023
USSR
292.66 million people
in 1991
Nigeria rank
7th
USSR rank
4th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Nigeria
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 292.66 million people against 227.88 million people in Nigeria, a difference of 64.78 million people.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 209 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 7th and USSR ranks 4th of 239 countries.
Across the 37 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.00 million people | 6.88 million people | 115,440 people | Nigeria |
| 1100s | 7.50 million people | 9.14 million people | 1.64 million people | USSR |
| 1200s | 8.00 million people | 12.34 million people | 4.34 million people | USSR |
| 1300s | 9.00 million people | 13.04 million people | 4.04 million people | USSR |
| 1400s | 10.00 million people | 13.05 million people | 3.05 million people | USSR |
| 1500s | 11.00 million people | 16.20 million people | 5.20 million people | USSR |
| 1600s | 14.00 million people | 19.76 million people | 5.76 million people | USSR |
| 1700s | 18.00 million people | 23.29 million people | 5.29 million people | USSR |
| 1710s | 18.80 million people | 25.85 million people | 7.05 million people | USSR |
| 1720s | 18.94 million people | 28.88 million people | 9.94 million people | USSR |
| 1730s | 19.09 million people | 31.96 million people | 12.87 million people | USSR |
| 1740s | 19.24 million people | 35.10 million people | 15.86 million people | USSR |
| 1750s | 19.41 million people | 38.30 million people | 18.89 million people | USSR |
| 1760s | 19.58 million people | 41.56 million people | 21.98 million people | USSR |
| 1770s | 19.77 million people | 44.90 million people | 25.13 million people | USSR |
| 1780s | 19.96 million people | 48.31 million people | 28.34 million people | USSR |
| 1790s | 20.18 million people | 51.81 million people | 31.63 million people | USSR |
| 1800s | 12.10 million people | 54.97 million people | 42.87 million people | USSR |
| 1810s | 12.10 million people | 55.21 million people | 43.11 million people | USSR |
| 1820s | 12.31 million people | 57.72 million people | 45.41 million people | USSR |
| 1830s | 12.78 million people | 63.03 million people | 50.26 million people | USSR |
| 1840s | 13.26 million people | 69.22 million people | 55.95 million people | USSR |
| 1850s | 13.86 million people | 76.00 million people | 62.14 million people | USSR |
| 1860s | 14.63 million people | 83.45 million people | 68.82 million people | USSR |
| 1870s | 15.54 million people | 91.58 million people | 76.03 million people | USSR |
| 1880s | 16.68 million people | 100.56 million people | 83.88 million people | USSR |
| 1890s | 17.94 million people | 110.46 million people | 92.52 million people | USSR |
| 1900s | 19.53 million people | 121.33 million people | 101.81 million people | USSR |
| 1910s | 21.65 million people | 132.22 million people | 110.57 million people | USSR |
| 1920s | 24.56 million people | 143.82 million people | 119.26 million people | USSR |
| 1930s | 28.62 million people | 157.28 million people | 128.66 million people | USSR |
| 1940s | 33.68 million people | 171.95 million people | 138.27 million people | USSR |
| 1950s | 40.63 million people | 195.05 million people | 154.42 million people | USSR |
| 1960s | 49.66 million people | 227.71 million people | 178.04 million people | USSR |
| 1970s | 63.02 million people | 252.41 million people | 189.39 million people | USSR |
| 1980s | 83.95 million people | 276.90 million people | 192.96 million people | USSR |
| 1990s | 98.42 million people | 291.87 million people | 193.44 million people | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Nigeria or USSR?
- USSR, at 292.66 million people against 227.88 million people in Nigeria as of 1991.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Nigeria and USSR?
- 64.78 million people, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and USSR?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
- How do Nigeria and USSR rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Nigeria ranks 7th 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.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.