Pakistan vs USSR: The global population hockey stick
Pakistan
247.50 million people
in 2023
USSR
292.66 million people
in 1991
Pakistan rank
6th
USSR rank
4th
The global population hockey stick over time
- Pakistan
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 292.66 million people against 247.50 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 45.16 million people.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.
Across all 209 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 6th 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 | Pakistan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 6.54 million people | 6.88 million people | 339,560 people | USSR |
| 1100s | 6.80 million people | 9.14 million people | 2.34 million people | USSR |
| 1200s | 7.05 million people | 12.34 million people | 5.29 million people | USSR |
| 1300s | 7.05 million people | 13.04 million people | 5.98 million people | USSR |
| 1400s | 7.99 million people | 13.05 million people | 5.06 million people | USSR |
| 1500s | 8.50 million people | 16.20 million people | 7.70 million people | USSR |
| 1600s | 11.05 million people | 19.76 million people | 8.71 million people | USSR |
| 1700s | 13.60 million people | 23.29 million people | 9.69 million people | USSR |
| 1710s | 13.74 million people | 25.85 million people | 12.11 million people | USSR |
| 1720s | 14.02 million people | 28.88 million people | 14.86 million people | USSR |
| 1730s | 14.31 million people | 31.96 million people | 17.66 million people | USSR |
| 1740s | 14.60 million people | 35.10 million people | 20.50 million people | USSR |
| 1750s | 14.90 million people | 38.30 million people | 23.40 million people | USSR |
| 1760s | 15.20 million people | 41.56 million people | 26.36 million people | USSR |
| 1770s | 15.51 million people | 44.90 million people | 29.39 million people | USSR |
| 1780s | 15.83 million people | 48.31 million people | 32.48 million people | USSR |
| 1790s | 16.15 million people | 51.81 million people | 35.66 million people | USSR |
| 1800s | 13.24 million people | 54.97 million people | 41.74 million people | USSR |
| 1810s | 13.52 million people | 55.21 million people | 41.69 million people | USSR |
| 1820s | 13.86 million people | 57.72 million people | 43.86 million people | USSR |
| 1830s | 14.32 million people | 63.03 million people | 48.71 million people | USSR |
| 1840s | 14.80 million people | 69.22 million people | 54.42 million people | USSR |
| 1850s | 15.24 million people | 76.00 million people | 60.76 million people | USSR |
| 1860s | 15.64 million people | 83.45 million people | 67.81 million people | USSR |
| 1870s | 16.20 million people | 91.58 million people | 75.37 million people | USSR |
| 1880s | 16.98 million people | 100.56 million people | 83.58 million people | USSR |
| 1890s | 17.80 million people | 110.46 million people | 92.66 million people | USSR |
| 1900s | 18.66 million people | 121.33 million people | 102.68 million people | USSR |
| 1910s | 20.27 million people | 132.22 million people | 111.95 million people | USSR |
| 1920s | 23.62 million people | 143.82 million people | 120.21 million people | USSR |
| 1930s | 28.34 million people | 157.28 million people | 128.95 million people | USSR |
| 1940s | 34.02 million people | 171.95 million people | 137.93 million people | USSR |
| 1950s | 39.84 million people | 195.05 million people | 155.21 million people | USSR |
| 1960s | 51.74 million people | 227.71 million people | 175.96 million people | USSR |
| 1970s | 68.88 million people | 252.41 million people | 183.53 million people | USSR |
| 1980s | 97.06 million people | 276.90 million people | 179.84 million people | USSR |
| 1990s | 118.11 million people | 291.87 million people | 173.76 million people | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Pakistan or USSR?
- USSR, at 292.66 million people against 247.50 million people in Pakistan as of 1991.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Pakistan and USSR?
- 45.16 million people, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and USSR?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
- How do Pakistan and USSR rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Pakistan ranks 6th 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.