United States of America vs USSR: The global population hockey stick
United States of America
343.48 million people
in 2023
USSR
292.66 million people
in 1991
United States of America rank
3rd
USSR rank
4th
The global population hockey stick over time
- United States of America
- USSR
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 343.48 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR, a difference of 50.81 million people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times USSR's.
Across all 209 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
United States of America ranks 3rd 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 | United States of America | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.22 million people | 6.88 million people | 5.67 million people | USSR |
| 1100s | 1.31 million people | 9.14 million people | 7.83 million people | USSR |
| 1200s | 1.45 million people | 12.34 million people | 10.89 million people | USSR |
| 1300s | 1.57 million people | 13.04 million people | 11.46 million people | USSR |
| 1400s | 1.74 million people | 13.05 million people | 11.31 million people | USSR |
| 1500s | 1.89 million people | 16.20 million people | 14.31 million people | USSR |
| 1600s | 778,503 people | 19.76 million people | 18.98 million people | USSR |
| 1700s | 927,076 people | 23.29 million people | 22.36 million people | USSR |
| 1710s | 1.37 million people | 25.85 million people | 24.48 million people | USSR |
| 1720s | 1.82 million people | 28.88 million people | 27.06 million people | USSR |
| 1730s | 2.26 million people | 31.96 million people | 29.70 million people | USSR |
| 1740s | 2.71 million people | 35.10 million people | 32.39 million people | USSR |
| 1750s | 3.16 million people | 38.30 million people | 35.14 million people | USSR |
| 1760s | 3.60 million people | 41.56 million people | 37.96 million people | USSR |
| 1770s | 4.05 million people | 44.90 million people | 40.85 million people | USSR |
| 1780s | 4.49 million people | 48.31 million people | 43.82 million people | USSR |
| 1790s | 4.94 million people | 51.81 million people | 46.87 million people | USSR |
| 1800s | 6.54 million people | 54.97 million people | 48.43 million people | USSR |
| 1810s | 8.42 million people | 55.21 million people | 46.79 million people | USSR |
| 1820s | 11.38 million people | 57.72 million people | 46.34 million people | USSR |
| 1830s | 15.05 million people | 63.03 million people | 47.98 million people | USSR |
| 1840s | 20.07 million people | 69.22 million people | 49.14 million people | USSR |
| 1850s | 27.06 million people | 76.00 million people | 48.95 million people | USSR |
| 1860s | 35.24 million people | 83.45 million people | 48.21 million people | USSR |
| 1870s | 44.20 million people | 91.58 million people | 47.37 million people | USSR |
| 1880s | 55.20 million people | 100.56 million people | 45.36 million people | USSR |
| 1890s | 67.69 million people | 110.46 million people | 42.76 million people | USSR |
| 1900s | 81.59 million people | 121.33 million people | 39.74 million people | USSR |
| 1910s | 96.24 million people | 132.22 million people | 35.98 million people | USSR |
| 1920s | 111.00 million people | 143.82 million people | 32.82 million people | USSR |
| 1930s | 123.98 million people | 157.28 million people | 33.30 million people | USSR |
| 1940s | 137.35 million people | 171.95 million people | 34.60 million people | USSR |
| 1950s | 165.22 million people | 195.05 million people | 29.83 million people | USSR |
| 1960s | 193.61 million people | 227.71 million people | 34.10 million people | USSR |
| 1970s | 217.97 million people | 252.41 million people | 34.44 million people | USSR |
| 1980s | 240.39 million people | 276.90 million people | 36.52 million people | USSR |
| 1990s | 254.92 million people | 291.87 million people | 36.94 million people | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, United States of America or USSR?
- United States of America, at 343.48 million people against 292.66 million people in USSR as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between United States of America and USSR?
- 50.81 million people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and USSR?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 1991.
- How do United States of America and USSR rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- United States of America ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 4th 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 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.