Northern America vs USSR: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Northern America
-1.33 % change on previous year
in 2050
USSR
0.5719 % change on previous year
in 1991
Northern America rank
18th
USSR rank
19th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time

  • Northern America
  • USSR
-1.5-1-0.500.51195120002050

How they compare

USSR currently reports 0.5719 % change on previous year against -1.33 % change on previous year in Northern America, a difference of 1.9 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1951 it was USSR ahead.

Northern America ranks 18th and USSR ranks 19th of 29 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America USSR Difference Ahead
1950s -0.1147 % change on previous year 0.0018 % change on previous year 0.1164 % change on previous year USSR
1960s -0.1648 % change on previous year -0.2385 % change on previous year 0.0738 % change on previous year Northern America
1970s 0.8195 % change on previous year -0.6964 % change on previous year 1.52 % change on previous year Northern America
1980s 0.4344 % change on previous year -0.0779 % change on previous year 0.5123 % change on previous year Northern America
1990s -0.142 % change on previous year 0.6559 % change on previous year 0.7978 % change on previous year USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Northern America or USSR?
USSR, at 0.5719 % change on previous year against -1.33 % change on previous year in Northern America as of 1991.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Northern America and USSR?
1.9 % change on previous year, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and USSR?
41 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 1991.
How do Northern America and USSR rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Northern America ranks 18th and USSR ranks 19th of 29 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
268 places, 24,470 data points, 1951–2050
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.