USSR vs Western Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population over time
- USSR
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 293,084 1000 No against 99,726 1000 No in USSR, a difference of 193,358 1000 No.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.9 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1950 it was USSR ahead.
USSR ranks 7th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 226 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 3 and Western Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | USSR | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 108,926 1000 No | 67,828 1000 No | 41,099 1000 No | USSR |
| 1960s | 108,460 1000 No | 78,472 1000 No | 29,987 1000 No | USSR |
| 1970s | 102,347 1000 No | 94,127 1000 No | 8,220 1000 No | USSR |
| 1980s | 98,469 1000 No | 114,400 1000 No | 15,931 1000 No | Western Africa |
| 1990s | 99,442 1000 No | 127,325 1000 No | 27,883 1000 No | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, USSR or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 293,084 1000 No against 99,726 1000 No in USSR as of 2050.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population between USSR and Western Africa?
- 193,358 1000 No, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Western Africa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1991.
- How do USSR and Western Africa rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
- USSR ranks 7th and Western Africa ranks 9th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.