USSR vs Western Africa: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population

USSR
99,726 1000 No
in 1991
Western Africa
293,084 1000 No
in 2050
USSR rank
7th
Western Africa rank
9th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population over time

  • USSR
  • Western Africa
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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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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
Last refreshed

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.