Nigeria vs USSR: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes over time
- Nigeria
- USSR
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 476,748 1000 No against 292,664 1000 No in USSR, a difference of 184,084 1000 No.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.6 times USSR's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 5th and USSR ranks 8th of 227 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40,626 1000 No | 195,045 1000 No | 154,419 1000 No | USSR |
| 1960s | 49,663 1000 No | 227,705 1000 No | 178,043 1000 No | USSR |
| 1970s | 63,020 1000 No | 252,408 1000 No | 189,388 1000 No | USSR |
| 1980s | 83,945 1000 No | 276,901 1000 No | 192,956 1000 No | USSR |
| 1990s | 98,421 1000 No | 291,865 1000 No | 193,444 1000 No | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes, Nigeria or USSR?
- Nigeria, at 476,748 1000 No against 292,664 1000 No in USSR as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes between Nigeria and USSR?
- 184,084 1000 No, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and USSR?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1991.
- How do Nigeria and USSR rank globally for population - est. & proj. — total population - both sexes?
- Nigeria ranks 5th and USSR ranks 8th of 227 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes. 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.