Nigeria vs USSR: Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male over time
- Nigeria
- USSR
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 239,521 1000 No against 138,179 1000 No in USSR, a difference of 101,342 1000 No.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.7 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 | 20,179 1000 No | 87,044 1000 No | 66,865 1000 No | USSR |
| 1960s | 24,549 1000 No | 104,140 1000 No | 79,590 1000 No | USSR |
| 1970s | 31,138 1000 No | 116,787 1000 No | 85,649 1000 No | USSR |
| 1980s | 41,659 1000 No | 129,647 1000 No | 87,988 1000 No | USSR |
| 1990s | 49,023 1000 No | 137,742 1000 No | 88,720 1000 No | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — total population - male, Nigeria or USSR?
- Nigeria, at 239,521 1000 No against 138,179 1000 No in USSR as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — total population - male between Nigeria and USSR?
- 101,342 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 - male?
- 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 - Male. 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.