The USSR was the 3rd most populated country in 1990, ahead of the US. The US census calculated 248 million in 1990 vs 286 million for the USSR in 1989. https:/

The USSR was the 3rd most populated country in 1990, ahead of the US. The US census calculated 248 million in 1990 vs 286 million for the USSR in 1989. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_United_States_Census https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_United_States_Census https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Census_(1989) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Census_(1989)