In the 1970s and 1980s, the average size of newly built houses in the United States was often three times larger than those in the Soviet Union. While this is reflective of the fact that there were more houses than apartments built in the U.S. during this period (and vice versa in the USSR), new apartments in the U.S. were still around 90 square meters in size, which is still considerably larger than those in the Soviet Union.
Average size of newly built houses and apartments in the United states and Soviet Union in select years between 1975 and 1989
(in square meters)
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US Census Bureau. (August 1, 1991). Average size of newly built houses and apartments in the United states and Soviet Union in select years between 1975 and 1989 (in square meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249351/us-ussr-house-sizes-cold-war/
US Census Bureau. "Average size of newly built houses and apartments in the United states and Soviet Union in select years between 1975 and 1989 (in square meters)." Chart. August 1, 1991. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249351/us-ussr-house-sizes-cold-war/
US Census Bureau. (1991). Average size of newly built houses and apartments in the United states and Soviet Union in select years between 1975 and 1989 (in square meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249351/us-ussr-house-sizes-cold-war/
US Census Bureau. "Average Size of Newly Built Houses and Apartments in The United States and Soviet Union in Select Years between 1975 and 1989 (in Square Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 1991, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249351/us-ussr-house-sizes-cold-war/
US Census Bureau, Average size of newly built houses and apartments in the United states and Soviet Union in select years between 1975 and 1989 (in square meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249351/us-ussr-house-sizes-cold-war/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average size of newly built houses and apartments in the United states and Soviet Union in select years between 1975 and 1989 (in square meters) [Graph], US Census Bureau, August 1, 1991. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249351/us-ussr-house-sizes-cold-war/
