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Year

The world in 1920

In 1920 the atlas holds 434 states standing across 6 regions. 90 things began that year - Syria, Proton and Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic among them - and 54 ended; 81 people were born and 50 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1920s page, and to its century on the 20th century.

What began in 1920

By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.

States 22

and 12 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 27

and 17 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 17

and 7 more in the atlas.

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 14

and 4 more in the atlas.

Works and ideas 9

What ended in 1920

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 35

and 25 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 15

and 5 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 3

Famine and plague 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1920 81

and 65 more in the atlas.

Died in 1920 50

and 34 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1920

The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.

Europe: 95 statesEurope95Middle East and North Africa: 61 statesMiddle East and North Africa61Sub-Saharan Africa: 26 statesSub-Saharan Africa26South Asia: 159 statesSouth Asia159East and Southeast Asia: 51 statesEast and Southeast Asia51Americas and Oceania: 35 statesAmericas and Oceania35Location unknown: 7 statesLocation unknown7

Europe95 states

and 85 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa61 states

and 51 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa26 states

and 16 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia159 states

and 149 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia51 states

and 41 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania35 states

and 25 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown7 states

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1895 – 1945: every state, war and life of 1920 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1920: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.