PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1953

In 1953 the atlas holds 259 states standing across 6 regions. 27 things began that year - Egypt, Cambodia and Cuban Revolution among them - and 6 ended; 114 people were born and 59 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1950s page, and to its century on the 20th century.

What began in 1953

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

States 5

Wars and battles 3

Regime change 2

Unrest and atrocity 8

Natural disasters 2

Treaties 4

Works and ideas 3

What ended in 1953

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

States 3

Wars and battles 3

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1953 114

and 98 more in the atlas.

Died in 1953 59

and 43 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1953

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: 67 statesEurope67Middle East and North Africa: 54 statesMiddle East and North Africa54Sub-Saharan Africa: 25 statesSub-Saharan Africa25South Asia: 34 statesSouth Asia34East and Southeast Asia: 39 statesEast and Southeast Asia39Americas and Oceania: 35 statesAmericas and Oceania35Location unknown: 5 statesLocation unknown5

Europe67 states

and 57 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa54 states

and 44 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa25 states

and 15 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia34 states

and 24 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia39 states

and 29 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania35 states

and 25 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown5 states

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1928 – 1978: every state, war and life of 1953 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1953: 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.