PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1960

In 1960 the atlas holds 270 states standing across 6 regions. 45 things began that year - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cyprus and Somalia among them - and 14 ended; 105 people were born and 56 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1960s page, and to its century on the 20th century.

What began in 1960

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

States 27

and 17 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 5

Regime change 4

Unrest and atrocity 5

Natural disasters 2

Treaties 1

Works and ideas 1

What ended in 1960

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

States 11

and 1 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 1

Unrest and atrocity 1

Treaties 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1960 105

and 89 more in the atlas.

Died in 1960 56

and 40 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1960

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: 64 statesEurope64Middle East and North Africa: 63 statesMiddle East and North Africa63Sub-Saharan Africa: 43 statesSub-Saharan Africa43South Asia: 24 statesSouth Asia24East and Southeast Asia: 37 statesEast and Southeast Asia37Americas and Oceania: 36 statesAmericas and Oceania36Location unknown: 3 statesLocation unknown3

Europe64 states

and 54 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa63 states

and 53 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa43 states

and 33 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia24 states

and 14 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia37 states

and 27 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania36 states

and 26 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown3 states

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1935 – 1985: every state, war and life of 1960 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1960: 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.