PastlasHistorical atlas

Year

The world in 1970

In 1970 the atlas holds 253 states standing across 6 regions. 33 things began that year - The Gambia, Oman and Guyana among them - and 18 ended; 66 people were born and 77 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1970s page, and to its century on the 20th century.

What began in 1970

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

States 8

Wars and battles 4

Regime change 4

Unrest and atrocity 8

Natural disasters 3

Treaties 5

Works and ideas 1

What ended in 1970

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

States 9

Wars and battles 6

Unrest and atrocity 2

Famine and plague 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1970 66

and 50 more in the atlas.

Died in 1970 77

and 61 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1970

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: 48 statesMiddle East and North Africa48Sub-Saharan Africa: 41 statesSub-Saharan Africa41South Asia: 20 statesSouth Asia20East and Southeast Asia: 36 statesEast and Southeast Asia36Americas and Oceania: 43 statesAmericas and Oceania43Location unknown: 1 statesLocation unknown1

Europe64 states

and 54 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa48 states

and 38 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa41 states

and 31 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia20 states

and 10 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia36 states

and 26 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania43 states

and 33 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown1 state

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1945 – 1995: every state, war and life of 1970 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1970: 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.