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Year

The world in 1980

In 1980 the atlas holds 257 states standing across 6 regions. 46 things began that year - Zimbabwe, Vanuatu and Iran–Iraq War among them - and 3 ended; 40 people were born and 78 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1980s page, and to its century on the 20th century.

What began in 1980

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

States 2

Wars and battles 15

and 5 more in the atlas.

Regime change 7

Unrest and atrocity 11

and 1 more in the atlas.

Natural disasters 3

Treaties 2

Works and ideas 6

What ended in 1980

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

States 2

Wars and battles 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1980 40

and 24 more in the atlas.

Died in 1980 78

and 62 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1980

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: 61 statesEurope61Middle East and North Africa: 42 statesMiddle East and North Africa42Sub-Saharan Africa: 48 statesSub-Saharan Africa48South Asia: 21 statesSouth Asia21East and Southeast Asia: 33 statesEast and Southeast Asia33Americas and Oceania: 51 statesAmericas and Oceania51Location unknown: 1 statesLocation unknown1

Europe61 states

and 51 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa42 states

and 32 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa48 states

and 38 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia21 states

and 11 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia33 states

and 23 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania51 states

and 41 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown1 state

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1955 – 2005: every state, war and life of 1980 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1980: 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.