In 1985, men in the U.S. began receiving their pension at the age of almost 64 years, compared to 58 years in the Soviet Union, with a difference of 5.5 years. For women, the difference was 9.3 years, as those in the U.S. worked until the age of 63, compared to 54 in the USSR. In the U.S., men and women both worked until the roughly the same age, whereas men in the Soviet Union worked for approximately four years more than women.
Average retirement age in the United States and Soviet Union in 1985, per gender
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