The first communist country was Russia - went commie in 1917
The Irish Potato famine lasted from 1845 - 1852.
So, yeah - that doesn’t count. Start the count for both system starting in 1917... Commies have killed millions of people - starvation is one of their favorite tactics.
I’ve always wondered why the communist apologists don’t go ahead and throw the Roman Empire into their mix...they might as well, it’s be consistent with the rest of their counterargument. Speaking of which, did the Mesopotamian’s have free trade?