Serbia vs Türkiye: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Serbia
94.9%
in 2025
Türkiye
94.8%
in 2025
Serbia rank
97th
Türkiye rank
98th
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Serbia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 94.9% against 94.8% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 164 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Türkiye ahead.
Serbia ranks 97th and Türkiye ranks 98th of 174 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 11 and Türkiye in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 73.5% | 73.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1810s | 67.5% | 67.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 99.1% | 49.0% | 50.1% | Serbia |
| 1880s | 99.1% | 49.0% | 50.1% | Serbia |
| 1890s | 99.1% | 72.8% | 26.3% | Serbia |
| 1900s | 99.1% | 75.1% | 24.0% | Serbia |
| 1910s | 82.5% | 63.3% | 19.2% | Serbia |
| 1920s | 98.0% | 80.3% | 17.7% | Serbia |
| 1930s | 98.0% | 95.4% | 2.6% | Serbia |
| 1940s | 80.1% | 96.7% | 16.6% | Türkiye |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 97.7% | 2.3% | Serbia |
| 1960s | 100.0% | 97.8% | 2.2% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 96.9% | 3.1% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 94.8% | 3.8% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 93.3% | 2.4% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 96.6% | 6.3% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 95.1% | 1.6% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 94.7% | 1.4% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Serbia or Türkiye?
- Serbia, at 94.9% against 94.8% in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Serbia and Türkiye?
- 0.1%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Türkiye?
- 164 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Serbia and Türkiye rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Serbia ranks 97th and Türkiye ranks 98th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.