Australia vs Belgium: Sovereign state

Australia
1
in 2022
Belgium
1
in 2022
Australia rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Australia
  • Belgium
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Belgium, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Belgium ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Belgium in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Belgium Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 1 1 Belgium
1840s 0 1 1 Belgium
1850s 0 1 1 Belgium
1860s 0 1 1 Belgium
1870s 0 1 1 Belgium
1880s 0 1 1 Belgium
1890s 0 1 1 Belgium
1900s 0 1 1 Belgium
1910s 0 1 1 Belgium
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 0.5 0.5 Australia
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Australia or Belgium?
Australia, at 1 against 1 in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Australia and Belgium?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for sovereign state?
Australia ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Butcher and Griffiths (2020) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Butcher and Griffiths (2020) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,158 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by the ISD dataset.