Australia vs Sri Lanka: Sovereign state

Australia
1
in 2022
Sri Lanka
1
in 2022
Australia rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

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

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

Australia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0 0 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 1 0 1 Australia
1930s 1 0 1 Australia
1940s 1 0.2 0.8 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 Sri Lanka?
Australia, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Australia and Sri Lanka?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for sovereign state?
Australia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.