Belgium vs Bhutan: Sovereign state

Belgium
1
in 2022
Bhutan
1
in 2022
Belgium rank
1st
Bhutan rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Belgium
  • Bhutan
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Bhutan ahead.

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Bhutan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bhutan Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Bhutan
1820s 0 1 1 Bhutan
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 1 0
1860s 1 1 0
1870s 1 1 0
1880s 1 1 0
1890s 1 1 0
1900s 1 1 0
1910s 1 0.1 0.9 Belgium
1920s 1 0 1 Belgium
1930s 1 0 1 Belgium
1940s 0.5 0 0.5 Belgium
1950s 1 0 1 Belgium
1960s 1 0 1 Belgium
1970s 1 0.9 0.1 Belgium
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, Belgium or Bhutan?
Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Bhutan as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Belgium and Bhutan?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bhutan?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Bhutan rank globally for sovereign state?
Belgium ranks 1st and Bhutan 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.