Belgium vs Ethiopia: Sovereign state

Belgium
1
in 2022
Ethiopia
1
in 2022
Belgium rank
1st
Ethiopia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Belgium
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Ethiopia
1820s 0 1 1 Ethiopia
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 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 0.6 0.4 Belgium
1940s 0.5 0.9 0.4 Ethiopia
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, Belgium or Ethiopia?
Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Belgium and Ethiopia?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ethiopia?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Ethiopia rank globally for sovereign state?
Belgium ranks 1st and Ethiopia 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.