Belgium vs Ireland: Sovereign state
Belgium
1
in 2022
Ireland
1
in 2022
Belgium rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Ireland ahead.
Belgium ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Belgium |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 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 Ireland?
- Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for sovereign state?
- Belgium ranks 1st and Ireland 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by the ISD dataset.