Belgium vs Liberia: Sovereign state

Belgium
1
in 2022
Liberia
1
in 2022
Belgium rank
1st
Liberia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Belgium
  • Liberia
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How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Liberia Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 1 0 1 Belgium
1840s 1 0.3 0.7 Belgium
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 1 0
1940s 0.5 1 0.5 Liberia
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 Liberia?
Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Liberia as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Belgium and Liberia?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Liberia?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Liberia rank globally for sovereign state?
Belgium ranks 1st and Liberia 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.