Belgium vs Madagascar: Sovereign state

Belgium
1
in 2022
Madagascar
1
in 2022
Belgium rank
1st
Madagascar rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Belgium
  • Madagascar
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Madagascar Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Madagascar
1820s 0 1 1 Madagascar
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 0.5 0.5 Belgium
1900s 1 0 1 Belgium
1910s 1 0 1 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 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 Madagascar?
Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Belgium and Madagascar?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Madagascar?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Madagascar rank globally for sovereign state?
Belgium ranks 1st and Madagascar 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.