Bhutan vs Singapore: Sovereign state

Bhutan
1
in 2022
Singapore
1
in 2022
Bhutan rank
1st
Singapore rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Bhutan
  • Singapore
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Bhutan ahead.

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 11 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

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