Bulgaria vs Japan: Sovereign state

Bulgaria
1
in 2022
Japan
1
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
1st
Japan rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Japan
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.

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

Bulgaria ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Japan Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Japan
1820s 0 1 1 Japan
1830s 0 1 1 Japan
1840s 0 1 1 Japan
1850s 0 1 1 Japan
1860s 0 1 1 Japan
1870s 0 1 1 Japan
1880s 0 1 1 Japan
1890s 0 1 1 Japan
1900s 0.2 1 0.8 Japan
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 0.5 0.5 Bulgaria
1950s 1 0.8 0.2 Bulgaria
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, Bulgaria or Japan?
Bulgaria, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Bulgaria and Japan?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for sovereign state?
Bulgaria ranks 1st and Japan 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.