Congo vs South Africa: Sovereign state
Congo
1
in 2022
South Africa
1
in 2022
Congo rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 207 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 194 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 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, Congo or South Africa?
- Congo, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Congo and South Africa?
- 0, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and South Africa?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Congo and South Africa rank globally for sovereign state?
- Congo ranks 1st and South Africa 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.