France vs Rwanda: Sovereign state

France
1
in 2022
Rwanda
1
in 2022
France rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • France
  • Rwanda
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

France currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.

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

France ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 194 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Rwanda Difference Ahead
1810s 1 1 0
1820s 1 1 0
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 France
1900s 1 0 1 France
1910s 1 0 1 France
1920s 1 0 1 France
1930s 1 0 1 France
1940s 0.8 0 0.8 France
1950s 1 0 1 France
1960s 1 0.8 0.2 France
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, France or Rwanda?
France, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between France and Rwanda?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Rwanda?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do France and Rwanda rank globally for sovereign state?
France ranks 1st and Rwanda 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.