Ghana vs Latvia: Sovereign state

Ghana
1
in 2022
Latvia
1
in 2022
Ghana rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Ghana
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.

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

Ghana ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latvia 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 0
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0.2 0.2 Latvia
1920s 0 1 1 Latvia
1930s 0 1 1 Latvia
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.3 0 0.3 Ghana
1960s 1 0 1 Ghana
1970s 1 0 1 Ghana
1980s 1 0 1 Ghana
1990s 1 0.9 0.1 Ghana
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, Ghana or Latvia?
Ghana, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Ghana and Latvia?
0, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latvia?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Latvia rank globally for sovereign state?
Ghana ranks 1st and Latvia 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.