Iceland vs Rwanda: Sovereign state
Iceland
1
in 2022
Rwanda
1
in 2022
Iceland rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Iceland
- Rwanda
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Rwanda ahead.
Iceland ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rwanda |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rwanda |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rwanda |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rwanda |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rwanda |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rwanda |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rwanda |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Rwanda |
| 1890s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Rwanda |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Iceland |
| 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, Iceland or Rwanda?
- Iceland, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Iceland and Rwanda?
- 0, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Rwanda?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Rwanda rank globally for sovereign state?
- Iceland 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by the ISD dataset.