Ireland vs Japan: Sovereign state
Ireland
1
in 2022
Japan
1
in 2022
Ireland rank
1st
Japan rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland 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.
Ireland ranks 1st and Japan ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | 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 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Japan |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Ireland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Ireland |
| 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, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, at 1 against 1 in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Ireland and Japan?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for sovereign state?
- Ireland 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by the ISD dataset.