Ireland vs Luxembourg: Sovereign state

Ireland
1
in 2022
Luxembourg
1
in 2022
Ireland rank
1st
Luxembourg rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Ireland
  • Luxembourg
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1 against 1 in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.

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

Ireland ranks 1st and Luxembourg ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Luxembourg 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 1 1 Luxembourg
1900s 0 1 1 Luxembourg
1910s 0 1 1 Luxembourg
1920s 0.8 1 0.2 Luxembourg
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 0.6 0.4 Ireland
1950s 1 1 0
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 Luxembourg?
Ireland, at 1 against 1 in Luxembourg as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Ireland and Luxembourg?
0, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Luxembourg?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Ireland and Luxembourg rank globally for sovereign state?
Ireland ranks 1st and Luxembourg 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.