Ireland vs Sweden: Sovereign state
Ireland
1
in 2022
Sweden
1
in 2022
Ireland rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Ireland
- Sweden
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 207 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 Sweden?
- Ireland, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Ireland and Sweden?
- 0, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sweden?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Ireland and Sweden rank globally for sovereign state?
- Ireland ranks 1st and Sweden 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.