Jamaica vs Nigeria: Sovereign state
Jamaica
1
in 2022
Nigeria
1
in 2022
Jamaica rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Jamaica
- Nigeria
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1 against 1 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
Across all 207 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nigeria | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Nigeria |
| 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, Jamaica or Nigeria?
- Jamaica, at 1 against 1 in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Jamaica and Nigeria?
- 0, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for sovereign state?
- Jamaica ranks 1st and Nigeria 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.