South Korea vs Libya: Sovereign state

South Korea
1
in 2022
Libya
1
in 2022
South Korea rank
1st
Libya rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • South Korea
  • Libya
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Libya, a difference of 0.

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

South Korea ranks 1st and Libya ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Libya Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Libya
1820s 0 1 1 Libya
1830s 0 0.6 0.6 Libya
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 0.1 0 0.1 South Korea
1950s 1 0.9 0.1 South Korea
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, South Korea or Libya?
South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Libya as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between South Korea and Libya?
0, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Libya?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Libya rank globally for sovereign state?
South Korea ranks 1st and Libya 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.