Lesotho vs Malawi: Sovereign state

Lesotho
1
in 2022
Malawi
1
in 2022
Lesotho rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Malawi ahead.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0.7 0 0.7 Lesotho
1830s 1 0 1 Lesotho
1840s 0.8 0 0.8 Lesotho
1850s 0.8 0 0.8 Lesotho
1860s 0.8 0 0.8 Lesotho
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 0.4 0.6 0.2 Malawi
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, Lesotho or Malawi?
Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Lesotho and Malawi?
0, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for sovereign state?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Malawi 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.