Lesotho vs Sri Lanka: Sovereign state
Lesotho
1
in 2022
Sri Lanka
1
in 2022
Lesotho rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Lesotho
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Sri Lanka |
| 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 Sri Lanka?
- Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Lesotho and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sri Lanka?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Sri Lanka rank globally for sovereign state?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.