Liberia vs Libya: Sovereign state

Liberia
1
in 2022
Libya
1
in 2022
Liberia rank
1st
Libya rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Liberia
  • Libya
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

Liberia 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.

Liberia ranks 1st and Libya ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 12 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Libya Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Libya
1820s 0 1 1 Libya
1830s 0 0.6 0.6 Libya
1840s 0.3 0 0.3 Liberia
1850s 1 0 1 Liberia
1860s 1 0 1 Liberia
1870s 1 0 1 Liberia
1880s 1 0 1 Liberia
1890s 1 0 1 Liberia
1900s 1 0 1 Liberia
1910s 1 0 1 Liberia
1920s 1 0 1 Liberia
1930s 1 0 1 Liberia
1940s 1 0 1 Liberia
1950s 1 0.9 0.1 Liberia
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, Liberia or Libya?
Liberia, at 1 against 1 in Libya as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Liberia and Libya?
0, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Libya?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Liberia and Libya rank globally for sovereign state?
Liberia 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.