Libya vs Nicaragua: Sovereign state

Libya
1
in 2022
Nicaragua
1
in 2022
Libya rank
1st
Nicaragua rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Libya
  • Nicaragua
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Libya ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

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