Madagascar vs Norway: Sovereign state

Madagascar
1
in 2022
Norway
1
in 2022
Madagascar rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Madagascar
  • Norway
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.

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

Madagascar ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 9 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Norway Difference Ahead
1810s 1 0 1 Madagascar
1820s 1 0 1 Madagascar
1830s 1 0 1 Madagascar
1840s 1 0 1 Madagascar
1850s 1 0 1 Madagascar
1860s 1 0 1 Madagascar
1870s 1 0 1 Madagascar
1880s 1 0 1 Madagascar
1890s 0.5 0 0.5 Madagascar
1900s 0 0.5 0.5 Norway
1910s 0 1 1 Norway
1920s 0 1 1 Norway
1930s 0 1 1 Norway
1940s 0 0.5 0.5 Norway
1950s 0 1 1 Norway
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, Madagascar or Norway?
Madagascar, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Madagascar and Norway?
0, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Norway?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Norway rank globally for sovereign state?
Madagascar ranks 1st and Norway 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.