Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Sovereign state

Sudan
1
in 2022
Zimbabwe
1
in 2022
Sudan rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Sudan
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.

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

Sudan ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0 0
1880s 0.5 0 0.5 Sudan
1890s 0.8 0 0.8 Sudan
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0.4 0 0.4 Sudan
1960s 1 0.5 0.5 Sudan
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, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
Sudan, at 1 against 1 in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
0, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for sovereign state?
Sudan ranks 1st and Zimbabwe 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.