China vs Germany: Sovereign state
China
1
in 2022
Germany
1
in 2022
China rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Germany ahead.
China ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Germany |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Germany |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Germany |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Germany |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Germany |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | China |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 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, China or Germany?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between China and Germany?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Germany?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do China and Germany rank globally for sovereign state?
- China ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Correlates of War – State System Membership (2017) – 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 Correlates of War - State System Membership dataset.