Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Africa: Sovereign state
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2022
South Africa
1
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 207 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 194 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | South Africa | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Africa?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa rank globally for sovereign state?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and South Africa 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.