Denmark vs Iran: Sovereign state

Denmark
1
in 2022
Iran
1
in 2022
Denmark rank
1st
Iran rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Denmark
  • Iran
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Iran, a difference of 0.

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

Denmark ranks 1st and Iran ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Iran Difference Ahead
1810s 1 0 1 Denmark
1820s 1 0 1 Denmark
1830s 1 0 1 Denmark
1840s 1 0 1 Denmark
1850s 1 0.5 0.5 Denmark
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 0.6 1 0.4 Iran
1950s 1 1 0
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, Denmark or Iran?
Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Denmark and Iran?
0, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iran?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Iran rank globally for sovereign state?
Denmark ranks 1st and Iran 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

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Correlates of War – State System Membership (2017) – 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 Correlates of War - State System Membership dataset.