Ethiopia vs Nepal: Sovereign state

Ethiopia
1
in 2022
Nepal
1
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
1st
Nepal rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nepal
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1 against 1 in Nepal, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Nepal ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 1st and Nepal ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nepal 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 0.2 0 0.2 Ethiopia
1900s 1 0 1 Ethiopia
1910s 1 0 1 Ethiopia
1920s 1 1 0 —
1930s 0.7 1 0.3 Nepal
1940s 0.9 1 0.1 Nepal
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, Ethiopia or Nepal?
Ethiopia, at 1 against 1 in Nepal as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Ethiopia and Nepal?
0, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for sovereign state?
Ethiopia ranks 1st and Nepal 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.