France vs Germany: Sovereign state

France
1
in 2022
Germany
1
in 2022
France rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • France
  • Germany
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

France 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.

France ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1810s 1 1 0
1820s 1 1 0
1830s 1 1 0
1840s 1 1 0
1850s 1 1 0
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 0.9 0.6 0.3 France
1950s 1 0 1 France
1960s 1 0 1 France
1970s 1 0 1 France
1980s 1 0 1 France
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, France or Germany?
France, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between France and Germany?
0, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do France and Germany rank globally for sovereign state?
France 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

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.