Iraq vs Norway: Sovereign state

Iraq
1
in 2022
Norway
1
in 2022
Iraq rank
1st
Norway rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Iraq
  • Norway
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1 against 1 in Norway, a difference of 0.

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

Iraq ranks 1st and Norway ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Norway 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 0.5 0.5 Norway
1910s 0 1 1 Norway
1920s 0 1 1 Norway
1930s 0.8 1 0.2 Norway
1940s 1 0.6 0.4 Iraq
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, Iraq or Norway?
Iraq, at 1 against 1 in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Iraq and Norway?
0, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Norway?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Norway rank globally for sovereign state?
Iraq ranks 1st and Norway 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.