South Korea vs Latvia: Sovereign state
South Korea
1
in 2022
Latvia
1
in 2022
South Korea rank
1st
Latvia rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- South Korea
- Latvia
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Latvia ahead.
South Korea ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Latvia | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Latvia |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Latvia |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Latvia |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 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, South Korea or Latvia?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between South Korea and Latvia?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Latvia?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do South Korea and Latvia rank globally for sovereign state?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Latvia 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.