Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Sovereign state

Norway
1
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2022
Norway rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Norway
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Norway ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Papua New Guinea 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 0.5 0 0.5 Norway
1910s 1 0 1 Norway
1920s 1 0 1 Norway
1930s 1 0 1 Norway
1940s 0.6 0 0.6 Norway
1950s 1 0 1 Norway
1960s 1 0 1 Norway
1970s 1 0.5 0.5 Norway
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, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
Norway, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sovereign state?
Norway ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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.