South Africa vs Tonga: Sovereign state

South Africa
1
in 2022
Tonga
1
in 2022
South Africa rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • South Africa
  • Tonga
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.

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

South Africa ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Tonga 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 0
1920s 1 0 1 South Africa
1930s 1 0 1 South Africa
1940s 1 0 1 South Africa
1950s 1 0 1 South Africa
1960s 1 0 1 South Africa
1970s 1 0 1 South Africa
1980s 1 0 1 South Africa
1990s 1 0.1 0.9 South Africa
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 Africa or Tonga?
South Africa, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between South Africa and Tonga?
0, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tonga?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do South Africa and Tonga rank globally for sovereign state?
South Africa ranks 1st and Tonga 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.