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
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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Correlates of War - State System Membership dataset.