Afghanistan vs Denmark: Sovereign state

Afghanistan
1
in 2025
Denmark
1
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Denmark rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in Denmark, a difference of 0.

Across all 210 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Denmark Difference Ahead
1810s 1 1 0 β€”
1820s 1 1 0 β€”
1830s 1 1 0 β€”
1840s 1 1 0 β€”
1850s 1 1 0 β€”
1860s 1 1 0 β€”
1870s 1 1 0 β€”
1880s 0.8 1 0.2 Denmark
1890s 0 1 1 Denmark
1900s 0 1 1 Denmark
1910s 0.1 1 0.9 Denmark
1920s 1 1 0 β€”
1930s 1 1 0 β€”
1940s 1 1 0 β€”
1950s 1 1 0 β€”
1960s 1 1 0 β€”
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Afghanistan or Denmark?
Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Afghanistan and Denmark?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Denmark?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Denmark rank globally for sovereign state?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Denmark ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – 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
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.