Afghanistan vs Namibia: Sovereign state

Afghanistan
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Namibia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Afghanistan ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Namibia Difference Ahead
1810s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1820s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1830s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1840s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1850s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1860s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1870s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1880s 0.8 0 0.8 Afghanistan
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0.1 0 0.1 Afghanistan
1920s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1930s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1940s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1950s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1960s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1970s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
1980s 1 0 1 Afghanistan
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, Afghanistan or Namibia?
Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Afghanistan and Namibia?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Namibia?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Namibia rank globally for sovereign state?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Namibia 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.