Afghanistan vs Romania: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)

Afghanistan
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Romania
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Afghanistan ahead.

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Romania 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 0.2 0.8 Afghanistan
1880s 0.8 1 0.2 Romania
1890s 0 1 1 Romania
1900s 0 1 1 Romania
1910s 0.1 1 0.9 Romania
1920s 1 1 0 —
1930s 1 1 0 —
1940s 1 1 0 —
1950s 1 1 0 —
1960s 1 1 0 —
1970s 1 1 0 —
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, Afghanistan or Romania?
Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Afghanistan and Romania?
0, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Romania?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Romania rank globally for sovereign state?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Romania 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.