Angola vs Congo: Sovereign state
Angola
1
in 2025
Congo
1
in 2025
Angola rank
1st
Congo rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Angola
- Congo
How they compare
Angola currently reports 1 against 1 in Congo, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 1st and Congo ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Congo | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Congo |
| 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, Angola or Congo?
- Angola, at 1 against 1 in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Angola and Congo?
- 0, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Congo rank globally for sovereign state?
- Angola ranks 1st and Congo 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.