Australia vs Germany: Sovereign state

Australia
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1 against 1 in Germany, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Germany ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Germany
1820s 0 1 1 Germany
1830s 0 1 1 Germany
1840s 0 1 1 Germany
1850s 0 1 1 Germany
1860s 0 1 1 Germany
1870s 0 1 1 Germany
1880s 0 1 1 Germany
1890s 0 1 1 Germany
1900s 0.9 1 0.1 Germany
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 0.5 0.5 Australia
1950s 1 0 1 Australia
1960s 1 0 1 Australia
1970s 1 0 1 Australia
1980s 1 0 1 Australia
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, Australia or Germany?
Australia, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Australia and Germany?
0, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for sovereign state?
Australia ranks 1st and Germany 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.