Austria vs Belgium: Sovereign state

Austria
1
in 2025
Belgium
1
in 2025
Austria rank
1st
Belgium rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Austria
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 1 against 1 in Belgium, a difference of 0.

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

Austria ranks 1st and Belgium ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Belgium Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 1 1 Belgium
1840s 0 1 1 Belgium
1850s 0 1 1 Belgium
1860s 0 1 1 Belgium
1870s 0 1 1 Belgium
1880s 0 1 1 Belgium
1890s 0 1 1 Belgium
1900s 0 1 1 Belgium
1910s 0.2 1 0.8 Belgium
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, Austria or Belgium?
Austria, at 1 against 1 in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Austria and Belgium?
0, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for sovereign state?
Austria ranks 1st and Belgium 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.