Benin vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Sovereign state
Benin
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Benin rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Benin
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 against 1 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Democratic Republic of 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 | 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, Benin or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Benin, at 1 against 1 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for sovereign state?
- Benin ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of 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.