Bhutan vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Sovereign state

Bhutan
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Bhutan
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.

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

Bhutan ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0 β€”
1820s 0 0 0 β€”
1830s 0 0 0 β€”
1840s 0 0 0 β€”
1850s 0 0 0 β€”
1860s 0 0 0 β€”
1870s 0 0 0 β€”
1880s 0 0 0 β€”
1890s 0 0 0 β€”
1900s 0 0 0 β€”
1910s 0 0 0 β€”
1920s 0 0 0 β€”
1930s 0 0 0 β€”
1940s 0.1 0 0.1 Bhutan
1950s 1 0 1 Bhutan
1960s 1 1 0 β€”
1970s 1 1 0 β€”
1980s 1 1 0 β€”
1990s 1 1 0 β€”
2000s 1 1 0 β€”
2010s 1 1 0 β€”
2020s 1 1 0 β€”

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Bhutan or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Bhutan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Democratic Republic of Congo?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for sovereign state?
Bhutan 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

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.