Bhutan vs Germany: Sovereign state

Bhutan
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Germany rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Bhutan
  • Germany
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How they compare

Bhutan 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.

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan 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 1 1 Germany
1910s 0 1 1 Germany
1920s 0 1 1 Germany
1930s 0 1 1 Germany
1940s 0.1 0.5 0.4 Germany
1950s 1 0 1 Bhutan
1960s 1 0 1 Bhutan
1970s 1 0 1 Bhutan
1980s 1 0 1 Bhutan
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, Bhutan or Germany?
Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Bhutan and Germany?
0, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Germany?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Germany rank globally for sovereign state?
Bhutan 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.