Bhutan vs Iraq: Sovereign state
Bhutan
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
Bhutan rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Bhutan
- Iraq
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Iraq | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Iraq |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Iraq |
| 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, Bhutan or Iraq?
- Bhutan, at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Bhutan and Iraq?
- 0, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iraq?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Iraq rank globally for sovereign state?
- Bhutan ranks 1st and Iraq 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.