Botswana vs Colombia: Sovereign state
Botswana
1
in 2025
Colombia
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Colombia rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Botswana
- Colombia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Colombia, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 1st and Colombia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Colombia |
| 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, Botswana or Colombia?
- Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Botswana and Colombia?
- 0, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Colombia?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Colombia rank globally for sovereign state?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Colombia 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.