Botswana vs Serbia: Sovereign state

Botswana
1
in 2025
Serbia
1
in 2025
Botswana rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Botswana
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1 against 1 in Serbia, a difference of 0.

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

Botswana ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Serbia 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 0.2 0.2 Serbia
1880s 0 1 1 Serbia
1890s 0 1 1 Serbia
1900s 0 1 1 Serbia
1910s 0 0.5 0.5 Serbia
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.4 0 0.4 Botswana
1970s 1 0 1 Botswana
1980s 1 0 1 Botswana
1990s 1 0 1 Botswana
2000s 1 0.4 0.6 Botswana
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 Serbia?
Botswana, at 1 against 1 in Serbia as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Botswana and Serbia?
0, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Serbia?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Serbia rank globally for sovereign state?
Botswana ranks 1st and Serbia 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.