Bulgaria vs Niger: Sovereign state

Bulgaria
1
in 2025
Niger
1
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
1st
Niger rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Niger
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1 against 1 in Niger, a difference of 0.

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

Bulgaria ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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