Burkina Faso vs Germany: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
Burkina Faso
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Germany
How they compare
Burkina Faso 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.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | 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 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Germany |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Burkina Faso |
| 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, Burkina Faso or Germany?
- Burkina Faso, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Burkina Faso and Germany?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Germany?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Germany rank globally for sovereign state?
- Burkina Faso 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.