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