China vs Ireland: Sovereign state
China
1
in 2025
Ireland
1
in 2025
China rank
1st
Ireland rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- China
- Ireland
How they compare
China currently reports 1 against 1 in Ireland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Ireland ranks 1st of 194 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | China |
| 1920s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | China |
| 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 Ireland?
- China, at 1 against 1 in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between China and Ireland?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ireland?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do China and Ireland rank globally for sovereign state?
- China ranks 1st and Ireland 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.