China vs Myanmar: Sovereign state

China
1
in 2025
Myanmar
1
in 2025
China rank
1st
Myanmar rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • China
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

China currently reports 1 against 1 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.

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

China ranks 1st and Myanmar 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 Myanmar 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 0.6 0.4 China
1890s 1 0 1 China
1900s 1 0 1 China
1910s 1 0 1 China
1920s 1 0 1 China
1930s 1 0 1 China
1940s 1 0.2 0.8 China
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 Myanmar?
China, at 1 against 1 in Myanmar as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between China and Myanmar?
0, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Myanmar?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do China and Myanmar rank globally for sovereign state?
China ranks 1st and Myanmar 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.