Colombia vs Niger: Sovereign state
Colombia
1
in 2025
Niger
1
in 2025
Colombia rank
1st
Niger rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Colombia
- Niger
How they compare
Colombia 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.
Colombia ranks 1st and Niger ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Colombia |
| 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, Colombia or Niger?
- Colombia, at 1 against 1 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Colombia and Niger?
- 0, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Niger?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Niger rank globally for sovereign state?
- Colombia 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.