Democratic Republic of Congo vs Germany: Sovereign state
Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Germany
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Germany rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Germany
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo 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.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Germany ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Germany?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Democratic Republic of Congo and Germany?
- 0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Germany?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Germany rank globally for sovereign state?
- Democratic Republic of Congo 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.