Democratic Republic of Congo vs Serbia: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)

Democratic Republic of Congo
1
in 2025
Serbia
1
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
1st
Serbia rank
1st

Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Serbia, a difference of 0.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Serbia ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 5 and Serbia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Serbia Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0 —
1820s 0 0 0 —
1830s 0 0 0 —
1840s 0 0 0 —
1850s 0 0 0 —
1860s 0 0 0 —
1870s 0 0.2 0.2 Serbia
1880s 0 1 1 Serbia
1890s 0 1 1 Serbia
1900s 0 1 1 Serbia
1910s 0 0.5 0.5 Serbia
1920s 0 0 0 —
1930s 0 0 0 —
1940s 0 0 0 —
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 0 1 Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1 0.4 0.6 Democratic Republic of Congo
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 Serbia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1 against 1 in Serbia as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Democratic Republic of Congo and Serbia?
0, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Serbia?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Serbia rank globally for sovereign state?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Serbia 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.