Congo vs Russia: Sovereign state

Congo
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
Congo rank
1st
Russia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Congo
  • Russia
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.

Across all 210 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Russia Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Russia
1820s 0 1 1 Russia
1830s 0 1 1 Russia
1840s 0 1 1 Russia
1850s 0 1 1 Russia
1860s 0 1 1 Russia
1870s 0 1 1 Russia
1880s 0 1 1 Russia
1890s 0 1 1 Russia
1900s 0 1 1 Russia
1910s 0 1 1 Russia
1920s 0 1 1 Russia
1930s 0 1 1 Russia
1940s 0 1 1 Russia
1950s 0 1 1 Russia
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, Congo or Russia?
Congo, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Congo and Russia?
0, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Russia?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Congo and Russia rank globally for sovereign state?
Congo ranks 1st and Russia 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.