Cuba vs Ethiopia: Sovereign state

Cuba
1
in 2025
Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Cuba rank
1st
Ethiopia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Cuba
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1 against 1 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.

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

Cuba ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0.5 0.5 Ethiopia
1860s 0 1 1 Ethiopia
1870s 0 1 1 Ethiopia
1880s 0 1 1 Ethiopia
1890s 0 1 1 Ethiopia
1900s 0.8 1 0.2 Ethiopia
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 1 0
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, Cuba or Ethiopia?
Cuba, at 1 against 1 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Cuba and Ethiopia?
0, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ethiopia?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Cuba and Ethiopia rank globally for sovereign state?
Cuba ranks 1st and Ethiopia 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.