Denmark vs Greece: Sovereign state
Denmark
1
in 2025
Greece
1
in 2025
Denmark rank
1st
Greece rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Denmark
- Greece
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 against 1 in Greece, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and Greece ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Denmark |
| 1820s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Denmark |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Denmark or Greece?
- Denmark, at 1 against 1 in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Denmark and Greece?
- 0, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for sovereign state?
- Denmark ranks 1st and Greece 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.