Djibouti vs Papua New Guinea: Sovereign state
Djibouti
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Djibouti rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Djibouti
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Papua New Guinea | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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, Djibouti or Papua New Guinea?
- Djibouti, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Djibouti and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Papua New Guinea?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sovereign state?
- Djibouti ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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.