Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Sovereign state
Equatorial Guinea
1
in 2025
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Nigeria | 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 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Nigeria |
| 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, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
- 0, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for sovereign state?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 1st and Nigeria 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.