Estonia vs Iceland: Sovereign state
Estonia
1
in 2025
Iceland
1
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Estonia
- Iceland
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1 against 1 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Iceland ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Iceland | 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Estonia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Iceland |
| 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, Estonia or Iceland?
- Estonia, at 1 against 1 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Estonia and Iceland?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Iceland?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Iceland rank globally for sovereign state?
- Estonia ranks 1st and Iceland 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.