Eswatini vs Iceland: Sovereign state
Eswatini
1
in 2025
Iceland
1
in 2025
Eswatini rank
1st
Iceland rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Eswatini
- Iceland
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1 against 1 in Iceland, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 1st and Iceland ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Iceland |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Iceland |
| 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, Eswatini or Iceland?
- Eswatini, at 1 against 1 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Eswatini and Iceland?
- 0, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Iceland?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Iceland rank globally for sovereign state?
- Eswatini 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.