Ethiopia vs Nepal: Sovereign state

Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Nepal
1
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
1st
Nepal rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1 against 1 in Nepal, a difference of 0.

Across all 210 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 1st and Nepal ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nepal Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Nepal
1820s 0 1 1 Nepal
1830s 0 1 1 Nepal
1840s 0 1 1 Nepal
1850s 0.5 1 0.5 Nepal
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, Ethiopia or Nepal?
Ethiopia, at 1 against 1 in Nepal as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Ethiopia and Nepal?
0, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for sovereign state?
Ethiopia ranks 1st and Nepal 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

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.