Germany vs Iraq: Sovereign state
Germany
1
in 2025
Iraq
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Iraq rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Germany
- Iraq
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Iraq, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 1st and Iraq ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 13 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1830s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1840s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Germany |
| 1930s | 1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Germany |
| 1940s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Iraq |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iraq |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Iraq |
| 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, Germany or Iraq?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Germany and Iraq?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Iraq?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Iraq rank globally for sovereign state?
- Germany ranks 1st and Iraq 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.