Germany vs Italy: Sovereign state
Germany
1
in 2025
Italy
1
in 2025
Germany rank
1st
Italy rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 1 against 1 in Italy, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 1st and Italy ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Italy |
| 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 Italy?
- Germany, at 1 against 1 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Germany and Italy?
- 0, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for sovereign state?
- Germany ranks 1st and Italy 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.