Ghana vs Kuwait: Sovereign state

Ghana
1
in 2025
Kuwait
1
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Kuwait rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Ghana
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1 against 1 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Kuwait ahead.

Ghana ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Kuwait 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 0
1950s 0.3 0 0.3 Ghana
1960s 1 0.9 0.1 Ghana
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, Ghana or Kuwait?
Ghana, at 1 against 1 in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Ghana and Kuwait?
0, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kuwait?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Kuwait rank globally for sovereign state?
Ghana ranks 1st and Kuwait 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.