India vs Philippines: Sovereign state

India
1
in 2025
Philippines
1
in 2025
India rank
1st
Philippines rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • India
  • Philippines
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How they compare

India currently reports 1 against 1 in Philippines, a difference of 0.

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

India ranks 1st and Philippines ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Philippines 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 0.3 0.4 0.1 Philippines
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, India or Philippines?
India, at 1 against 1 in Philippines as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between India and Philippines?
0, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do India and Philippines rank globally for sovereign state?
India ranks 1st and Philippines 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.