North Korea vs Lebanon: Sovereign state
North Korea
1
in 2025
Lebanon
1
in 2025
North Korea rank
1st
Lebanon rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- North Korea
- Lebanon
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 1st and Lebanon ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Lebanon | 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 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Lebanon |
| 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, North Korea or Lebanon?
- North Korea, at 1 against 1 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between North Korea and Lebanon?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Lebanon?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Lebanon rank globally for sovereign state?
- North Korea ranks 1st and Lebanon 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.