Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Papua New Guinea: Sovereign state

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Papua New Guinea 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 0.2 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1950s 1 0 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1960s 1 0 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s 1 0.5 0.5 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Papua New Guinea?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Papua New Guinea?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Papua New Guinea rank globally for sovereign state?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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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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.