North Korea vs Senegal: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
North Korea
1
in 2025
Senegal
1
in 2025
North Korea rank
1st
Senegal rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- North Korea
- Senegal
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Senegal ahead.
North Korea ranks 1st and Senegal ranks 1st of 194 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Senegal | 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 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | North Korea |
| 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 Senegal?
- North Korea, at 1 against 1 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between North Korea and Senegal?
- 0, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Senegal?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and Senegal rank globally for sovereign state?
- North Korea ranks 1st and Senegal 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.