South Korea vs Kuwait: Sovereign state
South Korea
1
in 2025
Kuwait
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Kuwait rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- South Korea
- Kuwait
How they compare
South Korea 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.
South Korea ranks 1st and Kuwait ranks 1st of 194 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | 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 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | South Korea |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | South Korea |
| 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, South Korea or Kuwait?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between South Korea and Kuwait?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Kuwait?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Kuwait rank globally for sovereign state?
- South Korea 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.