South Korea vs Myanmar: Sovereign state
South Korea
1
in 2025
Myanmar
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Myanmar rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- South Korea
- Myanmar
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and Myanmar ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | — |
| 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, South Korea or Myanmar?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between South Korea and Myanmar?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Myanmar?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Myanmar rank globally for sovereign state?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Myanmar 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.