South Korea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Sovereign state
South Korea
1
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- South Korea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
South Korea ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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 | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | 1 | South Korea |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | South Korea |
| 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between South Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for sovereign state?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe 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.