South Korea vs Sri Lanka: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
South Korea
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.2 | 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 Sri Lanka?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for sovereign state?
- South Korea ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.