Lesotho vs Micronesia (country): Sovereign state

Lesotho
1
in 2025
Micronesia (country)
1
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Micronesia (country) rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Lesotho
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Micronesia (country), a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.

Lesotho ranks 1st and Micronesia (country) ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Micronesia (country) 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 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0.4 0 0.4 Lesotho
1970s 1 0 1 Lesotho
1980s 1 0.4 0.6 Lesotho
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, Lesotho or Micronesia (country)?
Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Micronesia (country) as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Lesotho and Micronesia (country)?
0, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Micronesia (country)?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Micronesia (country) rank globally for sovereign state?
Lesotho ranks 1st and Micronesia (country) 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

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.