Liberia vs Libya: Sovereign state
Liberia
1
in 2025
Libya
1
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
Libya rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Liberia
- Libya
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1 against 1 in Libya, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Libya ahead.
Liberia ranks 1st and Libya ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 12 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Libya |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Libya |
| 1830s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Libya |
| 1840s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Liberia |
| 1850s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Liberia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Liberia |
| 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, Liberia or Libya?
- Liberia, at 1 against 1 in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Liberia and Libya?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Libya?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Libya rank globally for sovereign state?
- Liberia ranks 1st and Libya 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.