Libya vs Romania: Sovereign state

Libya
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
Libya rank
1st
Romania rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Libya
  • Romania
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 1 against 1 in Romania, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Romania Difference Ahead
1810s 1 0 1 Libya
1820s 1 0 1 Libya
1830s 0.5 0 0.5 Libya
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0 0 0
1870s 0 0.2 0.2 Romania
1880s 0 1 1 Romania
1890s 0 1 1 Romania
1900s 0 1 1 Romania
1910s 0 1 1 Romania
1920s 0 1 1 Romania
1930s 0 1 1 Romania
1940s 0 1 1 Romania
1950s 0.9 1 0.1 Romania
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, Libya or Romania?
Libya, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Libya and Romania?
0, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Romania?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Libya and Romania rank globally for sovereign state?
Libya ranks 1st and Romania 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.