Libya vs Suriname: Sovereign state

Libya
1
in 2025
Suriname
1
in 2025
Libya rank
1st
Suriname rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Libya
  • Suriname
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Libya ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Suriname 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 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 0.9 0 0.9 Libya
1960s 1 0 1 Libya
1970s 1 0.5 0.5 Libya
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 Suriname?
Libya, at 1 against 1 in Suriname as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Libya and Suriname?
0, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Suriname?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Libya and Suriname rank globally for sovereign state?
Libya ranks 1st and Suriname 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.