Libya vs United Kingdom: Sovereign state
Libya
1
in 2025
United Kingdom
1
in 2025
Libya rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Libya
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 194 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United Kingdom |
| 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 United Kingdom?
- Libya, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Libya and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United Kingdom?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Libya and United Kingdom rank globally for sovereign state?
- Libya ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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.