Lithuania vs Sierra Leone: Sovereign state

Lithuania
1
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1
in 2025
Lithuania rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Lithuania
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Lithuania ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Sierra Leone 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 0.2 0 0.2 Lithuania
1920s 1 0 1 Lithuania
1930s 1 0 1 Lithuania
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0.9 0.9 Sierra Leone
1970s 0 1 1 Sierra Leone
1980s 0 1 1 Sierra Leone
1990s 0.9 1 0.1 Sierra Leone
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, Lithuania or Sierra Leone?
Lithuania, at 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Lithuania and Sierra Leone?
0, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Sierra Leone?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Sierra Leone rank globally for sovereign state?
Lithuania ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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.