Mongolia vs Somalia: Sovereign state

Mongolia
1
in 2025
Somalia
1
in 2025
Mongolia rank
1st
Somalia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Mongolia
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 1 against 1 in Somalia, a difference of 0.

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

Mongolia ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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