Montenegro vs South Africa: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
Montenegro
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Montenegro rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- Montenegro
- South Africa
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was South Africa ahead.
Montenegro ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Montenegro |
| 1870s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1880s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | South Africa |
| 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, Montenegro or South Africa?
- Montenegro, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Montenegro and South Africa?
- 0, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and South Africa?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and South Africa rank globally for sovereign state?
- Montenegro ranks 1st and South Africa 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.