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