Namibia vs Portugal: Sovereign state
Namibia
1
in 2025
Portugal
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Namibia
- Portugal
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in Portugal, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Portugal |
| 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, Namibia or Portugal?
- Namibia, at 1 against 1 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Namibia and Portugal?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Portugal?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Portugal rank globally for sovereign state?
- Namibia ranks 1st and Portugal 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.