Namibia vs South Sudan: Sovereign state

Namibia
1
in 2025
South Sudan
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
South Sudan rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Namibia
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.

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

Namibia ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Sudan 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 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 1 0 1 Namibia
2000s 1 0 1 Namibia
2010s 1 0.9 0.1 Namibia
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Namibia or South Sudan?
Namibia, at 1 against 1 in South Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Namibia and South Sudan?
0, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Sudan?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Namibia and South Sudan rank globally for sovereign state?
Namibia ranks 1st and South Sudan 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.