Namibia vs Sri Lanka: Sovereign state
Namibia
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Namibia rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Namibia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sri Lanka | 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 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 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 Sri Lanka?
- Namibia, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Namibia and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sri Lanka?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Sri Lanka rank globally for sovereign state?
- Namibia ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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.