Nauru vs Rwanda: Sovereign state
Nauru
1
in 2025
Rwanda
1
in 2025
Nauru rank
1st
Rwanda rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Nauru
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 1 against 1 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 1st and Rwanda ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Rwanda | 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 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Rwanda |
| 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, Nauru or Rwanda?
- Nauru, at 1 against 1 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Nauru and Rwanda?
- 0, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Rwanda?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Nauru and Rwanda rank globally for sovereign state?
- Nauru ranks 1st and Rwanda 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.