Nicaragua vs Samoa: Sovereign state

Nicaragua
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.

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

Nicaragua ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Samoa Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1850s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1860s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1870s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1880s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1890s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1900s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1910s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1920s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1930s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1940s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1950s 1 0 1 Nicaragua
1960s 1 0.8 0.2 Nicaragua
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, Nicaragua or Samoa?
Nicaragua, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Nicaragua and Samoa?
0, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Samoa?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Samoa rank globally for sovereign state?
Nicaragua ranks 1st and Samoa 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.