Papua New Guinea vs Russia: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Russia
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Russia rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Russia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 against 1 in Russia, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Russia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Russia |
| 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, Papua New Guinea or Russia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 against 1 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Papua New Guinea and Russia?
- 0, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Russia?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Russia rank globally for sovereign state?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 1st and Russia 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.