Rwanda vs Uganda: Sovereign state

Rwanda
1
in 2025
Uganda
1
in 2025
Rwanda rank
1st
Uganda rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
00.20.40.60.81181619202025

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.

Across all 210 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda 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 0.8 0.8 0
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, Rwanda or Uganda?
Rwanda, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Rwanda and Uganda?
0, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for sovereign state?
Rwanda ranks 1st and Uganda 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.