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