Slovakia vs South Africa: Sovereign state
Slovakia
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Slovakia rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Slovakia
- South Africa
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Slovakia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 194 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Slovakia | South Africa | 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 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | South Africa |
| 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, Slovakia or South Africa?
- Slovakia, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Slovakia and South Africa?
- 0, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and South Africa?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Slovakia and South Africa rank globally for sovereign state?
- Slovakia ranks 1st and South Africa 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.