South Africa vs Yemen: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
South Africa
1
in 2025
Yemen
1
in 2025
South Africa rank
1st
Yemen rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- South Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1 against 1 in Yemen, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Yemen ahead.
South Africa ranks 1st and Yemen 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 | South Africa | Yemen | 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 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | South Africa |
| 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, South Africa or Yemen?
- South Africa, at 1 against 1 in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between South Africa and Yemen?
- 0, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for sovereign state?
- South Africa ranks 1st and Yemen 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.