South Sudan vs Tuvalu: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
South Sudan
1
in 2025
Tuvalu
1
in 2025
South Sudan rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- South Sudan
- Tuvalu
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1 against 1 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
South Sudan ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Tuvalu | 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 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tuvalu |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sovereign state, South Sudan or Tuvalu?
- South Sudan, at 1 against 1 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between South Sudan and Tuvalu?
- 0, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Tuvalu?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Tuvalu rank globally for sovereign state?
- South Sudan ranks 1st and Tuvalu 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.