South Sudan vs Uganda: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
South Sudan
1
in 2025
Uganda
1
in 2025
South Sudan rank
1st
Uganda rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- South Sudan
- Uganda
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1 against 1 in Uganda, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
South Sudan ranks 1st and Uganda ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Uganda |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | Uganda |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sovereign state, South Sudan or Uganda?
- South Sudan, at 1 against 1 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between South Sudan and Uganda?
- 0, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Uganda?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Uganda rank globally for sovereign state?
- South Sudan 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.