Sweden vs Uruguay: Sovereign state

Sweden
1
in 2025
Uruguay
1
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Uruguay rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Sweden
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1 against 1 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Uruguay Difference Ahead
1810s 1 0 1 Sweden
1820s 1 0 1 Sweden
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, Sweden or Uruguay?
Sweden, at 1 against 1 in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Sweden and Uruguay?
0, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for sovereign state?
Sweden ranks 1st and Uruguay 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

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.