Sweden vs Vanuatu: Sovereign state

Sweden
1
in 2025
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
Sweden rank
1st
Vanuatu rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Sweden
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1 against 1 in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1810s 1 0 1 Sweden
1820s 1 0 1 Sweden
1830s 1 0 1 Sweden
1840s 1 0 1 Sweden
1850s 1 0 1 Sweden
1860s 1 0 1 Sweden
1870s 1 0 1 Sweden
1880s 1 0 1 Sweden
1890s 1 0 1 Sweden
1900s 1 0 1 Sweden
1910s 1 0 1 Sweden
1920s 1 0 1 Sweden
1930s 1 0 1 Sweden
1940s 1 0 1 Sweden
1950s 1 0 1 Sweden
1960s 1 0 1 Sweden
1970s 1 0 1 Sweden
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 Vanuatu?
Sweden, at 1 against 1 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Sweden and Vanuatu?
0, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Vanuatu?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Sweden and Vanuatu rank globally for sovereign state?
Sweden ranks 1st and Vanuatu 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.