Vanuatu vs Viet Nam: Sovereign state
Vanuatu
1
in 2025
Viet Nam
1
in 2025
Vanuatu rank
1st
Viet Nam rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Vanuatu
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1 against 1 in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Viet Nam has been ahead every year.
Vanuatu ranks 1st and Viet Nam ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Vanuatu | Viet Nam | 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Viet Nam |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Viet Nam |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Viet Nam |
| 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, Vanuatu or Viet Nam?
- Vanuatu, at 1 against 1 in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Vanuatu and Viet Nam?
- 0, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Vanuatu and Viet Nam?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Vanuatu and Viet Nam rank globally for sovereign state?
- Vanuatu ranks 1st and Viet Nam 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.