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Estimated age of the nation

Estimated age of the nation’s statehood: the oldest scientifically confirmed date of a state of this nation. Traditional or legendary dates are shown separately. Higher is better.

Source: NationsTree methodology

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#CountryRegionEstimated age of the nationyearsSince
1 Egypt Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 5,125 yrs 3100 BC i
2 China East Asia & Pacific 3,625 yrs 1600 BC i
3 Iran Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 2,575 yrs 550 BC i
4 Sri Lanka South Asia 2,402 yrs 377 BC i
5 Armenia Europe & Central Asia 2,356 yrs 331 BC i
6 India South Asia 2,347 yrs 322 BC i
7 North Korea East Asia & Pacific 2,082 yrs 57 BC i
7 South Korea East Asia & Pacific 2,082 yrs 57 BC i
9 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 1,926 yrs 100 i
10 Japan East Asia & Pacific 1,776 yrs 250 i
11 Italy Europe & Central Asia 1,550 yrs 476 i
12 Bulgaria Europe & Central Asia 1,345 yrs 681 i
13 Serbia Europe & Central Asia 1,246 yrs 780 i
14 Morocco Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 1,238 yrs 788 i
15 Cambodia East Asia & Pacific 1,224 yrs 802 i
16 France Europe & Central Asia 1,183 yrs 843 i
16 Germany Europe & Central Asia 1,183 yrs 843 i
18 Myanmar East Asia & Pacific 1,177 yrs 849 i
19 Czechia Europe & Central Asia 1,156 yrs 870 i
20 Norway Europe & Central Asia 1,154 yrs 872 i
21 Belarus Europe & Central Asia 1,144 yrs 882 i
21 Russia Europe & Central Asia 1,144 yrs 882 i
21 Ukraine Europe & Central Asia 1,144 yrs 882 i
24 Croatia Europe & Central Asia 1,101 yrs 925 i
25 United Kingdom Europe & Central Asia 1,099 yrs 927 i
26 Iceland Europe & Central Asia 1,096 yrs 930 i
27 Denmark Europe & Central Asia 1,090 yrs 936 i
28 Vietnam East Asia & Pacific 1,087 yrs 939 i
29 Luxembourg Europe & Central Asia 1,063 yrs 963 i
30 Poland Europe & Central Asia 1,060 yrs 966 i
31 Austria Europe & Central Asia 1,050 yrs 976 i
32 Sweden Europe & Central Asia 1,031 yrs 995 i
33 Hungary Europe & Central Asia 1,026 yrs 1000 i
34 Georgia Europe & Central Asia 1,018 yrs 1008 i
35 Portugal Europe & Central Asia 887 yrs 1139 i
36 Mongolia East Asia & Pacific 820 yrs 1206 i
37 Lithuania Europe & Central Asia 790 yrs 1236 i
38 Thailand East Asia & Pacific 788 yrs 1238 i
39 San Marino Europe & Central Asia 783 yrs 1243 i
40 Andorra Europe & Central Asia 748 yrs 1278 i
41 Switzerland Europe & Central Asia 735 yrs 1291 i
42 Monaco Europe & Central Asia 729 yrs 1297 i
43 Türkiye Europe & Central Asia 727 yrs 1299 i
44 Romania Europe & Central Asia 696 yrs 1330 i
45 Brunei East Asia & Pacific 658 yrs 1368 i
46 Kazakhstan Europe & Central Asia 561 yrs 1465 i
47 Spain Europe & Central Asia 547 yrs 1479 i
48 Libya Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 475 yrs 1551 i
49 Macao East Asia & Pacific 469 yrs 1557 i
50 Philippines East Asia & Pacific 461 yrs 1565 i
51 Netherlands Europe & Central Asia 445 yrs 1581 i
52 Bermuda North America 414 yrs 1612 i
53 Barbados Latin America & Caribbean 403 yrs 1623 i
54 Gibraltar Europe & Central Asia 322 yrs 1704 i
55 Saudi Arabia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 299 yrs 1727 i
56 Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 279 yrs 1747 i
57 Isle of Man Europe & Central Asia 261 yrs 1765 i
58 Nepal South Asia 258 yrs 1768 i
59 United States North America 250 yrs 1776 i
60 Haiti Latin America & Caribbean 222 yrs 1804 i
61 Liechtenstein Europe & Central Asia 220 yrs 1806 i
62 Chile Latin America & Caribbean 216 yrs 1810 i
62 Colombia Latin America & Caribbean 216 yrs 1810 i
62 Mexico Latin America & Caribbean 216 yrs 1810 i
65 Paraguay Latin America & Caribbean 215 yrs 1811 i
65 Venezuela Latin America & Caribbean 215 yrs 1811 i
67 Argentina Latin America & Caribbean 210 yrs 1816 i
68 Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean 205 yrs 1821 i
68 Greece Europe & Central Asia 205 yrs 1821 i
68 Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean 205 yrs 1821 i
68 Honduras Latin America & Caribbean 205 yrs 1821 i
68 Nicaragua Latin America & Caribbean 205 yrs 1821 i
68 Peru Latin America & Caribbean 205 yrs 1821 i
74 Brazil Latin America & Caribbean 204 yrs 1822 i
74 Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 204 yrs 1822 i
76 Bolivia Latin America & Caribbean 201 yrs 1825 i
76 Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean 201 yrs 1825 i
78 Belgium Europe & Central Asia 196 yrs 1830 i
79 Ecuador Latin America & Caribbean 186 yrs 1840 i
80 El Salvador Latin America & Caribbean 185 yrs 1841 i
80 New Zealand East Asia & Pacific 185 yrs 1841 i
82 French Polynesia East Asia & Pacific 184 yrs 1842 i
83 Dominican Republic Latin America & Caribbean 182 yrs 1844 i
84 New Caledonia East Asia & Pacific 173 yrs 1853 i
85 Canada North America 159 yrs 1867 i
86 Qatar Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 156 yrs 1870 i
87 Cuba Latin America & Caribbean 128 yrs 1898 i
87 Guam East Asia & Pacific 128 yrs 1898 i
87 Northern Mariana Islands East Asia & Pacific 128 yrs 1898 i
87 Puerto Rico (US) Latin America & Caribbean 128 yrs 1898 i
91 American Samoa East Asia & Pacific 127 yrs 1899 i
92 Australia East Asia & Pacific 125 yrs 1901 i
93 Panama Latin America & Caribbean 123 yrs 1903 i
94 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 116 yrs 1910 i
95 Albania Europe & Central Asia 114 yrs 1912 i
96 Finland Europe & Central Asia 109 yrs 1917 i
96 US Virgin Islands Latin America & Caribbean 109 yrs 1917 i
98 Estonia Europe & Central Asia 108 yrs 1918 i
98 Latvia Europe & Central Asia 108 yrs 1918 i
100 Syria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 106 yrs 1920 i
101 Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 94 yrs 1932 i
102 Ireland Europe & Central Asia 89 yrs 1937 i
103 Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 83 yrs 1943 i
104 Indonesia East Asia & Pacific 81 yrs 1945 i
105 Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 80 yrs 1946 i
106 Pakistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 79 yrs 1947 i
107 Faroe Islands Europe & Central Asia 78 yrs 1948 i
107 Israel Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 78 yrs 1948 i
109 Bhutan South Asia 77 yrs 1949 i
109 Laos East Asia & Pacific 77 yrs 1949 i
111 Curaçao Latin America & Caribbean 72 yrs 1954 i
112 Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 70 yrs 1956 i
112 Tunisia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 70 yrs 1956 i
114 Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 69 yrs 1957 i
115 Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 68 yrs 1958 i
116 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Congo Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Côte d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Cyprus Europe & Central Asia 66 yrs 1960 i
116 DR Congo Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Somalia, Fed. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
116 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 66 yrs 1960 i
133 Algeria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 64 yrs 1962 i
133 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 64 yrs 1962 i
133 Jamaica Latin America & Caribbean 64 yrs 1962 i
133 Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 64 yrs 1962 i
133 Samoa East Asia & Pacific 64 yrs 1962 i
133 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 64 yrs 1962 i
139 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 63 yrs 1963 i
139 Malaysia East Asia & Pacific 63 yrs 1963 i
139 Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 63 yrs 1963 i
142 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 62 yrs 1964 i
142 Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 62 yrs 1964 i
142 Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 62 yrs 1964 i
142 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 62 yrs 1964 i
146 Gambia Sub-Saharan Africa 61 yrs 1965 i
146 Maldives South Asia 61 yrs 1965 i
146 Singapore East Asia & Pacific 61 yrs 1965 i
149 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 60 yrs 1966 i
149 Guyana Latin America & Caribbean 60 yrs 1966 i
149 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 60 yrs 1966 i
152 Saint Kitts and Nevis Latin America & Caribbean 59 yrs 1967 i
152 Saint Lucia Latin America & Caribbean 59 yrs 1967 i
154 Equatorial Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 58 yrs 1968 i
154 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 58 yrs 1968 i
154 Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 58 yrs 1968 i
154 Naoero East Asia & Pacific 58 yrs 1968 i
158 Fiji East Asia & Pacific 56 yrs 1970 i
158 Oman Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 56 yrs 1970 i
158 Tonga East Asia & Pacific 56 yrs 1970 i
161 Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 55 yrs 1971 i
161 Bangladesh South Asia 55 yrs 1971 i
161 Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 55 yrs 1971 i
161 United Arab Emirates Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 55 yrs 1971 i
165 Bahamas Latin America & Caribbean 53 yrs 1973 i
165 Turks and Caicos Islands Latin America & Caribbean 53 yrs 1973 i
167 Grenada Latin America & Caribbean 52 yrs 1974 i
167 Guinea-Bissau Sub-Saharan Africa 52 yrs 1974 i
169 Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 51 yrs 1975 i
169 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 51 yrs 1975 i
169 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 51 yrs 1975 i
169 Papua New Guinea East Asia & Pacific 51 yrs 1975 i
169 São Tomé and Príncipe Sub-Saharan Africa 51 yrs 1975 i
169 Suriname Latin America & Caribbean 51 yrs 1975 i
169 Timor-Leste East Asia & Pacific 51 yrs 1975 i
176 Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa 50 yrs 1976 i
176 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & Caribbean 50 yrs 1976 i
178 Djibouti Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 49 yrs 1977 i
179 Dominica Latin America & Caribbean 48 yrs 1978 i
179 Solomon Islands East Asia & Pacific 48 yrs 1978 i
179 Tuvalu East Asia & Pacific 48 yrs 1978 i
182 Kiribati East Asia & Pacific 47 yrs 1979 i
182 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Latin America & Caribbean 47 yrs 1979 i
184 Vanuatu East Asia & Pacific 46 yrs 1980 i
184 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 46 yrs 1980 i
186 Antigua and Barbuda Latin America & Caribbean 45 yrs 1981 i
186 Belize Latin America & Caribbean 45 yrs 1981 i
188 Aruba Latin America & Caribbean 40 yrs 1986 i
188 Marshall Islands East Asia & Pacific 40 yrs 1986 i
188 Micronesia East Asia & Pacific 40 yrs 1986 i
191 Palestine Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 38 yrs 1988 i
192 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 36 yrs 1990 i
192 Yemen Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 36 yrs 1990 i
194 Azerbaijan Europe & Central Asia 35 yrs 1991 i
194 Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 35 yrs 1991 i
194 Kyrgyzstan Europe & Central Asia 35 yrs 1991 i
194 Moldova Europe & Central Asia 35 yrs 1991 i
194 North Macedonia Europe & Central Asia 35 yrs 1991 i
194 Slovenia Europe & Central Asia 35 yrs 1991 i
194 Tajikistan Europe & Central Asia 35 yrs 1991 i
194 Turkmenistan Europe & Central Asia 35 yrs 1991 i
194 Uzbekistan Europe & Central Asia 35 yrs 1991 i
203 Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 34 yrs 1992 i
203 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe & Central Asia 34 yrs 1992 i
205 Eritrea Sub-Saharan Africa 33 yrs 1993 i
205 Slovakia Europe & Central Asia 33 yrs 1993 i
207 Palau East Asia & Pacific 32 yrs 1994 i
208 Hong Kong East Asia & Pacific 29 yrs 1997 i
209 Montenegro Europe & Central Asia 20 yrs 2006 i
210 Saint Martin Latin America & Caribbean 19 yrs 2007 i
211 Sint Maarten Latin America & Caribbean 16 yrs 2010 i
212 South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 15 yrs 2011 i

Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 212 ranked.

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