List of countries in chronological order of achieving statehood

Below is a list of nations in chronological order of their nationhood.

You can also browse countries alphabetically by capital city, by continent, by population, by area, by population density, and by time zone.

The dates are most commonly accepted ones and not standardized according to either declaractions or recognitions.

BC Times

* 3700 BC - Lower Egypt
* 3600 BC - Upper Egypt
* 3100 BC - Egypt "Unification of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
* 2700 BC - Persia
* 2334 BC - Sumer
* 1765 BC - Chinese Empire
* 1728 BC - Babylonia
* 1020 BC - Israel
* 980 BC - Ethiopia
* 858 BC - Armenia
* 753 BC - Rome

1-1000

* 192 - Champa
* 301 - San Marino "from Rome"
* 395 - Byzantine Empire "from Rome"
* 486 - France
* 604 - Tibet
* 660 - Islamic Empire
* 681 - Bulgaria
* 711 - Moors
* 752 - Papal States
* 780 - Serbia
* 789 - Morocco
* 800 - France
* 802 - Khmer Empire
* 843 - Scotland
* 868 - Portugal
* 872 - Norway
* 895 - Bohemia
* 925 - Croatia
* 927 - England
* 930 - Iceland
* 962 - Holy Roman Empire
* 965 - Denmark (officially united and christened)
* 966 - Poland
* 988 - Ukraine

1000-1800

* 1001 - Kingdom of Hungary
* 1130 - Kingdom of Sicily
* 1190 - Albania
* 1206 - Mongol Empire
* 1216 - Wales
* June 6, 1523 - Denmark-Norway
* 1238 - Thailand "from Khmer Empire
* 1263 - Grand Duchy of Moscow
* 1291 - Switzerland
* 1299 - Ottoman Empire
* 1278 - Andorra "from France"
* c. 1314 - Hokuzan, Chūzan, Nanzan
* 1325 - Aztec Empire
* 1330 - Wallachia
* 1419 - Monaco
* 1429 - Ryūkyū Kingdom
* 1492 - Spain "from the Moors"
* 1519 - Viceroyalty of New Spain
* June 6, 1523 - Sweden
* April, 1525 - Prussia
* 1541 - Kingdom of Ireland
* January 16, 1547 - Tsardom of Russia "from the Grand Duchy of Moscow"
* July 26, 1581 - Dutch Republic "from Spain"
* 1583 - British Empire
* December 1, 1640 - Portugal "from Spain"
* 1650 - Oman "from Portugal"
* June 3, 1686 - Dominion of New England "from the British Empire"
* January 23, 1719 - Liechtenstein "from Holy Roman Empire"
* October 22, 1721 - Russian Empire "from the Tsardom of Russia"
* 1768 - Kingdom of Nepal
* 1768 - Siam
* July 4, 1776 - United States of America "from British Empire"
* January 15, 1777 - Vermont Republic "from the British Empire"
* 1795 - Kingdom of Hawaii

1800-1829

* January 1, 1804 - Haiti "from France"
* May 18, 1804 - French Empire "Napoleon Bonaparte's Reign"
* 1806 - Austrian Empire "from the Holy Roman Empire"
* July 20, 1810 - Republic of Colombia "from Spain"
* September 16, 1810 - Mexico "from Spain"
* September 18, 1810 - Republic of Chile "from Spain"
* September 23, 1810 - Republic of West Florida "from Spain"
* May 14, 1811 - Republic of Paraguay "from Spain"
* July 5, 1811 - Republic of Venezuela "from Spain"
* January 14, 1814 - Denmark "from Denmark-Norway
* January 14, 1814 - Union between Sweden and Norway "from Denmark-Norway"
* 1815 - Switzerland "from France"
* June 9, 1815 - Luxembourg "from France"
* July 9, 1816 - Republic of Argentina "from Spain"
* July 28, 1821 - Republic of Peru "from Spain"
* September 15, 1821 - Republic of Costa Rica "from Spain"
* September 15, 1821 - Republic of Guatemala "from Spain"
* September 15, 1821 - Republic of Honduras "from Spain"
* September 15, 1821 - Kingdom of Nicaragua "from Spain"
* May 24, 1822 - Republic of Ecuador "from Spain"
* September 7, 1822 - Brazil "from Portugal"
* August 6, 1825 - Republic of Bolivia "from Spain"
* August 25, 1828 - Republic of Uruguay "from Brazil"
* 1829 - Greece "from the Ottoman Empire"

1830-1899

* October 4, 1830 - Belgium "from Holland"
* March 2, 1836 - Republic of Texas "from Mexico
* 1839 - Luxembourg
* February 2, 1841 - El Salvador "from Central American Republic"
* February 27, 1844 - Dominican Republic "from Haiti"
* June 9, 1846 - California Republic "from Mexico
* July 26, 1847 - Liberia
* March 17, 1861 - Italy
* May 29, 1867 - Austro-Hungarian Empire "from the Austrian Empire
* July 1, 1867 - Dominion of Canada
* January 3, 1868 - Imperial Japan
* January 16, 1871 - German Empire
* March 3, 1878 - Bulgaria "from the Ottoman Empire"
* 1881 - Romania "from Ottoman Empire"
* June 12, 1898 - Philippines "from Spain

1900-1939

1900-1929

* May 20, 1902 - Cuba "from the United States"
* November 3, 1903 - Panama "from Colombia"
* October 26, 1905 - Norway "from the Union between Sweden and Norway"
* October 26, 1905 - Sweden "from the Union between Sweden and Norway"
* November 15, 1908 - Belgian Congo "from Belgium"
* May 31, 1910 - Union of South Africa "from the British Empire"
* January 1, 1912 - Republic of China "from the Chinese Empire"
* November 18, 1912 - Albania "from the Ottoman Empire"
* October, 1917 - White Russia "from the Russian Empire"
* December 6, 1917 - Finland "from the Russian Empire"
* October 28, 1918 - Czechoslovakia "from the Austro-Hungarian Empire"
* February 24, 1918 - Estonia "from the Russian Empire"
* October 29, 1918 - Yugoslavia "from Austro-Hungarian Empire"
* November 9, 1918 - Weimar Republic "from the German Empire"
* November 11, 1918 - Poland
* November 12, 1918 - Hungary "from the Austro-Hungarian Empire"
* November 12, 1918 - Austria "from the Austro-Hungarian Empire"
* August 19, 1919 - Afghanistan "from the British Empire"
* April 6, 1920 - Far Eastern Republic "from the Russian Empire"
* 1920 - Aland Islands "from Finland"
* March 13, 1921 - Mongolia "from Republic of China"
* December 6, 1921 - Republic of Ireland "from the British Empire"
* February 28, 1922 - Egypt "from the British Empire"
* December 30, 1922 - Soviet Union "fall of the Russian Empire"
* October 29, 1923 - Turkey "from the Ottoman Empire"
* February 11, 1929 - Vatican City "from Italy"

1930-1939

* December 11, 1931 - Australia " full independence from the British Empire"
* December 11, 1931 - Canada "from the British Empire
* December 11, 1931 - New Zealand "from the British Empire"
* September 23, 1932 - Saudi Arabia
* October 3, 1932 - Iraq "from League of Nations mandate under British administration"
* 1933 - Turkestan "from the Republic of China"

1940-1965

1940-1945

* November 22, 1943 - Lebanon "from League of Nations mandate under French administration"
* June 17, 1944 - Iceland "from Denmark"
* September 2, 1945 - Việt Nam "from Japan and France"

1946-1949

* April 17, 1946 - Syria "from League of Nations mandate under French administration"
* May 25, 1946 - Jordan "from League of Nations mandate under British administration"
* July 4, 1946 - Philippines "from the United States"
* August 14, 1947 - Pakistan "from the British Empire"
* August 15, 1947 - India "from the British Empire"
* January 4, 1948 - Burma "from the British Empire"
* February 4, 1948 - Sri Lanka "from the British Empire"
* May 14, 1948 - Israel "from League of Nations mandate under British administration"
* August 15, 1948 - Republic of Korea "from Korea"
* September 9, 1948 - People's Republic of Korea "from Korea"
* May 23, 1949 - West Germany "from Germany"
* July 19, 1949 - Laos "from France"
* August 8, 1949 - Bhutan "from India"
* October 7, 1949 - East Germany "from Germany"
* December 27, 1949 - Indonesia "from Netherlands"

1950-1959

* December 24,1951 - Libya "from Italy"
* November 9, 1953 - Cambodia "from France"
* January 1, 1956 - Sudan "from Egypt and the British Empire"
* March 20, 1956 - Tunisia "from France"
* March 2, 1956 - Morocco "from France"
* March 6, 1957 - Ghana "from the British Empire"
* September 16, 1963 - Malaysia "from the British Empire"
* October 2, 1958 - Guinea "from France"

1960

* January 1, 1960 - Cameroon "from United Nations trusteeship under French administration"
* April 4, 1960 - Senegal "from France"
* April 27, 1960 - Togo "from United Nations trusteeship under French administration"
* June 26, 1960 - Madagascar "from France"
* June 30, 1960 - Zaire "from the Belgian Congo"
* July 1, 1960 - Somalia "from the British Empire and Italy"
* July 13, 1960 - Central African Republic "from France"
* August 1, 1960 - Benin "from France"
* August 3, 1960 - Niger "from France"
* August 5, 1960 - Burkina Faso "from France"
* August 7, 1960 - Côte d'Ivoire "from France"
* August 11, 1960 - Chad "from France"
* August 15, 1960 - Congo Republic "from France"
* August 16, 1960 - Cyprus "from the British Empire"
* August 17, 1960 - Gabon "from France"
* September 22, 1960 - Mali "from France"
* October 1, 1960 - Nigeria "from the British Empire"
* November 28, 1960 - Mauritania "from France"

1961-1965

* April 27, 1961 - Sierra Leone "from the British Empire"
* June 19, 1961 - Kuwait "from the British Empire"
* January 1, 1962 - Samoa "from United Nations trusteeship under New Zealand"
* July 1, 1962 - Burundi "from United Nations trusteeship under Belgian administration"
* July 1, 1962 - Rwanda "from United Nations trusteeship under Belgian administration"
* July 5, 1962 - Algeria "from France"
* August 6, 1962 - Jamaica "from the West Indies Federation"
* August 31, 1962 - Trinidad and Tobago "from the West Indies Federation"
* September 26, 1962 - North Yemen
* October 9, 1962 - Uganda "from the British Empire"
* December 12, 1963 - Kenya "from the British Empire"
* April 26, 1964 - Tanzania "from United Nations trusteeship under British administration.
* July 6, 1964 - Malawi "from the British Empire"
* September 21, 1964 - Malta "from the British Empire"
* October 24, 1964 - Zambia "from the British Empire"
* February 18, 1965 - Gambia "from the British Empire"
* July 26, 1965 - Maldives "from the British Empire"
* August 9, 1965 - Singapore "from Malaysia"

1966-1989

1966-1969

* May 26, 1966 - Guyana "from the British Empire"
* September 30, 1966 - Botswana "from the British Empire"
* October 4, 1966 - Lesotho "from the British Empire"
* November 30, 1966 - Barbados "from the British Empire"
* November 6, 1967 - South Yemen
* January 31, 1968 - Nauru "from United Nations
* March 12, 1968 - Mauritius "from the British Empire"
* September 6, 1968 - Swaziland "from the British Empire"
* October 12, 1968 - Equatorial Guinea "from Spain"

1970-1975

* June 4, 1970 - Tonga "from the British Empire"
* October 10, 1970 - Fiji "from the British Empire"
* August 15, 1971 - Bahrain "from the British Empire"
* September 3, 1971 - Qatar "from the British Empire"
* December 2, 1971 - United Arab Emirates "from the British Empire"
* December 16, 1971 - Bangladesh "from Pakistan"
* July 10, 1973 - Bahamas "from the British Empire"
* February 7, 1974 - Grenada "from the British Empire"
* September 10, 1974 - Guinea-Bissau "from Portugal"
* June 25, 1975 - Mozambique "from Portugal"
* July 5, 1975 - Cape Verde "from Portugal"
* July 6, 1975 - Comoros "from France"
* July 12, 1975 - São Tomé and Príncipe "from Portugal"
* September 16, 1975 - Papua New Guinea "from United Nations trusteeship under Australian administration"
* November 11, 1975 - Angola "from Portugal"
* November 25, 1975 - Suriname "from Holland"

1976-1985

* February 27, 1976 - Western Sahara "from Morocco"
* June 29, 1976 - Seychelles "from British Empire"
* June 27, 1977 - Djibouti "from France"
* July 7, 1978 - Solomon Islands "from the British Empire"
* October 1, 1978 - Tuvalu "from the British Empire"
* November 3, 1978 - Dominica "from the British Empire"
* February 22, 1979 - Saint Lucia "from the British Empire"
* July 12, 1979 - Kiribati "from the British Empire"
* October 27, 1979 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines "from the British Empire"
* April 18, 1980 - Zambia "from the British Empire"
* July 30, 1980 - Vanuatu "from the British Empire and France"
* September 21, 1981 - Belize "from the British Empire"
* November 1, 1981 - Antigua and Barbuda "from the British Empire"
* September 19, 1983 - Saint Kitts and Nevis "from the British Empire"
* November 15, 1983 - Northern Cyprus "from Cyprus"
* January 1, 1984 - Brunei "from the British Empire"

1986-1989

* October 21, 1986 - Marshall Islands "from United States administered United Nations Trusteeship"
* November 3, 1986 - Micronesia "from United States administered United Nations Trusteeship"

1990-2008

1990-1992

* March 21, 1990 - Namibia "from South Africa"
* May 22, 1990 - Yemen "from North and South Yemen
* October 3, 1990 - Federal Republic of Germany "from West Germany, East Germany"
* April 9, 1991 - Georgia "from the Soviet Union"
* June 25, 1991 - Slovenia "from Yugoslavia"
* June 25, 1991 - Croatia "from Yugoslavia"
* August 24, 1991 - Russia "from the Soviet Union"
* August 25, 1991 - Belarus "from the Soviet Union"
* August 27, 1991 - Moldova "from the Soviet Union"
* August 30, 1991 - Azerbaijan "from the Soviet Union"
* August 31, 1991 - Kyrgyzstan "from the Soviet Union"
* August 31, 1991 - Uzbekistan "from the Soviet Union"
* September 6, 1991 - Latvia "from the Soviet Union"
* September 6, 1991 - Lithuania "from the Soviet Union"
* September 9, 1991 - Tajikistan "from the Soviet Union"
* September 17, 1991 - Republic of Macedonia "from Yugoslavia"
* September 21, 1991 - Armenia "from the Soviet Union"
* October 27, 1991 - Turkmenistan "from the Soviet Union"
* December 1, 1991 - Ukraine "from the Soviet Union"
* December 16, 1991 - Kazakhstan "from the Soviet Union"
* January 6, 1992 - Nagorno-Karabakh Republic "from Azerbaijan"
* March 1, 1992 - Bosnia and Herzegovina "from Yugoslavia"
* April 11, 1992 - Serbia and Montenegro "from Yugoslavia"
* July 22, 1992 - Transnistria "from Moldova
* July 23, 1992 - Abkhazia "from Georgia"

1993-1999

* January 1, 1993 - Czech Republic "from Czechoslovakia"
* January 1, 1993 - Slovakia "from Czechoslovakia"
* May 24, 1993 - Eritrea "from Ethiopia"
* October 1, 1994 - Palau "from United States-administered * United Nations trusteeship"
* December 14, 1995 - Republic of Srpska "from Bosnia and Herzegovina"

2000-2007

* May 20, 2002 - Timor-Leste "from United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor"
* June 3, 2006 - Montenegro "from Serbia and Montenegro"
* June 3, 2006 - Serbia "from Serbia and Montenegro"

2008-

* February 17, 2008 - Kosovo "from Serbia"
* August 8, 2008 - South Ossetia "from Georgia"