Which country has the highest Date Joined?

Togo has the highest Date Joined, at 2,022, followed by Gabon (2,022) and Rwanda (2,009).

Which country has the lowest Date Joined?

New Zealand has the lowest Date Joined, at 1,931.

What is the median Date Joined across countries?

The median is 1,968 across the 56 countries with data.

Where does this british commonwealth countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Member Countries - The Commonwealth; The Commonwealth - Royal UK; Commonwealth Realms - Wiki; Commonwealth - Britannica.

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Togo has the highest Date Joined (2,022), followed by Gabon (2,022) and Rwanda (2,009). New Zealand has the lowest (1,931).

Politics & Government56 countries · 5 metricsUpdated Dec 21, 2023Original page

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Date Joined

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All 56 ranked

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

1,968

Middle half 1,962 – 1,979

Average

1,969

56 countries

Highest

2,022

Togo

Lowest

1,931

New Zealand

Data

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56 countries · # = rank by Date Joined

#
1	Togo	No	Yes	No	2,022	—
1	Gabon	No	Yes	No	2,022	—
3	Rwanda	No	Yes	No	2,009	—
4	Mozambique	No	Yes	No	1,995	—
4	Cameroon	No	Yes	No	1,995	—
6	Namibia	No	Yes	No	1,990	—
7	Brunei	No	Yes	No	1,984	—
8	Saint Kitts and Nevis	No	Yes	Yes	1,983	—
9	Maldives	No	Yes	No	1,982	Joined 1982 (special member), 1985-2016 (full member), rejoined in 2020
10	Belize	No	Yes	Yes	1,981	—
10	Antigua and Barbuda	No	Yes	Yes	1,981	—
12	Vanuatu	No	Yes	No	1,980	—
13	Saint Lucia	No	Yes	Yes	1,979	—
13	Kiribati	No	Yes	No	1,979	—
13	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	No	Yes	Yes	1,979	Joined 1979 (special member), 1985 (full member)
16	Solomon Islands	No	Yes	Yes	1,978	—
16	Dominica	No	Yes	No	1,978	—
16	Tuvalu	No	Yes	Yes	1,978	Joined 1978 (special member), 2000 (full member)
19	Seychelles	No	Yes	No	1,976	—
20	Papua New Guinea	No	Yes	Yes	1,975	—
21	Grenada	No	Yes	Yes	1,974	—
22	Bahamas	No	Yes	Yes	1,973	—
23	Bangladesh	No	Yes	No	1,972	—
24	Fiji	No	Yes	No	1,970	Joined 1970, left 1987, rejoined 1997
24	Samoa	No	Yes	No	1,970	—
24	Tonga	No	Yes	No	1,970	—
27	Eswatini	No	Yes	No	1,968	—
27	Mauritius	No	Yes	No	1,968	—
27	Nauru	No	Yes	No	1,968	Joined 1968 (special member), 1999 (full member)
30	Botswana	No	Yes	No	1,966	—
30	Lesotho	No	Yes	No	1,966	—
30	Guyana	No	Yes	No	1,966	—
30	Barbados	No	Yes	No	1,966	—
34	Singapore	No	Yes	No	1,965	—
34	Gambia	No	Yes	No	1,965	Joined 1965, left 2013, rejoined 2018
36	Malawi	No	Yes	No	1,964	—
36	Zambia	No	Yes	No	1,964	—
36	Malta	No	Yes	No	1,964	—
39	Kenya	No	Yes	No	1,963	—
40	Uganda	No	Yes	No	1,962	—
40	Jamaica	No	Yes	Yes	1,962	—
40	Trinidad and Tobago	No	Yes	No	1,962	—
43	Tanzania	No	Yes	No	1,961	Joined as Tanganyika in 1961; as Tanzania in 1964
43	Sierra Leone	No	Yes	No	1,961	—
43	Cyprus	No	Yes	No	1,961	—
46	Nigeria	No	Yes	No	1,960	—
47	Malaysia	No	Yes	No	1,957	—
47	Ghana	No	Yes	No	1,957	—
49	Sri Lanka	Yes	Yes	No	1,948	—
50	India	Yes	Yes	No	1,947	—
50	Pakistan	Yes	Yes	No	1,947	Joined 1947, left 1972, rejoined 1989
52	United Kingdom	Yes	Yes	Yes	1,931	—
52	South Africa	Yes	Yes	No	1,931	Joined 1931, left 1961, rejoined 1994
52	Canada	Yes	Yes	Yes	1,931	—
52	Australia	Yes	Yes	Yes	1,931	—
52	New Zealand	Yes	Yes	Yes	1,931	—

What correlates with Date Joined?

Pearson r against 1,280 other country metrics sharing at least 34 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Date Joined tend to score higher on these

Date JoinedCommonwealth of Nations
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 56
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FSI ScoreTax Haven Countries
r = +0.66 · strong · n = 38
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FSI Index Secrecy ScoreBest Countries to Hide Money
r = +0.66 · strong · n = 40
Plot
ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = +0.60 · strong · n = 56
Plot
Anime Interest IndexAnime Popularity by Country
r = +0.55 · strong · n = 54
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Avg Winter TempBest Weather by Country
r = +0.53 · strong · n = 56
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Date Joined tend to score lower on these

Overall Democracy Index ScoreDemocracy Ranking by Country
r = −0.69 · strong · n = 37
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EIU Electoral Process ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
r = −0.68 · strong · n = 36
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EIU Function of Govt ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
r = −0.67 · strong · n = 37
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EIU Political Participation ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
r = −0.67 · strong · n = 37
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EIU Democracy Index Overall ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
r = −0.66 · strong · n = 37
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CPC RatesAdsense CPC Rates by Country
r = −0.65 · strong · n = 40
Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Date Joined?: Togo has the highest Date Joined, at 2,022, followed by Gabon (2,022) and Rwanda (2,009).
Which country has the lowest Date Joined?: New Zealand has the lowest Date Joined, at 1,931.
What is the median Date Joined across countries?: The median is 1,968 across the 56 countries with data.
Where does this british commonwealth countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Member Countries - The Commonwealth; The Commonwealth - Royal UK; Commonwealth Realms - Wiki; Commonwealth - Britannica.