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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 & Government58 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Feb 6, 2024Original page
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Date Joined

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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
58 countries
Highest
2,022
Togo
Lowest
1,931
New Zealand

Data

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58 countries · # = rank by Date Joined
#
1TogoCurrent2,022
1GabonCurrent2,022
3RwandaCurrent2,009
4NauruCurrent2,000
5MozambiqueCurrent1,995
5CameroonCurrent1,995
7NamibiaCurrent1,990
8BruneiCurrent1,984
9Saint Kitts and NevisCurrent1,983
10MaldivesCurrent1,982
11BelizeCurrent1,981
11Antigua and BarbudaCurrent1,981
13ZimbabweExpired1,980
13VanuatuCurrent1,980
15Saint LuciaCurrent1,979
15KiribatiCurrent1,979
15Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCurrent1,979
18Solomon IslandsCurrent1,978
18DominicaCurrent1,978
18TuvaluCurrent1,978
21SeychellesCurrent1,976
22Papua New GuineaCurrent1,975
23GrenadaCurrent1,974
24BahamasCurrent1,973
25BangladeshCurrent1,972
26FijiCurrent1,970
26SamoaCurrent1,970
26TongaCurrent1,970
29EswatiniCurrent1,968
29MauritiusCurrent1,968
31BotswanaCurrent1,966
31LesothoCurrent1,966
31GuyanaCurrent1,966
31BarbadosCurrent1,966
35SingaporeCurrent1,965
35GambiaCurrent1,965
37TanzaniaCurrent1,964
37MalawiCurrent1,964
37ZambiaCurrent1,964
37MaltaCurrent1,964
41KenyaCurrent1,963
42UgandaCurrent1,962
42JamaicaCurrent1,962
42Trinidad and TobagoCurrent1,962
45Sierra LeoneCurrent1,961
45CyprusCurrent1,961
47NigeriaCurrent1,960
48MalaysiaCurrent1,957
48GhanaCurrent1,957
50Sri LankaCurrent1,948
51IndiaCurrent1,947
51PakistanCurrent1,947
53United KingdomCurrent1,931
53South AfricaCurrent1,931
53CanadaCurrent1,931
53AustraliaCurrent1,931
53IrelandExpired1,931
53New ZealandCurrent1,931

What correlates with Date Joined?

Pearson r against 1,301 other country metrics sharing at least 35 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

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

  1. Date JoinedBritish Commonwealth Countries
    r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 56
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  2. FSI ScoreTax Haven Countries
    r = +0.63 · strong · n = 39
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  3. FSI Index Secrecy ScoreBest Countries to Hide Money
    r = +0.63 · strong · n = 41
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  4. ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = +0.62 · strong · n = 58
    Plot
  5. Avg Winter TempBest Weather by Country
    r = +0.57 · strong · n = 58
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  6. Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = +0.57 · strong · n = 37
    Plot

Opposite directions

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

  1. Overall Democracy Index ScoreDemocracy Ranking by Country
    r = −0.71 · very strong · n = 39
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  2. Global Health Security IndexHealthiest Countries
    r = −0.70 · strong · n = 58
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  3. EIU Political Participation ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
    r = −0.69 · strong · n = 39
    Plot
  4. EIU Electoral Process ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
    r = −0.69 · strong · n = 37
    Plot
  5. EIU Function of Govt ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
    r = −0.69 · strong · n = 39
    Plot
  6. EIU Democracy Index Overall ScoreDemocracy Index by Country
    r = −0.68 · strong · n = 39
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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 58 countries with data.
Where does this commonwealth of nations data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Commonwealth Members - Commonwealth Network; Member countries - The Commonwealth; About Us - The Commonwealth; Commonwealth - Britannica.