Country rankings

Countries Involved in World War 1 (WWI)

Guatemala has the highest Year Entered WWI (1,918), followed by Haiti (1,918) and Honduras (1,918). Tokelau has the lowest (1,914).

History214 countries · 5 metricsUpdated Oct 10, 2024Original page
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Year Entered WWIBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Year Entered WWI

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 157 countries.

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
1,914
Middle half 1,914 – 1,914
Average
1,914
157 countries
Highest
1,918
Guatemala
Lowest
1,914
Tokelau

Data

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171 countries · # = rank by Year Entered WWI
#
1Guatemalanone / Allies1,918
1Haitinone / Allies1,918
1Hondurasnone / Allies1,918
1CzechiaMixed1,918
1Nicaraguanone / Allies1,918
1Costa Ricanone / Allies1,918
7ChinaAllies1,917
7United StatesNeutral / Allies1,917
7BrazilNeutral / Allies1,917
7PhilippinesNeutral / Allies1,917
7ThailandNeutral / Allies1,917
7Cubanone / Allies1,917
7GreeceNeutral / Allies1,917
7LiberiaAllies1,917
7Panamanone / Allies1,917
16MozambiqueAllies1,916
16RomaniaAllies1,916
16Dominican Republic—1,916
16PortugalNeutral / Allies1,916
16Guinea-BissauAllies1,916
16Timor-LesteAllies1,916
16Cape VerdeAllies1,916
16Sao Tome and PrincipeAllies1,916
24ItalyNeutral / Allies1,915
24Saudi ArabiaAllies1,915
24LibyaMixed1,915
24BulgariaCentral Powers1,915
24EritreaAllies1,915
29IndiaAllies1,914
29NigeriaAllies1,914
29RussiaAllies1,914
29JapanAllies1,914
29EgyptAllies1,914
29VietnamAllies1,914
29TurkeyCentral Powers1,914
29GermanyCentral Powers1,914
29TanzaniaMixed1,914
29United KingdomAllies1,914
29FranceAllies1,914
29South AfricaAllies1,914
29KenyaAllies1,914
29MyanmarAllies1,914
29Sudan—1,914
29UgandaAllies1,914
29AlgeriaAllies1,914
29IraqCentral Powers1,914
29YemenMixed1,914
29CanadaAllies1,914
29AngolaAllies1,914
29UkraineMixed1,914
29MoroccoAllies1,914
29PolandMixed1,914
29MalaysiaAllies1,914
29GhanaMixed1,914
29MadagascarAllies1,914
29Ivory CoastAllies1,914
29CameroonCentral Powers1,914
29NigerAllies1,914
29AustraliaAllies1,914
29SyriaCentral Powers1,914
29MaliAllies1,914
29Burkina FasoAllies1,914
29MalawiAllies1,914
29ZambiaAllies1,914
29ChadAllies1,914
29SomaliaAllies1,914
29SenegalAllies1,914
29CambodiaAllies1,914
29ZimbabweAllies1,914
29GuineaAllies1,914
29BeninAllies1,914
29RwandaCentral Powers1,914
29BurundiCentral Powers1,914
29South Sudan—1,914
29TunisiaAllies1,914
29BelgiumNeutral / Allies1,914
29JordanCentral Powers1,914
29Papua New GuineaCentral Powers1,914
29SwedenNeutral1,914
29AzerbaijanAllies1,914
29TogoMixed1,914
29IsraelCentral Powers1,914
29HungaryCentral Powers1,914
29AustriaCentral Powers1,914
29SwitzerlandNeutral1,914
29Sierra LeoneAllies1,914
29BelarusAllies1,914
29LaosAllies1,914
29SerbiaAllies1,914
29Republic of the CongoAllies1,914
29SingaporeAllies1,914
29LebanonCentral Powers1,914
29Central African RepublicAllies1,914
29NorwayNeutral1,914
29FinlandAllies1,914
29MauritaniaAllies1,914
29SlovakiaMixed1,914
29IrelandAllies1,914
29New ZealandAllies1,914
29KuwaitAllies1,914
29CroatiaCentral Powers1,914
29GeorgiaMixed1,914
29NamibiaCentral Powers1,914
29Bosnia and HerzegovinaCentral Powers1,914
29Moldova—1,914
29ArmeniaAllies1,914
29GambiaAllies1,914
29JamaicaAllies1,914
29LithuaniaAllies1,914
29Albania—1,914
29GabonAllies1,914
29BotswanaAllies1,914
29LesothoAllies1,914
29SloveniaCentral Powers1,914
29LatviaAllies1,914
29North MacedoniaAllies1,914
29Trinidad and TobagoAllies1,914
29CyprusAllies1,914
29EstoniaAllies1,914
29EswatiniAllies1,914
29MauritiusAllies1,914
29DjiboutiAllies1,914
29ComorosAllies1,914
29ReunionAllies1,914
29GuyanaAllies1,914
29LuxembourgNeutral / Allies1,914
29MontenegroAllies1,914
29MaltaAllies1,914
29MaldivesAllies1,914
29BelizeAllies1,914
29BahamasAllies1,914
29GuadeloupeAllies1,914
29MayotteAllies1,914
29VanuatuAllies1,914
29MartiniqueAllies1,914
29French GuianaAllies1,914
29New CaledoniaAllies1,914
29BarbadosAllies1,914
29SamoaCentral Powers1,914
29Saint LuciaAllies1,914
29KiribatiAllies1,914
29SeychellesAllies1,914
29GrenadaAllies1,914
29MicronesiaCentral Powers1,914
29TongaNeutral / Allies1,914
29Isle of ManAllies1,914
29GibraltarAllies1,914
29Marshall IslandsCentral Powers1,914
29Saint MartinAllies1,914
29Cook IslandsAllies1,914
29NauruCentral Powers1,914
29Saint BarthelemyAllies1,914
29Wallis and FutunaAllies1,914
29TuvaluAllies1,914
29Saint Pierre and MiquelonAllies1,914
29Falkland IslandsAllies1,914
29TokelauAllies1,914
—IndonesiaNeutral—
—EthiopiaNeutral—
—MexicoNeutral—
—SpainNeutral—
—ArgentinaNeutral—
—VenezuelaNeutral—
—NetherlandsNeutral—
—El SalvadorNeutral—
—Equatorial GuineaNeutral—
—Western SaharaNeutral—
—IcelandNeutral—
—AndorraNeutral—
—GreenlandNeutral—
—San MarinoNeutral—

What correlates with Year Entered WWI?

Pearson r against 1,344 other country metrics sharing at least 95 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Year Entered WWI tend to score higher on these

  1. Asylum OtherAsylum Approval Rate by Country
    r = +0.55 · strong · n = 102
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  2. FrequencyVoltage by Country
    r = +0.55 · strong · n = 149
    Plot
  3. Frequency (Hz)Electrical Plug Types by Country
    r = +0.53 · strong · n = 156
    Plot
  4. FrequencyMains Electricity by Country
    r = +0.52 · strong · n = 142
    Plot
  5. Violent Gun Deaths as % of All Deaths IHMEGun Deaths by Country
    r = +0.45 · moderate · n = 136
    Plot
  6. Bat SpeciesBat Population by Country
    r = +0.41 · moderate · n = 128
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Year Entered WWI tend to score lower on these

  1. Residential VoltageVoltage by Country
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 144
    Plot
  2. Single Phase VoltageElectrical Plug Types by Country
    r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 149
    Plot
  3. Single Phase VoltageMains Electricity by Country
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 139
    Plot
  4. First Referendum Initiative HeldReferendums by Country
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 112
    Plot
  5. Legally Required Minimum Paid Vacation Days per YearAverage Vacation Days by Country
    r = −0.29 · weak · n = 137
    Plot
  6. Non-Polio AFP Cases per 100kCountries with Polio
    r = −0.28 · weak · n = 105
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Year Entered WWI?
Guatemala has the highest Year Entered WWI, at 1,918, followed by Haiti (1,918) and Honduras (1,918).
Which country has the lowest Year Entered WWI?
Tokelau has the lowest Year Entered WWI, at 1,914.
What is the median Year Entered WWI across countries?
The median is 1,914 across the 157 countries with data.
Where does this countries involved in world war 1 (wwi) data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: 1914-1918 Online - International Encyclopedia of the First World War; World War I - Britannica; World War I - History; World War I - Wiki.