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Date of Current Flag Adoption by Sovereign State

Date of Current Flag Adoption by Sovereign State: compare 195 countries on 2 metrics.

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195 countries
Afghanistan1997 (Oct 27)15 August 2021 (restoration of 1997 flag)
Albania1,91222 July 2002 (colors standardized)
Algeria1,9621,962
Andorra1,9711971 (coat of arms modified)
Angola1,9751,975
Antigua and Barbuda1967 (Feb 27)1,967
Argentina1,8182012 (proportions standardized)
Armenia1,9901990 (ratio changed)
Australia1901 (Sep 03)1934 (dimensions officially gazetted)
Austria1,9181,918
Azerbaijan1,9902013 (when the exact colour shades were last changed from their previous colours set in 2004)
Bahamas1,9731,973
Bahrain2002 (Feb 14)2002 (white points reduced to 5)
Bangladesh1,9721972 (removal of country's map)
Barbados1,9661,966
Belarus1995 (Jun 07)2012 (previous 1995 design with a thicker ornament pattern)
Belgium1,8311,831
Belize1,98121 September 2019 (standardized)
Benin1,9591,959
Bhutan1,9691969 (colour of the lower half changed from red to orange)
Bolivia1,8512004 (coat of arms modified)
Bosnia and Herzegovina1998 (Feb 04)10 August 2001
Botswana1,9661,966
Brazil1992 (May 11)1992 (addition of four stars after Amapá, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins became states)
Brunei1,9591959 (crest added)
Bulgaria1,9911991 (removal of the state emblem)
Burkina Faso1,9841,984
Burundi1,9671982 (ratio changed from 2:3 to 3:5)
Cambodia1993 (June)1993 (re-adoption)
Cameroon1975 (May 20)1975 (a yellow star added in the middle)
Canada1965 (Feb 15)1,965
Cape Verde1992 (Sep 22)1,992
Central African Republic1,9581,958
Chad1,9591,959
Chile1,8171854 (the national coat of arms disappeared and the star was kept completely upright)
China1949 (Oct 01)1 January 2021 (standardization of the colours)
Colombia1,8611949 (official pattern issued, all flags with arms modified)
Comoros2001 (Dec 23)2,002
Costa Rica1,8481998 (changes to coat of arms)
Croatia1,9901990 (redesign of the coat of arms)
Cuba1,9021,902
Cyprus1,96024 April 2006 (modification)
Czechia1993 (Jan 01)1,920
Denmark1,9631893 (proportions formalized)
Djibouti1,9771,977
Dominica1,9901990 (yellow side of green stars removed, but old design seldom use today)
Dominican Republic1,9081,908
DR Congo2006 (Feb 20)2006 (return to 1966 design, colours changed to a lighter shade of blue)
Ecuador1,8602009 (modernized)
Egypt1,9841,984
El Salvador1912 (May 17)17 May 1912 (colours specified, and replaced with its own coat of arms)
Equatorial Guinea1,9791979 (re-adoption of coat of arms due to the collapse of Francisco Nguema regime)
Eritrea1993 (May 24)1995 (ratio changed)
Estonia1,9182002 (colours standardized)
Eswatini1,9681,968
Ethiopia1996 (Feb 06)2009 (larger central disc)
Fiji1,9701970 (emblem on flag changed)
Finland1,9181920 (colours changed)
France1,8301976 (colours standardized); current design reintroduced in 1830;
Gabon1,9601,960
Gambia1,9651,965
Georgia2004 (Jan 14)2018 (minor change to geometry of the Bolnisi crosses)
Germany1,9181999 (when the exact colours were specified)
Ghana1,9661966 (white stripe changed back to original yellow)
Greece1,9781978 (land flag abolished)
Grenada1,9741,974
Guatemala1,8711,968
Guinea1,9581,958
Guinea-Bissau1,9731,973
Guyana1,9661,966
Haiti1,8591986 (re-adoption due to the collapse of Duvalier regime)
Honduras1,8662022 (change of colours)
Hungary1,9571956 (removing the Rákosi-coat of arms)
Iceland1,9441944 (when the exact colours were changed)
India1947 (Jul 24)1947 (Gandhian spinning wheel changed to Ashoka Chakra; colours formalized)
Indonesia1,9451,881
Iran1,9801980 (national emblem added to center of flag and religious script added due to the Islamic Revolution)
Iraq2008 (Jan 22)22 January 2008 (removal of stars, slight change to script)
Ireland1,9191,848
Israel1,9481,897
Italy1,9432006 (when exact colours were specified). In 1948 the monarch's banner was removed, and the Italian Republic was proclaimed.
Ivory Coast1,9591,959
Jamaica1,9621,962
Japan1,8701999 (exact colours specified, sun disc is perfectly centered, and proportions fixed)
Jordan1,9281928 (star introduced)
Kazakhstan1992 (Jun 04)1,992
Kenya1,9631,963
Kiribati1,9791,979
Kuwait1,9611,961
Kyrgyzstan1992 (Mar 03)1,992
Laos1,9751975 (communist takeover)
Latvia1,9211923 (proportions formalized)
Lebanon1,9431,943
Lesotho2006 (Oct 04)4 October 2006
Liberia1,8471,847
Libya2011 (Feb 17)2011 (readoption of the 1951 flag)
Liechtenstein1,9371937 (addition of crown)
Lithuania1,9222004 (ratio changed)
Luxembourg1,9721,845
Madagascar1,9581,958
Malawi2012 (May 28)2012 (readoption of the 1964 flag)
Malaysia1,9501963 (14-point star and 14 stripes after Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined the federation, remains unchanged in 1965 after Singapore was expelled and the addition of Putrajaya and Labuan in the flag)
Maldives1,9651965 (removal of striped hoist after Independence)
Mali1,9611961 (removal of central stick figure)
Malta1,9641964 (background of George Cross changed to white)
Marshall Islands1,9791,979
Mauritania2017 (Aug 15)15 August 2017 (addition of red bands)
Mauritius1,9681,968
Mexico1,9681968 (coat of arms modified)
Micronesia1,9791979 (two stars removed due to reorganization of the Territory)
Moldova1,9902010 (emblem copied to reverse side)
Monaco1,8811,881
Mongolia1992 (Jan 12)2011 (colours standardized)
Montenegro2004 (jul 13)2004 (first publication)
Morocco1,9151915 (the Seal of Solomon is replaced by a green pentagram)
Mozambique1,9831983 (change of emblem on the left side of flag)
Myanmar2010 (Oct 10)10 October 2010
Namibia1,9901,990
Nauru1,9681,968
Nepal1,7431962 (modernized; the faces disappeared from the sun and moon)
Netherlands1,6601937 (colours formalized)
New Zealand1,9021902 (dimensions defined)
Nicaragua1,9081971 (coat of arms modified)
Niger1,9591,958
Nigeria1,9601,959
North Korea1948 (July)1992 (standardization, star and disc sizes changed)
North Macedonia1995 (Oct 05)1,995
Norway1,8991899 (removal of Union mark of Norway and Sweden)
Oman1995 (Apr 25)1995 (middle band to equal size)
Pakistan1947 (Aug 11)1,947
Palau1,9811,981
Palestine1,9881,988
Panama1,9251925 (upper left quadrant made white)
Papua New Guinea1,9751,971
Paraguay1,8422013 (coat of arms modified)
Peru1,8251,950
Philippines1989 (Feb 12)1998 (present definitive shades of blue and red)
Poland1,9191921 (colours formalized)
Portugal1,9111,910
Qatar1,9711971 (proportion modified)
Republic of the Congo1991 (Jun 10)1,959
Romania1,9891989 (removed emblem)
Russia1,9911993 (ratio and colours changed)
Rwanda2001 (Oct 25)2,001
Saint Kitts and Nevis1,9831,983
Saint Lucia1,9792,002
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1,9851,985
Samoa1,9491,948
San Marino1,8622011 (proportions standardized)
Sao Tome and Principe1,9751,975
Saudi Arabia1,9731973 (design of sword modified)
Senegal1,9601,960
Serbia2,0042010 (redesign of the coat of arms, exact colours defined)
Seychelles1996 (Jan 08)1,996
Sierra Leone1,9611,960
Singapore1,9591,959
Slovakia1992 (Sep 03)1,992
Slovenia1991 (Jun 25)1991 (red star was replaced with coat of arms)
Solomon Islands1,9771,977
Somalia1,9601,954
South Africa1994 (Apr 27)1,994
South Korea1,8832011 (when the exact colour shades were last changed from their previous colours set in 1997). In 1948 the South Korean national assembly readopted this as the national flag with a modification of the taegeuk. The trigrams were moved into their current place in 1949. The exact…
South Sudan2011 (Jul 09)2023 (colors standardized by the media)
Spain1,9811981 (coat of arms replaced)
Sri Lanka1,9721972 (four leaves of the Bo tree were added to the corners of the flag)
Sudan1,9701,970
Suriname1,9751,975
Sweden1,9061906 (removal of Union mark of Norway and Sweden)
Switzerland1,8891,841
Syria1,9801,980
Tajikistan1992 (Nov 24)1,992
Tanzania1,9641964 (merged with Tanganyika and Zanzibar)
Thailand1,91730 September 2017 (colours standardized)
Timor-Leste2002 (May 20)1,975
Togo1,9601,960
Tonga1,8751,875
Trinidad and Tobago1,9621,962
Tunisia1,8311999 (proportions formalized)
Turkey1,8441936 (proportions standardized)
Turkmenistan1992 (Feb 19)2001 (ratio and ornament design adjusted)
Tuvalu1997 (Apr 11)1997 (restoration of 1978 flag)
Uganda1,9621,962
Ukraine1992 (Jan 28)1,918
United Arab Emirates1,9711,971
United Kingdom1,8011801 (merged with Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
United States1960 (Jul 04)1960 (addition of a star after Hawaii became a state)
Uruguay1,8281,830
Uzbekistan1991 (Nov 18)1,991
Vanuatu1,9801,980
Vatican City1,9291929 (Papal tiara and keys added)
Venezuela2006 (Mar 12)12 March 2006 (addition of a star)
Vietnam1,9451955 (star edges made sharper)
Yemen1,9901,990
Zambia1,9641996 (green field changed to a lighter shade)
Zimbabwe1980 (Apr 18)1,980

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Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of sovereign states by date of current flag adoption - Wiki; Timeline of national flags - Wiki; Flag Log's World Flag Chart - Flag Log; Flag History - Flagmakers.

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