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International Maritime Organization

Botswana has the highest Joining Year (2,021), followed by Armenia (2,018) and Nauru (2,018). Canada has the lowest (1,948).

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Joining Year

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 177 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
1,975
Middle half 1,961 – 1,990
Average
1,977
177 countries
Highest
2,021
Botswana
Lowest
1,948
Canada

Data

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177 countries · # = rank by Joining Year
#
1BotswanaFull2,021
2ArmeniaFull2,018
2NauruFull2,018
4BelarusFull2,016
5ZambiaFull2,014
6PalauFull2,011
7UgandaFull2,009
8Cook IslandsFull2,008
9MontenegroFull2,006
10ZimbabweFull2,005
10Timor-LesteFull2,005
12TuvaluFull2,004
13KiribatiFull2,003
14Faroe IslandsAssociate2,002
14San MarinoFull2,002
16MoldovaFull2,001
16ComorosFull2,001
16Saint Kitts and NevisFull2,001
19SerbiaFull2,000
19TongaFull2,000
21GrenadaFull1,998
21Marshall IslandsFull1,998
23MongoliaFull1,996
23SamoaFull1,996
25South AfricaFull1,995
25AzerbaijanFull1,995
25LithuaniaFull1,995
28UkraineFull1,994
28KazakhstanFull1,994
28NamibiaFull1,994
31CzechiaFull1,993
31TurkmenistanFull1,993
31ParaguayFull1,993
31SlovakiaFull1,993
31GeorgiaFull1,993
31EritreaFull1,993
31Bosnia and HerzegovinaFull1,993
31AlbaniaFull1,993
31SloveniaFull1,993
31LatviaFull1,993
31North MacedoniaFull1,993
42CroatiaFull1,992
42EstoniaFull1,992
44LuxembourgFull1,991
45MacauAssociate1,990
45BelizeFull1,990
45Sao Tome and PrincipeFull1,990
48MalawiFull1,989
48MonacoFull1,989
50Solomon IslandsFull1,988
51BoliviaFull1,987
52North KoreaFull1,986
52VanuatuFull1,986
52Antigua and BarbudaFull1,986
55VietnamFull1,984
55BruneiFull1,984
57GuatemalaFull1,983
57TogoFull1,983
57FijiFull1,983
60NicaraguaFull1,982
61El SalvadorFull1,981
61Costa RicaFull1,981
61Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesFull1,981
64BeninFull1,980
64United Arab EmiratesFull1,980
64GuyanaFull1,980
64Saint LuciaFull1,980
68YemenFull1,979
68MozambiqueFull1,979
68NepalFull1,979
68GambiaFull1,979
68DjiboutiFull1,979
68DominicaFull1,979
74SomaliaFull1,978
74MauritiusFull1,978
74SeychellesFull1,978
77AngolaFull1,977
77QatarFull1,977
77Guinea-BissauFull1,977
80BangladeshFull1,976
80Papua New GuineaFull1,976
80PortugalFull1,976
80JamaicaFull1,976
80GabonFull1,976
80BahrainFull1,976
80SurinameFull1,976
80Cape VerdeFull1,976
80BahamasFull1,976
89EthiopiaFull1,975
89VenezuelaFull1,975
89GuineaFull1,975
89AustriaFull1,975
89Republic of the CongoFull1,975
94TanzaniaFull1,974
94ColombiaFull1,974
94SudanFull1,974
94OmanFull1,974
98ChinaFull1,973
98DR CongoFull1,973
98ThailandFull1,973
98KenyaFull1,973
98IraqFull1,973
98JordanFull1,973
98Sierra LeoneFull1,973
98CyprusFull1,973
106Sri LankaFull1,972
106ChileFull1,972
106Equatorial GuineaFull1,972
109MalaysiaFull1,971
110HungaryFull1,970
110LibyaFull1,970
110BarbadosFull1,970
113Saudi ArabiaFull1,969
114PeruFull1,968
114UruguayFull1,968
116Hong KongAssociate1,967
116MaldivesFull1,967
118CubaFull1,966
118SingaporeFull1,966
118LebanonFull1,966
118MaltaFull1,966
122RomaniaFull1,965
122Trinidad and TobagoFull1,965
124PhilippinesFull1,964
125BrazilFull1,963
125AlgeriaFull1,963
125TunisiaFull1,963
128NigeriaFull1,962
128South KoreaFull1,962
128SpainFull1,962
128MoroccoFull1,962
132IndonesiaFull1,961
132MadagascarFull1,961
132CameroonFull1,961
132CambodiaFull1,961
132MauritaniaFull1,961
137PolandFull1,960
137Ivory CoastFull1,960
137SenegalFull1,960
137BulgariaFull1,960
137New ZealandFull1,960
137KuwaitFull1,960
137IcelandFull1,960
144IndiaFull1,959
144GermanyFull1,959
144GhanaFull1,959
144SwedenFull1,959
144DenmarkFull1,959
144LiberiaFull1,959
144FinlandFull1,959
151PakistanFull1,958
151RussiaFull1,958
151JapanFull1,958
151EgyptFull1,958
151IranFull1,958
151TurkeyFull1,958
151GreeceFull1,958
151NorwayFull1,958
151PanamaFull1,958
160ItalyFull1,957
161EcuadorFull1,956
162SwitzerlandFull1,955
163MexicoFull1,954
163HondurasFull1,954
165ArgentinaFull1,953
165HaitiFull1,953
165Dominican RepublicFull1,953
168FranceFull1,952
168AustraliaFull1,952
168IsraelFull1,952
171MyanmarFull1,951
171BelgiumFull1,951
171IrelandFull1,951
174United StatesFull1,950
175United KingdomFull1,949
175NetherlandsFull1,949
177CanadaFull1,948

What correlates with Joining Year?

Pearson r against 1,425 other country metrics sharing at least 107 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Joining Year tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

  1. Year First Franchise OpenedBurger King by Country
    r = +0.51 · strong · n = 114
    Plot
  2. First Referendum Initiative HeldReferendums by Country
    r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 129
    Plot
  3. Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
    r = +0.45 · moderate · n = 112
    Plot
  4. Hypertension Age-Standardized Prevalence Females 30-79Hypertension Rates by Country
    r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 172
    Plot
  5. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = +0.44 · moderate · n = 177
    Plot
  6. % With Near BlindnessBlind Population by Country
    r = +0.42 · moderate · n = 174
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Joining Year tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

  1. Share of All Chinese Products ExportedChina Exports by Country
    r = −0.63 · strong · n = 175
    Plot
  2. IPv4 RankIP Address by CountryA rank: rank 1 is the best
    r = −0.54 · strong · n = 175
    Plot
  3. Global AwarenessMost Famous Country in the World
    r = −0.50 · strong · n = 173
    Plot
  4. Global FavorabilityMost Famous Country in the World
    r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 173
    Plot
  5. Air Power IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 128
    Plot
  6. Criminal Markets Score (GOCI)Crime Rate by Country
    r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 172
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Joining Year?
Botswana has the highest Joining Year, at 2,021, followed by Armenia (2,018) and Nauru (2,018).
Which country has the lowest Joining Year?
Canada has the lowest Joining Year, at 1,948.
What is the median Joining Year across countries?
The median is 1,975 across the 177 countries with data.
Where does this international maritime organization data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/ERO/Pages/MemberStates.aspx.

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