All Countries by Independence Year

Can you enter all the countries in order of them gaining independence? You are giving the year of their independence, unification or first appearance of the name, and the event that resulted in their independence.

Monaco and Andorra are not part of the quiz.

This quiz includes Taiwan and Palestine, both are marked with dark grey.

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Last updated: September 20, 2023

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Year	Hint	Country
660 BC	Forming of the Imperial Dynasty	Japan
301	Independence from the Roman Empire	San Marino
~800	Consolidation/First Naming	Denmark
895	Earliest naming of the country (principality)	Hungary
987	Treaty of Verdun	France
1156	Foundation of the Duchy	Austria
1238	Independence from the Khmer Empire	Thailand
1648	Independence from the Holy Roman Empire	Switzerland
1516	Introduction of the Habsburg monarchy	Spain
1523	Election of King Gustav Vasa	Sweden
1547	Foundation of the Empire	Russia
1581	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Netherlands
1640	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Portugal
1650	Independence from the Portuguese Empire	Oman
1717	Founding of a united parliament	United Kingdom
1768	Unification	Nepal
1776	Independence from the UK	United States
1804	Independence from France	Haiti
2006	Independence from the Union with Montenegro	Serbia
1809	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Ecuador
1810	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Chile
1810	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Colombia
1810	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Mexico
1811	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Paraguay
1811	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Venezuela
1814	Independence from Denmark	Norway
1815	Independence from the French Empire	Luxembourg
1816	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Argentina
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Costa Rica
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	El Salvador
1821	Independence from the Ottoman Empire	Greece
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Guatemala
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Honduras
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Nicaragua
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Peru
1822	Indepence from the Portuguese Empire	Brazil
1825	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Bolivia
1825	Independence from the Empire of Brazil	Uruguay
1831	Independence from the Netherlands	Belgium
1847	Independence from the US	Liberia
1861	Unification	Italy
1865	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Dominican Republic
1867	Independence from the UK	Canada
1868	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Cuba
1877	Independence from the Ottoman Empire	Romania
1886	Independence from the German Confederation	Liechtenstein
1903	Independence from Colombia	Panama
1907	Establishment of the monarchy	Bhutan
1908	Independence from the Ottoman Empire	Bulgaria
1911	Independence from China	Mongolia
1912	Independence from the Ottoman Empire	Albania
1912	Establishment of the Republic	Taiwan
1917	Independence from the Russian Empire	Finland
1918	Independence from the Russian Empire, German Empire and Austria-Hungary	Poland
1919	Independence from the UK	Afghanistan
1921	Independence from the UK	Ireland
1923	Abolishment of the Sultanate and Formation	Turkey
1929	Independence from Italy	Vatican City
1931	Independence from the UK	South Africa
1932	Independence from the UK	Iraq
1932	Unification	Saudi Arabia
1942	Liberation from Italy	Ethiopia
1943	Independence from France	Lebanon
1944	Independence from Denmark	Iceland
1944	Independence from France and Spain	Morocco
1945	Independence from the Netherlands	Indonesia
1945	Liberation from Japan	North Korea
1945	Liberation from Japan	South Korea
1945	Independence from France	Vietnam
1946	Independence from the UK	Jordan
1946	Independence from the US	Philippines
1946	Independence from France	Syria
1947	Independence from the UK	India
1947	Independence from the UK	Pakistan
1948	Independence from the UK	Israel
1948	Independence from the UK	Myanmar
1948	Independence from the UK	Sri Lanka
1949	Proclamation of the State	China
1951	Independence from the UK, Italy and France	Libya
1952	Independence from the UK	Egypt
1953	Independence from France	Cambodia
1953	Independence from France	Laos
1956	Independence from the UK	Sudan
1956	Independence from France	Tunisia
1957	Independence from the UK	Ghana
1957	Independence from the UK	Malaysia
1958	Independence from France	Guinea
1960	Independence from France	Benin
1960	Independence from France	Burkina Faso
1960	Independence from France	Cameroon
1960	Independence from France	Central African Republic
1960	Independence from France	Chad
1960	Independence from Belgium	Democratic Republic of the Congo
1960	Independence from France	Republic of the Congo
1960	Independence from the UK	Cyprus
1960	Independence from France	Gabon
1960	Independence from France	Ivory Coast
1960	Independence from France	Madagascar

Year	Hint	Country
1960	Independence from France	Mali
1960	Independence from France	Mauritania
1960	Independence from France	Niger
1960	Independence from the UK	Nigeria
1960	Independence from France	Senegal
1960	Independence from the UK	Somalia
1960	Independence from France	Togo
1961	Independence from the UK	Kuwait
1961	Independence from the UK	Sierra Leone
1961	Independence from the UK	Tanzania
1962	Independence from France	Algeria
1962	Independence from Belgium	Burundi
1962	Independence from the UK	Jamaica
1962	Independence from Belgium	Rwanda
1962	Independence from New Zealand	Samoa
1962	Independence from the UK	Trinidad and Tobago
1962	Independence from the UK	Uganda
1963	Independence from the UK	Kenya
1964	Independence from the UK	Malawi
1964	Independence from the UK	Malta
1964	Independence from the UK	Zambia
1965	Independence from the UK	Gambia
1965	Independence from the UK	Maldives
1965	Independence from Malaysia	Singapore
1966	Independence from the UK	Barbados
1966	Independence from the UK	Botswana
1966	Independence from the UK	Guyana
1966	Independence from the UK	Lesotho
1967	Independence from the UK	Yemen
1968	Independence from Spain	Equatorial Guinea
1968	Independence from the UK	Eswatini
1968	Independence from the UK	Mauritius
1968	Independence from the UK	Nauru
1970	Independence from the UK	Fiji
1970	Independence from the UK	Tonga
1971	Independence from the UK	Bahrain
1971	Independence from Pakistan	Bangladesh
1971	Independence from the UK	Qatar
1971	Independence from the UK	United Arab Emirates
1973	Independence from the UK	Bahamas
1974	Independence from the UK	Grenada
1975	Independence from Portugal	Angola
1975	Independence from Portugal	Cape Verde
1975	Independence from France	Comoros
1975	Independence from Portugal	Guinea-Bissau
1975	Independence from Portugal	Mozambique
1975	Independence from Australia	Papua New Guinea
1975	Independence from Portugal	São Tomé and Príncipe
1975	Independence from the Netherlands	Suriname
1976	Independence from the UK	Seychelles
1977	Independence from France	Djibouti
1978	Independence from the UK	Dominica
1978	Independence from the UK	Solomon Islands
1978	Independence from the UK	Tuvalu
1979	Revolution	Iran
1979	Independence from the UK	Kiribati
1979	Independence from the US	Marshall Islands
1979	Independence from the UK	Saint Lucia
1979	Independence from the UK	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1980	Independence from the UK	Vanuatu
1980	Independence from the UK	Zimbabwe
1981	Independence from the UK	Antigua and Barbuda
1981	Independence from the UK	Belize
1983	Independence from the UK	Saint Kitts and Nevis
1984	Independence from the UK	Brunei
1901	Federation and Constitution (under Commonwealth)	Australia
1986	Independence from the US	Micronesia
1856	First Own Government and Prime Minister (under Commonwealth)	New Zealand
1988	Declaration of Independence	Palestine
1991	Independence from Yugoslavia	Croatia
1990	Unification	Germany
1990	Independence from the Soviet Union	Latvia
1990	Independence from the Soviet Union	Lithuania
1990	Independence from South Africa	Namibia
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Armenia
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Azerbaijan
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Belarus
1991	Independence from Ethiopia	Eritrea
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Estonia
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Georgia
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Kazakhstan
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Kyrgyzstan
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Moldova
1991	Independence from Yugoslavia	North Macedonia
1991	Independence from Yugoslavia	Slovenia
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Tajikistan
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Turkmenistan
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Ukraine
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Uzbekistan
1992	Independence from Yugoslavia	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1993	Independence from Slovakia	Czech Republic
1993	Independence from Czechia	Slovakia
1994	Independence from the US	Palau
2002	Independence from Indonesia	East Timor
2006	Independence from the Union with Serbia	Montenegro
2008	Independence from Serbia	Kosovo
2011	Independence from Sudan	South Sudan

Level 30

Sep 8, 2023

this is a great quiz!!

Level 76

Sep 16, 2023

The suggestions of Australia 1986 and New Zealand 1987 are rather weird. If you are going to count Canada at 1867, the equivalent for Australia would be 1901, and for New Zealand either 1856 or 1907.

Level 62

Sep 20, 2023

Thank you for the information. I was not sure which one to pick, but you are right with Canada. Will change that :)

Level 90

Sep 16, 2023

Montenegro did not gain independence from Serbia, but left the state union with Serbia. So both countries became independent in 2006.

Level 62

Sep 20, 2023

Thank you, I will change that!

Level 58

Sep 16, 2023

Croatia didn't gain independance from Yugoslavia in 1990, but in 1991. 1990 was the year when federal republic of Croatia had first multiparty elections, established modern day parliament, removed "Socialist" from its name and changed the flag/coat of arms but it was still part of Yugoslavia. Good quiz otherwise.

Level 62

Sep 20, 2023

Thanks :) I will change the year!

Level 70

Sep 16, 2023

Good quiz. It would be great if the years could be consolidated somehow; like, all countries gaining independence from the UK in 1960 all in a list so that you don't have to worry about getting each country in the right line. It does seem like they are alphabetized, but that is still time consuming...

Level 62

Sep 20, 2023

Hey, yes that would be nice, the order is taken from the wikipedia page on their independence days. As this is my first quiz and I am not that good in programming, I don´t know if it is possible to have just them in a random order.

Level 64

Sep 16, 2023

Switzerland did not gain its independence from the HRE in 1648, not 1291

Level 62

Sep 20, 2023

Yes, right, I was not sure which one to take but the first one seemed right as it said that it was the foundation of the country. But will consider that, thank you!

Level 69

Sep 18, 2023

This quiz would surely deserve nomination. Informative, interesting, exactly for geography and history fans like me.

It's a real pity that it cannot be nominated. The rule that stops it from being nominated should be revised.

Level 62

Sep 20, 2023

Thank you :) I played this type of quiz on sporcle and did not find it again, so wanted to recreate it here.

Level 61

Sep 20, 2023

you should make this quiz without a yellow box and reverse the answers so you enter the year instead

i would just find it satisfying to enter all the years lol

Level 74

Sep 24, 2023

what's about Andorra?

Level 72

Oct 25, 2023

Serbia, Australia, and New Zealand are currently out of order by quite a bit. I assume that was because of the last update.

For countries that declare independence in the same year, they appear to be in alphabetical order which is a bit odd. Wouldn't going off the date of independence be better? When I noticed the USSR was collapsing, I tried typing them in the order they declared independence and was quite confused when things weren't working.

Level 75

Oct 31, 2023

There are some inconsistencies. For instance, for Hungary you accept the first appearance of the name, whereas for Bulgaria you take into account the date of independence, even though Bulgaria existed already in the early Middle Ages.

Level 71

Jan 3, 2024

Good quiz but not enough time.

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