Statistics for All Countries by Independence Year

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Year	Hint	Country	% Correct
660 BC	Forming of the Imperial Dynasty	Japan	82%
2011	Independence from Sudan	South Sudan	70%
1776	Independence from the UK	United States	69%
2008	Independence from Serbia	Kosovo	68%
301	Independence from the Roman Empire	San Marino	68%
2002	Independence from Indonesia	East Timor	66%
1993	Independence from Czechia	Slovakia	66%
2006	Independence from the Union with Serbia	Montenegro	65%
1993	Independence from Slovakia	Czech Republic	64%
987	Treaty of Verdun	France	62%
1992	Independence from Yugoslavia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	61%
1991	Independence from Ethiopia	Eritrea	60%
1238	Independence from the Khmer Empire	Thailand	60%
1991	Independence from Yugoslavia	Croatia	57%
1717	Founding of a united parliament	United Kingdom	57%
1990	Independence from South Africa	Namibia	56%
1814	Independence from Denmark	Norway	56%
1990	Independence from the Soviet Union	Lithuania	55%
1903	Independence from Colombia	Panama	55%
1918	Independence from the Russian Empire, German Empire and Austria-Hungary	Poland	55%
1523	Election of King Gustav Vasa	Sweden	55%
1990	Independence from the Soviet Union	Latvia	54%
1991	Independence from Yugoslavia	North Macedonia	54%
1991	Independence from Yugoslavia	Slovenia	54%
1990	Unification	Germany	53%
1822	Indepence from the Portuguese Empire	Brazil	52%
1825	Independence from the Empire of Brazil	Uruguay	52%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Azerbaijan	51%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Belarus	51%
1917	Independence from the Russian Empire	Finland	51%
1944	Independence from Denmark	Iceland	51%
1516	Introduction of the Habsburg monarchy	Spain	51%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Ukraine	51%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Armenia	50%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Estonia	50%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Kazakhstan	50%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Kyrgyzstan	50%
1945	Liberation from Japan	South Korea	50%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Uzbekistan	50%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Georgia	49%
1804	Independence from France	Haiti	49%
1945	Liberation from Japan	North Korea	49%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Tajikistan	49%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Turkmenistan	49%
1911	Independence from China	Mongolia	48%
1971	Independence from Pakistan	Bangladesh	47%
1991	Independence from the Soviet Union	Moldova	47%
1965	Independence from Malaysia	Singapore	47%
1648	Independence from the Holy Roman Empire	Switzerland	47%
1640	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Portugal	46%
1945	Independence from the Netherlands	Indonesia	44%
1831	Independence from the Netherlands	Belgium	43%
1810	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Mexico	43%
1942	Liberation from Italy	Ethiopia	42%
1921	Independence from the UK	Ireland	42%
1861	Unification	Italy	41%
1960	Independence from Belgium	Democratic Republic of the Congo	40%
1821	Independence from the Ottoman Empire	Greece	40%
1547	Foundation of the Empire	Russia	40%
1923	Abolishment of the Sultanate and Formation	Turkey	40%
1867	Independence from the UK	Canada	39%
1975	Independence from Portugal	Angola	38%
1816	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Argentina	38%
1810	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Colombia	38%
1947	Independence from the UK	India	38%
1581	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Netherlands	38%
1975	Independence from Australia	Papua New Guinea	38%
2006	Independence from the Union with Montenegro	Serbia	38%
1994	Independence from the US	Palau	37%
1929	Independence from Italy	Vatican City	37%
~800	Consolidation/First Naming	Denmark	36%
1886	Independence from the German Confederation	Liechtenstein	36%
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Peru	36%
1975	Independence from the Netherlands	Suriname	36%
1810	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Chile	35%
1811	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Venezuela	35%
1825	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Bolivia	34%
1979	Revolution	Iran	34%
1975	Independence from Portugal	Mozambique	34%
1962	Independence from New Zealand	Samoa	34%
1908	Independence from the Ottoman Empire	Bulgaria	33%
1912	Establishment of the Republic	Taiwan	33%
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Guatemala	32%
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Honduras	32%
1944	Independence from France and Spain	Morocco	32%
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Nicaragua	32%
1947	Independence from the UK	Pakistan	32%
1811	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Paraguay	32%
1946	Independence from the US	Philippines	32%
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	El Salvador	31%
1877	Independence from the Ottoman Empire	Romania	31%
1912	Independence from the Ottoman Empire	Albania	30%
1156	Foundation of the Duchy	Austria	30%
1821	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Costa Rica	30%
1809	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Ecuador	30%
1988	Declaration of Independence	Palestine	29%
1975	Independence from Portugal	Cape Verde	28%
1951	Independence from the UK, Italy and France	Libya	28%
1962	Independence from Belgium	Rwanda	28%
1975	Independence from Portugal	São Tomé and Príncipe	28%
1962	Independence from Belgium	Burundi	27%
1868	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Cuba	27%
1865	Independence from the Spanish Empire	Dominican Republic	25%
1948	Independence from the UK	Israel	25%
1847	Independence from the US	Liberia	25%
1986	Independence from the US	Micronesia	25%
1962	Independence from France	Algeria	24%
1949	Proclamation of the State	China	24%
895	Earliest naming of the country (principality)	Hungary	24%
1975	Independence from Portugal	Guinea-Bissau	23%
1968	Independence from Spain	Equatorial Guinea	22%
1815	Independence from the French Empire	Luxembourg	22%
1945	Independence from France	Vietnam	21%
1931	Independence from the UK	South Africa	17%
1901	Federation and Constitution (under Commonwealth)	Australia	16%
1952	Independence from the UK	Egypt	15%
1943	Independence from France	Lebanon	15%
1979	Independence from the US	Marshall Islands	15%
1948	Independence from the UK	Sri Lanka	15%
1946	Independence from France	Syria	15%
1960	Independence from France	Mali	14%
1948	Independence from the UK	Myanmar	14%
1856	First Own Government and Prime Minister (under Commonwealth)	New Zealand	14%
1960	Independence from the UK	Nigeria	14%
1932	Unification	Saudi Arabia	14%
1956	Independence from France	Tunisia	14%
1953	Independence from France	Cambodia	13%
1932	Independence from the UK	Iraq	13%
1960	Independence from France	Niger	13%
1907	Establishment of the monarchy	Bhutan	12%
1957	Independence from the UK	Ghana	12%
1946	Independence from the UK	Jordan	12%
1953	Independence from France	Laos	12%
1960	Independence from France	Mauritania	12%
1960	Independence from France	Republic of the Congo	12%
1960	Independence from France	Senegal	12%
1919	Independence from the UK	Afghanistan	11%
1960	Independence from France	Benin	11%
1960	Independence from France	Chad	11%
1960	Independence from France	Ivory Coast	11%
1957	Independence from the UK	Malaysia	11%
1768	Unification	Nepal	11%
1650	Independence from the Portuguese Empire	Oman	11%
1981	Independence from the UK	Belize	10%
1960	Independence from France	Burkina Faso	10%
1960	Independence from France	Central African Republic	10%
1960	Independence from France	Gabon	10%
1956	Independence from the UK	Sudan	10%
1960	Independence from France	Togo	10%
1960	Independence from France	Cameroon	9%
1975	Independence from France	Comoros	9%
1977	Independence from France	Djibouti	9%
1958	Independence from France	Guinea	9%
1971	Independence from the UK	United Arab Emirates	9%
1980	Independence from the UK	Zimbabwe	9%
1981	Independence from the UK	Antigua and Barbuda	8%
1971	Independence from the UK	Bahrain	8%
1962	Independence from the UK	Jamaica	8%
1960	Independence from France	Madagascar	8%
1964	Independence from the UK	Malta	8%
1983	Independence from the UK	Saint Kitts and Nevis	8%
1979	Independence from the UK	Saint Lucia	8%
1979	Independence from the UK	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	8%
1973	Independence from the UK	Bahamas	7%
1960	Independence from the UK	Cyprus	7%
1978	Independence from the UK	Dominica	7%
1970	Independence from the UK	Fiji	7%
1966	Independence from the UK	Guyana	7%
1963	Independence from the UK	Kenya	7%
1979	Independence from the UK	Kiribati	7%
1964	Independence from the UK	Malawi	7%
1971	Independence from the UK	Qatar	7%
1961	Independence from the UK	Sierra Leone	7%
1960	Independence from the UK	Somalia	7%
1961	Independence from the UK	Tanzania	7%
1970	Independence from the UK	Tonga	7%
1962	Independence from the UK	Uganda	7%
1980	Independence from the UK	Vanuatu	7%
1964	Independence from the UK	Zambia	7%
1966	Independence from the UK	Botswana	6%
1984	Independence from the UK	Brunei	6%
1965	Independence from the UK	Gambia	6%
1961	Independence from the UK	Kuwait	6%
1966	Independence from the UK	Lesotho	6%
1968	Independence from the UK	Nauru	6%
1976	Independence from the UK	Seychelles	6%
1978	Independence from the UK	Solomon Islands	6%
1962	Independence from the UK	Trinidad and Tobago	6%
1978	Independence from the UK	Tuvalu	6%
1966	Independence from the UK	Barbados	5%
1968	Independence from the UK	Eswatini	5%
1974	Independence from the UK	Grenada	5%
1965	Independence from the UK	Maldives	5%
1968	Independence from the UK	Mauritius	5%
1967	Independence from the UK	Yemen	5%