Top 20 Oldest Countries In The World 2022

What’s the oldest country in the world today?.

Here is the list of all the top oldest nations in the world today.

There are a number of countries today that are among the first countries to ever exist.

These countries were formed, created or got recognised as countries back in the BCE.

In this article, we have ranked down the world’s oldest countries today that still exist and function as countries till date.

By date of earliest known organized government, below is the list of the most old countries today.

World’s Oldest Countries:

1. Iran – 3200 BCE
2. Egypt – 3100 BCE
3. Vietnam – 2879 BCE
4. Armenia – 2492 BCE
5. North Korea – 2333 BCE
6. China – 2070 BCE
7. India – 2000 BCE
8. Georgia – 1300 BCE
9. Israel – 1300 BCE
10. Sudan – 1070 BCE

Listed with respect to each country’s sovereign state, below are the oldest countries today by the date of self-sovereignty.

Oldest Countries In The World:

1. Japan – 660 BCE
2. China – 221 BCE
3. San Marino – 301 CE
4. France – 843
5. Austria – 976
6. Denmark – 10th century
7. Hungary – 1001
8. Portugal – 1143
9. Mongolia – 1206
10. Thailand – 1238

Those are the oldest countries that still exist today, and as you can see, some of the oldest countries are today’s leading countries in various fields.

Here is a list of some of the youngest countries today.

Montenegro 

East Timor

Palau 

South Sudan 

Serbia 

Eritrea 

Slovakia 

Czech Republic 

Bosnia and Herzegovina