British Commonwealth Countries 2024

	Antigua and Barbuda	Yes
	Australia	Yes
	Bahamas	Yes
	Bangladesh	Yes
	Barbados	Yes
	Belize	Yes
	Botswana	Yes
	Brunei	Yes
	Cameroon	Yes
	Canada	Yes
	Cyprus	Yes
	Dominica	Yes
	Eswatini	Yes
	Fiji	Yes
	Gabon	Yes
	Gambia	Yes
	Ghana	Yes
	Grenada	Yes
	Guyana	Yes
	India	Yes
	Jamaica	Yes
	Kenya	Yes
	Kiribati	Yes
	Lesotho	Yes
	Malawi	Yes
	Malaysia	Yes
	Maldives	Yes
	Malta	Yes
	Mauritius	Yes
	Mozambique	Yes
	Namibia	Yes
	Nauru	Yes
	New Zealand	Yes
	Nigeria	Yes
	Pakistan	Yes
	Papua New Guinea	Yes
	Rwanda	Yes
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Yes
	Saint Lucia	Yes
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Yes
	Samoa	Yes
	Seychelles	Yes
	Sierra Leone	Yes
	Singapore	Yes
	Solomon Islands	Yes
	South Africa	Yes
	Sri Lanka	Yes
	Tanzania	Yes
	Togo	Yes
	Tonga	Yes
	Trinidad and Tobago	Yes
	Tuvalu	Yes
	Uganda	Yes
	United Kingdom	Yes
	Vanuatu	Yes
	Zambia	Yes

Introduction

The British Commonwealth, also known simply as the Commonwealth, is a unique political and cultural union of 54 independently governed countries, once part of the British Empire. These member nations, despite their diverse cultures, geography, and economic conditions, share a common history and continue to collaborate on issues of mutual concern such as human rights, global peace, and economic development, fostering a spirit of international cooperation and shared progress.

The Commonwealth's member nations are distributed worldwide, including Africa (with countries like Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Malaysia), the Americas (Canada, Guyana), and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea).
Small island nations also make up a substantial part of the member states. Nations like Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, or The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean.
Notably, nations that were not traditionally under British rule, such as Mozambique and Rwanda, are also members of the Commonwealth, highlighting the non-colonial aspects of this union and its openness to nations sharing its goals and vision.

By Region

Antigua and Barbuda

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Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1980's

Australia

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1930's

Bahamas

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Bangladesh

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Barbados

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Belize

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1980's

Botswana

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Brunei

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1980's

Cameroon

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1990's

Canada

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1930's

Cyprus

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Dominica

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Eswatini

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Fiji

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Gabon

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

2020's

Gambia

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Ghana

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1950's

Grenada

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Guyana

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

India

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1940's

Jamaica

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Kenya

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Kiribati

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Lesotho

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Malawi

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Malaysia

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1950's

Maldives

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1980's

Malta

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Mauritius

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Mozambique

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1990's

Namibia

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1990's

Nauru

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

New Zealand

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1930's

Nigeria

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Pakistan

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1940's

Papua New Guinea

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Rwanda

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

2000's

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1980's

Saint Lucia

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Samoa

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Seychelles

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Sierra Leone

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Singapore

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Solomon Islands

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

South Africa

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1930's

Sri Lanka

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1940's

Tanzania

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Togo

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

2020's

Tonga

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Trinidad and Tobago

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Tuvalu

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1970's

Uganda

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

United Kingdom

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1930's

Vanuatu

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1980's

Zambia

Metric

Value

Rank

British Commonwealth Country

Yes

Commonwealth Membership Date

1960's

Additional Miscellaneous Datasets

British Commonwealth Countries

Introduction

By Region

Antigua and Barbuda

Australia

Bahamas

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belize

Botswana

Brunei

Cameroon

Canada

Cyprus

Dominica

Eswatini

Fiji

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Grenada

Guyana

India

Jamaica

Kenya

Kiribati

Lesotho

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Malta

Mauritius

Mozambique

Namibia

Nauru

New Zealand

Nigeria

Pakistan

Papua New Guinea

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Solomon Islands

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tuvalu

Uganda

United Kingdom

Vanuatu

Zambia

Additional Miscellaneous Datasets

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