List of sovereign states in the 1880s

A

• Andorra – Principality of Andorra
• Ankole – Kingdom of Ankole
•  Argentina – Argentine Republic
• Aro – Aro Confederacy
•  Ashanti – Asante Union
•  Austria-Hungary – Austro-Hungarian Empire

B

•  Baguirmi – Kingdom of Baguirmi
•  Belgium – Kingdom of Belgium
•  Benin – Benin Empire
•  Bhutan – Kingdom of Bhutan
•  Bolivia – Republic of Bolivia
• Bora Bora – Kingdom of Bora Bora
•  Bornu – Bornu Empire
•  Brazil
  • Empire of Brazil (to November 15, 1889)
  • Republic of the United States of Brazil (from November 15, 1889)
•  Brunei – Sultanate of Brunei
• Buganda – Kingdom of Buganda
• Bulgaria – Principality of Bulgaria
• Bunyoro – Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara
• Burma – Kingdom of Burma (to 1885)
•  Burundi – Kingdom of Burundi (to November 8, 1884)

C

•  Canada – Dominion of Canada
•  Chile – Republic of Chile
•  China – Great Qing Empire
• Colombia – United States of Colombia
  • United States of Colombia (to 1886)
  • Republic of Colombia (from 1886)
•  Congo – Congo Free State (from July 1, 1885)

Cook Islands Rarotonga

•  Costa Rica – Republic of Costa Rica

D

•  Dahomey – Kingdom of Dahomey
• Dai Nam – Dai Nam Realm (to August 25, 1883)
•  Denmark – Kingdom of Denmark
•  Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic

E

•  Ecuador – Republic of Ecuador
• El Salvador – El Salvador
•  Ethiopia – Ethiopian Empire

F

• France – French Republic
•  Futa Jallon – Imamate of Futa Jallon
•  Futa Toro – Imamate of Futa Toro

G

•  Garo – Kingdom of Garo (to 1883)
•  Gera – Kingdom of Gera (to 1887)
•  Germany – German Empire
•  Gomma – Kingdom of Gomma (to 1886)
• Goshen – State of Goshen (from October 24, 1882 to August 6, 1883)
• Greece – Kingdom of Greece
• Guatemala – Republic of Guatemala
•  Gumma – Kingdom of Gumma (to 1885)

H

• Ha'il – Emirate of Ha'il
•  Haiti – Republic of Haiti
• Hawaii – Kingdom of Hawaii
•  Honduras – Republic of Honduras
• Huahine – Kingdom of Huahine

I

• Italy – Kingdom of Italy

J

•  Janjero – Kingdom of Janjero
•  Japan – Empire of Japan
•  Jimma – Kingdom of Jimma (to 1884)
• Johor – Sultanate of Johor (to December 11, 1885)
•  Jolof – Jolof Kingdom (to 1889)

K

•  Kaffa – Kingdom of Kaffa
•  Kénédougou – Kénédougou Kingdom
•  Khasso – Kingdom of Khasso (to 1880)
•  Kong – Kong Empire
• Kongo – Kingdom of Kongo
• Korea – Kingdom of Joseon
•  Koya Temne – Kingdom of Koya

L

•  Liberia – Republic of Liberia
•  Liechtenstein – Principality of Liechtenstein
•  Limmu-Ennarea – Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea
•  Loango – Kingdom of Loango (to 1883)
•  Luba – Luba Empire (to 1889)
•  Lunda – Lunda Empire (to 1887)
•  Luxembourg – Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

M

• Maldives – Sultanate of Maldives (to 1887)
•  Manipur – Kingdom of Manipur
•  Matabeleland – Matabele Kingdom
•  Mexico – United Mexican States
•  Monaco – Principality of Monaco
•  Montenegro – Principality of Montenegro
•  Morocco – Sultanate of Morocco
• Muscat and Oman – Sultanate of Muscat and Oman

N

• Negeri Sembilan – Negeri Sembilan
• Nepal – Kingdom of Nepal
•  Netherlands – Kingdom of The Netherlands
• Nicaragua – Republic of Nicaragua
• Norway – Kingdom of Norway (in personal union with Sweden)

O

•  Orange Free State – Republic of Orange Free State
•  Ottoman Empire – Sublime Ottoman State
•  Ouaddai – Ouaddai Empire
•  Oyo – Oyo Empire

P

• Pahang – Sultanate of Pahang (to 1888)
•  Paraguay – Republic of Paraguay
• Persia – Persian Empire
•  Peru – Peruvian Republic
• Portugal – Kingdom of Portugal

R

• Raiatea – Kingdom of Raiatea (to 19 March 1888)
• Rapa Nui – Kingdom of Rapa Nui (to September 9, 1888)
• Rarotonga – Kingdom of Rarotonga (to 1888)
• Romania
  • United Principalities of Romania (to March 15, 1881)
  • Kingdom of Romania (from March 15, 1881)
•  Russia – Russian Empire

S

•  Samoa – Kingdom of Samoa
•  San Marino – Most Serene Republic of San Marino
•  Sarawak – Kingdom of Sarawak
• Selangor – Sultanate of Selangor
• Serbia
  • Principality of Serbia (to March 6, 1882)
  • Kingdom of Serbia (from March 6, 1882)
•  Siam – Kingdom of Siam
•  Sikkim – Chogyalate of Sikkim
• Sokoto – Sokoto Caliphate
• Spain – Kingdom of Spain
• Stellaland – Republic of Stellaland (from July 26, 1882 to September 30, 1885)
• Sulu – Sultanate of Sulu
•  Sweden – Kingdom of Sweden (in personal union with Norway)
•   Switzerland – Swiss Confederation

T

• Tahiti – Kingdom of Tahiti (to 29 June 1880)
•  TongaTonga – Kingdom of Tonga
•  Toucouleur – Toucouleur Empire
• Tunis – Beylik of Tunis

U

•  United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
•  United States – United States of America
•  Uruguay – Eastern Republic of Uruguay

V

•  Venezuela – United States of Venezuela

W

• Wassoulou – Wassoulou Empire
•  Welayta – Kingdom of Welayta

Y

•  Yeke – Yeke Kingdom

Z

•  Zanzibar – Sultanate of Zanzibar (to 17 February 1885)