This is a list of lists of political entities by century.

3rd millennium 21st century

List of sovereign states in the 2020s List of sovereign states in the 2010s List of sovereign states in the 2000s

2nd millennium by century 20th century Sovereign states by decade: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

19th century

Sovereign states by decade: 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s

18th century

Sovereign states by year: 1750 1768 1769 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1799 1800

17th century Sovereign states by year: 1648 1660 1661 1662

16th century Sovereign states by year: 1528

15th century Sovereign states by year: 1496 1500

11th century List of political entities in the 11th century

1st millennium by century List of political entities in the 10th century List of political entities in the 9th century List of political entities in the 8th century List of political entities in the 7th century List of political entities in the 6th century List of political entities in the 5th century List of political entities in the 4th century List of political entities in the 3rd century List of political entities in the 2nd century List of political entities in the 1st century

1st millennium BC by century List of political entities in the 1st century BC List of political entities in the 2nd century BC List of political entities in the 3rd century BC List of political entities in the 4th century BC List of political entities in the 5th century BC List of political entities in the 6th century BC List of political entities in the 7th century BC List of political entities in the 8th century BC List of political entities in the 9th century BC List of political entities in the 10th century BC

2nd millennium BC by century List of political entities in the 11th century BC List of political entities in the 12th century BC List of political entities in the 13th century BC List of political entities in the 14th century BC List of political entities in the 15th century BC List of political entities in the 16th century BC List of political entities in the 17th century BC List of political entities in the 18th century BC List of political entities in the 19th century BC List of political entities in the 20th century BC

3rd and 4th millennium BC by century List of political entities in the 21st century BC

Pre-modern polities by age

List of states during the Middle Ages List of medieval great powers List of Classical Age states List of states during Late Antiquity List of Iron Age states List of Bronze Age states List of cities of the ancient Near East