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Year

The world in 1815

In 1815 the atlas holds 539 states standing across 6 regions. 37 things began that year - Luxembourg, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Battle of Waterloo among them - and 24 ended; 34 people were born and 20 died.

Only what Wikidata dates to the year is counted here; a thing dated to its decade is on the 1810s page, and to its century on the 19th century.

What began in 1815

By kind, the best known first; a war or a state is listed in the year it began.

States 16

and 6 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 13

and 3 more in the atlas.

Unrest and atrocity 1

Treaties 7

What ended in 1815

States that fell or were replaced, and wars and other things that ran past the year they began.

States 16

and 6 more in the atlas.

Wars and battles 6

Natural disasters 1

Treaties 1

Born and died

By how many Wikipedias write about them.

Born in 1815 34

and 18 more in the atlas.

Died in 1815 20

and 4 more in the atlas.

Standing in 1815

The states the atlas holds as standing that year, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office where the record dates it.

Europe: 144 statesEurope144Middle East and North Africa: 67 statesMiddle East and North Africa67Sub-Saharan Africa: 43 statesSub-Saharan Africa43South Asia: 159 statesSouth Asia159East and Southeast Asia: 69 statesEast and Southeast Asia69Americas and Oceania: 30 statesAmericas and Oceania30Location unknown: 27 statesLocation unknown27

Europe144 states

and 134 more; every state of Europe.

Middle East and North Africa67 states

and 57 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.

Sub-Saharan Africa43 states

and 33 more; every state of Sub-Saharan Africa.

South Asia159 states

and 149 more; every state of South Asia.

East and Southeast Asia69 states

and 59 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.

Americas and Oceania30 states

and 20 more; every state of Americas and Oceania.

Location unknown27 states

and 17 more; every state of Location unknown.

Open in the atlas

  • On the timeline, 1790 – 1840: every state, war and life of 1815 and the years either side, region by region.
  • On the map in 1815: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.

Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.