List of countries that have the same national anthem
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Some countries share the same national anthem music, or the exact anthem entirely.
Countries that share the same melody
The following is a list of countries that share the same melody, but not the same words.
Country | National anthem | Adopted | Sharing since |
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National anthem of Chile | 1847 | 1851 |
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Bolivianos, el Hado Propicio | 1851 | |
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God Save the King | 1745[1] | 1920 |
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Oben am jungen Rhein | 1920[2] | |
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Maamme[α] | 1917 | 1990 |
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Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm | 1920 (1990)[3] | |
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National anthem of South Africa | 1997 | 1997 |
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Stand and Sing of Zambia, Proud and Free | 1973 | |
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Mungu ibariki Afrika | 1961 |
Countries that have the exact same national anthem
The following is a list of countries that have the same national anthem, word for word.
Country | National anthem | Adopted | Same anthem since |
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Hymn to Liberty[β] | 1865 | 1966 |
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1966 |
Countries that used to share the same melody
The following is a list of countries that used to share the same melody (not the same words), but were replaced by others later.
Country | Former national anthem | Adopted | Current national anthem | Date replaced | Note |
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Heil dir im Siegerkranz | 1871 | Deutschlandlied | 1922 | The same current anthem of the United Kingdom and Liechtenstein. |
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Rufst du, mein Vaterland | 1840s | Swiss Psalm | 1961 | |
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Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika | 1990 | Namibia, Land of the Brave | 1991 | The same current anthem of Zambia, South Africa and Tanzania. |
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Ishe Komborera Africa | 1980 | Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe | 1994 | |
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Poland Is Not Yet Lost | 1927 | Poland Is Not Yet Lost | Still used by Poland | |
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Hej, Slaveni | 1945 | none (country collapsed) | 1991 |
Countries that have used the same melody, but did not share it
The following is a list of countries that have used the same melody for their national anthem, though not concurrently.
Country | Former national anthem | Adopted | Current national anthem | Date replaced | Note |
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Aegukga | 1919 | Aegukga | 1948 | Both national anthems used to be sung to the tune of Auld Lang Syne. |
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Qaumee Salaam | 1948 | Qaumee Salaam | 1972 | |
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Hej, Slaveni | 1945 | Hej, Slaveni | 1992 | The same current anthem of Poland. |
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Hej, Slaveni | 1992 | Hej, Slaveni | 2006 | |
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Hej, Slovaki | 1939 | none (annexed into Czechoslovakia) | 1945 | |
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State Anthem of the Soviet Union | 1944 | none (country collapsed) | 1991 | Still used by Russia. |
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State Anthem of the Russian Federation | 2000 | State Anthem of the Russian Federation |
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