This is a list of state leaders in the 18th century (1701–1800) AD, except for the leaders within the Holy Roman Empire, and the leaders within British South Asia and its predecessor states.
These polities are generally sovereign states, but excludes minor dependent territories, whose leaders can be found listed under territorial governors in the 18th century. For completeness, these lists can include colonies, protectorates, or other dependent territories that have since gained sovereignty.
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
São Tomé and Príncipe
Great Lakes area
Horn of Africa area
Indian Ocean
Libya
Tunisia
Egypt
Sudan
Algeria
Morocco
Botswana
Eswatini/ Swaziland
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
The following were the independent rulers of Okoloama.[21]
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Antigua
The Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Haiti
Netherlands
Saint Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
Belize
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Canada
Mexico
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Suriname
Kazakhstan
Tajikistan
Tibet
Uzbekistan
China: Qing dynasty
Japan
Korea
Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia: Peninsular
Myanmar / Burma
Philippines
Thailand
Timor
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Sri Lanka
Bahrain
Cyprus
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Croatia
Greece
Montenegro
Great Britain and Ireland
Austria
Bohemia
Hungary
Poland
Ukraine
Denmark–Norway
Sweden
Italy: Holy Roman Empire
Italy: Southern
Malta
Andorra
Portugal
Spain
France
French
Low Countries
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Russia: Dagestan
Australia
Chile
French Polynesia
New Zealand: Niue
Tonga
United Kingdom: Pitcairn
United States: Hawaii