This is a list of sovereign states or polities that existed in the 4th century BC.
| Sovereign state | Years |
|---|---|
| Achaemenid Empire | 550–330 BC |
| Adena culture | 1000–200 BC |
| Albania | 4th century BC – 8th century AD |
| Ammon | c. 10th century – 332 BC |
| Athens | 510–322 BC |
| Atropatene | 320s BC – 3rd century AD |
| Bithynia | 297–74 BC |
| Carthaginian Empire | 650–146 BC |
| Chavín culture | 900–200 BC |
| Chera Kingdom | 5th century BC – AD 1102 |
| Chola | 3rd century BC -AD 13th century |
| Chorrera | 1800–300 BC |
| Chu | 1030–223 BC |
| Corinth | 700–338 BC |
| Cyrene | 631–525 BC |
| Dʿmt | c. 980–400 BC |
| Dardanian Kingdom | c.448 BC – 28 BC |
| Gojoseon | 2333–108 BC |
| Han | 403–230 BC |
| Iberia | 302 BC – 580 AD |
| Kalinga | 1376–285 BC |
| Kush | 1070 BC – 350 AD |
| Lu | 856–256 BC |
| Lycaonia | 8th century – 200 BC |
| Macedonia | 8th century – 146 BC |
| Maya civilization | 2000 BC- 900 AD |
| Meroë | 542 BC – 4th century AD |
| Nanda Empire | 424–321 BC |
| Olmec | 1400–400 BC |
| Pandya | 4th century BC-1650 AD |
| Paracas culture | 600–175 BC |
| Ptolemaic Kingdom | 305–30 BC |
| Qi | 1046–241 BC |
| Qin | 845–221 BC |
| Roman Republic | 509–27 BC |
| Saba | 12th/8th century BC – 275 AD |
| Scythia | 8th century BC – 2nd century AD |
| Seleucid Empire | 312–63 BC |
| Sparta | 11th century – 195 BC |
| Taranto | 706 BC – 1465 AD |
| Thebes | 14th century BC – 1458 AD |
| Văn Lang | 2879–258 BC |
| Wei | 403–225 BC |
| Yan | 865–222 BC |
| Yue | 334–334 BC |
| Zheng | 806–375 BC |
| Zhoa | 403–222 BC |
| Zhou | 1045–256 BC |