CREATE TABLE table_203_298 (id DECIMAL, "rank" DECIMAL, "name" TEXT, "nation ( s ) " TEXT, "born" TEXT, "ascended" TEXT, "years reigned" TEXT)

what is the total number of monarchs that ascended the throne in 2010 ?
SELECT COUNT("name") FROM table_203_298 WHERE "ascended" = 2010
SELECT COUNT("name") FROM "table_203_298" WHERE "ascended" = 2010