Israel vs Serbia: Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government
Israel
94.8%
in 2025
Serbia
94.9%
in 2025
Israel rank
98th
Serbia rank
97th
Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government over time
- Israel
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 94.9% against 94.8% in Israel, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Serbia ahead.
Israel ranks 98th and Serbia ranks 97th of 174 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Serbia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 72.5% | 72.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 1790s | 73.5% | 73.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 1800s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1810s | 67.5% | 67.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 1870s | 49.0% | 99.1% | 50.1% | Serbia |
| 1880s | 49.0% | 99.1% | 50.1% | Serbia |
| 1890s | 72.8% | 99.1% | 26.3% | Serbia |
| 1900s | 75.1% | 99.1% | 24.0% | Serbia |
| 1910s | 63.3% | 82.5% | 19.2% | Serbia |
| 1940s | 97.5% | 99.5% | 2.0% | Serbia |
| 1950s | 97.1% | 100.0% | 2.9% | Serbia |
| 1960s | 97.1% | 100.0% | 2.9% | Serbia |
| 1970s | 97.1% | 100.0% | 2.9% | Serbia |
| 1980s | 97.1% | 98.7% | 1.6% | Serbia |
| 1990s | 97.1% | 90.9% | 6.2% | Israel |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 90.3% | 6.7% | Israel |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 93.5% | 2.8% | Israel |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.4% | 1.3% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of territory effectively controlled by government, Israel or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 94.9% against 94.8% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in percentage of territory effectively controlled by government between Israel and Serbia?
- 0.1%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Serbia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Serbia rank globally for percentage of territory effectively controlled by government?
- Israel ranks 98th and Serbia ranks 97th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Percentage of territory effectively controlled by government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the percentage of territory controlled by the government.