Algeria vs Saudi Arabia: Sovereign state

Algeria
1
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2022
Algeria rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Algeria
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 207 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Algeria ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1810s 1 0.75 0.25 Algeria
1820s 1 0 1 Algeria
1830s 1 0 1 Algeria
1840s 0.7 0.7 0
1850s 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia
1860s 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia
1870s 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia
1880s 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia
1890s 0 0.2 0.2 Saudi Arabia
1900s 0 0.8 0.8 Saudi Arabia
1910s 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia
1920s 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia
1930s 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia
1940s 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia
1950s 0 1 1 Saudi Arabia
1960s 0.8 1 0.2 Saudi Arabia
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sovereign state, Algeria or Saudi Arabia?
Algeria, at 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
0, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Saudi Arabia?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sovereign state?
Algeria ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Butcher and Griffiths (2020) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Sovereign state. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Butcher and Griffiths (2020) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,158 data points, 1816–2022
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by the ISD dataset.