Palau vs Saudi Arabia: Sovereign state
Palau
1
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2022
Palau rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Palau
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
Across all 207 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0.75 | 0.75 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Saudi Arabia |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Saudi Arabia |
| 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, Palau or Saudi Arabia?
- Palau, at 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Palau and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Saudi Arabia?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Palau and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sovereign state?
- Palau 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by the ISD dataset.