Palau vs Sri Lanka: Sovereign state
Palau
1
in 2022
Sri Lanka
1
in 2022
Palau rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Palau
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 207 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1820s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 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 Sri Lanka?
- Palau, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Palau and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sri Lanka?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Palau and Sri Lanka rank globally for sovereign state?
- Palau ranks 1st and Sri Lanka 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by the ISD dataset.