Belgium vs Saudi Arabia: Sovereign state

Belgium
1
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2022
Belgium rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Belgium
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Belgium 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.

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 10 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 1 0 1 Belgium
1840s 1 0 1 Belgium
1850s 1 0 1 Belgium
1860s 1 0 1 Belgium
1870s 1 0 1 Belgium
1880s 1 0 1 Belgium
1890s 1 0 1 Belgium
1900s 1 0 1 Belgium
1910s 1 0 1 Belgium
1920s 1 0.3 0.7 Belgium
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 0.6 1 0.4 Saudi Arabia
1950s 1 1 0
1960s 1 1 0
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, Belgium or Saudi Arabia?
Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Belgium and Saudi Arabia?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Saudi Arabia?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sovereign state?
Belgium ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Correlates of War - State System Membership (2017) – 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
Correlates of War - State System Membership (2017) – 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 Correlates of War - State System Membership dataset.