Canada vs Netherlands: Sovereign state

Canada
1
in 2022
Netherlands
1
in 2022
Canada rank
1st
Netherlands rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Canada
  • Netherlands
00.20.40.60.81181619192022

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1 against 1 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.

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

Canada ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 22 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Netherlands Difference Ahead
1810s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1820s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1830s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1840s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1850s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1860s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1870s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1880s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1890s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1900s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1910s 0 1 1 Netherlands
1920s 1 1 0
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 1 0.6 0.4 Canada
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, Canada or Netherlands?
Canada, at 1 against 1 in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Canada and Netherlands?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for sovereign state?
Canada ranks 1st and Netherlands 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.