Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Sovereign state

Japan
1
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2022
Japan rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Japan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Japan 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.

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

Across the 22 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 7 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 1 0 1 Japan
1870s 1 0 1 Japan
1880s 1 0 1 Japan
1890s 1 0 1 Japan
1900s 1 0 1 Japan
1910s 1 0 1 Japan
1920s 1 0.3 0.7 Japan
1930s 1 1 0
1940s 0.6 1 0.4 Saudi Arabia
1950s 0.8 1 0.2 Saudi Arabia
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, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
Japan, at 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
0, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sovereign state?
Japan 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.