Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Sovereign state
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2022
United Kingdom
1
in 2022
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1 against 1 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.
Across all 207 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 194 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Saudi Arabia or United Kingdom?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1 against 1 in United Kingdom as of 2022.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
- 0, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom?
- 207 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2022.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom rank globally for sovereign state?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st and United Kingdom 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
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Correlates of War - State System Membership dataset.