Algeria vs Samoa: Sovereign state
Algeria
1
in 2025
Samoa
1
in 2025
Algeria rank
1st
Samoa rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Algeria
- Samoa
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1 against 1 in Samoa, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Algeria |
| 1820s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Algeria |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 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, Algeria or Samoa?
- Algeria, at 1 against 1 in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Algeria and Samoa?
- 0, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Samoa?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Samoa rank globally for sovereign state?
- Algeria ranks 1st and Samoa ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – 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 Gleditsch and Ward dataset.