Burkina Faso vs Saudi Arabia: Sovereign state
Burkina Faso
1
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Burkina Faso
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | 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 | 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 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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, Burkina Faso or Saudi Arabia?
- Burkina Faso, at 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
- 0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sovereign state?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia 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.
Individual pages
About this data
The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.