Canada vs Palau: Sovereign state

Canada
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
Canada rank
1st
Palau rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Canada
  • Palau
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Palau ahead.

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

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Palau Difference Ahead
1810s 0 0 0
1820s 0 0 0
1830s 0 0 0
1840s 0 0 0
1850s 0 0 0
1860s 0.3 0 0.3 Canada
1870s 1 0 1 Canada
1880s 1 0 1 Canada
1890s 1 0 1 Canada
1900s 1 0 1 Canada
1910s 1 0 1 Canada
1920s 1 0 1 Canada
1930s 1 0 1 Canada
1940s 1 0 1 Canada
1950s 1 0 1 Canada
1960s 1 0 1 Canada
1970s 1 0 1 Canada
1980s 1 0 1 Canada
1990s 1 0.6 0.4 Canada
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 Palau?
Canada, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Canada and Palau?
0, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Palau?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Canada and Palau rank globally for sovereign state?
Canada ranks 1st and Palau 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

Indicator
Sovereign state
Source
Gleditsch and Ward (2007) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 40,740 data points, 1816–2025
Last refreshed

The country is identified as a sovereign state by Gleditsch and Ward dataset.