Congo vs Saudi Arabia: Sovereign state

Congo
1
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2025
Congo rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Congo
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Congo 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.

Congo 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 Congo 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, Congo or Saudi Arabia?
Congo, at 1 against 1 in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Congo and Saudi Arabia?
0, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Saudi Arabia?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for sovereign state?
Congo 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.

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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.