Palau vs Qatar: Sovereign state
Palau
1
in 2025
Qatar
1
in 2025
Palau rank
1st
Qatar rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Palau
- Qatar
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1 against 1 in Qatar, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Qatar | 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 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Qatar |
| 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, Palau or Qatar?
- Palau, at 1 against 1 in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Palau and Qatar?
- 0, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Qatar?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Qatar rank globally for sovereign state?
- Palau ranks 1st and Qatar 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.