Panama vs Qatar: Sovereign state

Panama
1
in 2025
Qatar
1
in 2025
Panama rank
1st
Qatar rank
1st

Sovereign state over time

  • Panama
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 1 against 1 in Qatar, a difference of 0.

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

Panama ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 1st of 194 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama 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 0.7 0 0.7 Panama
1910s 1 0 1 Panama
1920s 1 0 1 Panama
1930s 1 0 1 Panama
1940s 1 0 1 Panama
1950s 1 0 1 Panama
1960s 1 0 1 Panama
1970s 1 0.9 0.1 Panama
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, Panama or Qatar?
Panama, at 1 against 1 in Qatar as of 2025.
What is the difference in sovereign state between Panama and Qatar?
0, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Qatar?
210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
How do Panama and Qatar rank globally for sovereign state?
Panama ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 1st of 194 regions.
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.