Saudi Arabia vs Tonga: Sovereign state
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2025
Tonga
1
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
Tonga rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Tonga
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1 against 1 in Tonga, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was Tonga ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st and Tonga 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 | Saudi Arabia | Tonga | 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 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Saudi Arabia |
| 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, Saudi Arabia or Tonga?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1 against 1 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Saudi Arabia and Tonga?
- 0, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Tonga?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Tonga rank globally for sovereign state?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st and Tonga 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.