Saudi Arabia vs United States: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
Saudi Arabia
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- United States
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1 against 1 in United States, a difference of 0.
Across all 210 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 194 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1820s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1830s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1840s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1850s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1860s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1870s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1880s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1890s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1910s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | United States |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Saudi Arabia or United States?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between Saudi Arabia and United States?
- 0, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United States?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and United States rank globally for sovereign state?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st and United States 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.