South Africa vs United Arab Emirates: Sovereign state
South Africa
1
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
1
in 2025
South Africa rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
1st
Sovereign state over time
- South Africa
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 210 shared years of data; in 1816 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
South Africa ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 194 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 22 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United Arab Emirates | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | South Africa |
| 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, South Africa or United Arab Emirates?
- South Africa, at 1 against 1 in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between South Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 0, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United Arab Emirates?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for sovereign state?
- South Africa ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates 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.