United Arab Emirates vs United States: Sovereign state (Gleditsch)
United Arab Emirates
1
in 2025
United States
1
in 2025
United Arab Emirates rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Sovereign state (Gleditsch) over time
- United Arab Emirates
- United States
How they compare
United Arab Emirates 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.
United Arab Emirates 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 | United Arab Emirates | 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 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.9 | 1 | 0.1 | United States |
| 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, United Arab Emirates or United States?
- United Arab Emirates, at 1 against 1 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sovereign state between United Arab Emirates and United States?
- 0, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and United States?
- 210 years are reported by both, from 1816 to 2025.
- How do United Arab Emirates and United States rank globally for sovereign state?
- United Arab Emirates 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.