Country rankings
Countries with Purple Flags
Spain has the highest Year Flag Adopted (1,981), followed by Dominica (1,978) and El Salvador (1,912). Nicaragua has the lowest (1,908).
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4 of 235 countriesYear Flag Adopted
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Data
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4 countries · # = rank by Year Flag Adopted
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 1,981 | Red, Yellow | As purple lion in the coat of arms |
| 2 |  Dominica | 1,978 | Green, yellow, white, black, red | On the feathers of the sisserou parrot that occupies the flag's center. |
| 3 |  El Salvador | 1,912 | White, blue | In a rainbow that makes up part of the country's coat of arms, which is featured on the flag. |
| 4 |  Nicaragua | 1,908 | White, blue | In a rainbow that makes up part of the country's coat of arms, which is featured on the flag. |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Year Flag Adopted?
- Spain has the highest Year Flag Adopted, at 1,981, followed by Dominica (1,978) and El Salvador (1,912).
- Which country has the lowest Year Flag Adopted?
- Nicaragua has the lowest Year Flag Adopted, at 1,908.
- What is the median Year Flag Adopted across countries?
- The median is 1,945 across the 4 countries with data.
- Where does this countries with purple flags data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Flag of Nicaragua - Wikipedia; Flag of Dominica - Wikipedia; Flag of El Salvador - Wikipedia; List of flags containing the color purple - Wikipedia.