national vs statal

national

adj
  • Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. 

  • Belonging to or characteristic of a specific nation or country, as opposed to others. 

noun
  • A subject of a nation. 

  • A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete. 

  • A national newspaper. 

statal

adj
  • Relating to a state. 

  • Resulting from structural considerations as opposed to actions. 

  • Pertaining to a word or word form (such as a passive verb or a modifier) or other linguistic element that denotes a state rather than an action or process. 

How often have the words national and statal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )