1. The European Union bears economic political-diplomatic and military influence all over the region and it's closest neighbors whereas SAARC is limited towards its South Asian Region only.
2. The member states of the European Union are maximum from among the developed countries while SAARC members are from among the least developed countries (LOCs)
3. The EU behaves like a nation-state by having its own anthem and currency but SARRC does not enjoy these.
4. The EU performance as an important bloc in international economic organizations such as WTO but SAARC has initiated SAFTA only to cooperate economically among its member states.
