Australia vs North Korea: National power

National power in 2022: 0.6% of world capability in Australia and 1.41% of world capability in North Korea, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in North Korea, by 0.81 percentage points, or 2.35 times that in Australia.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

AustraliaNorth Korea

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North Korea has been higher since 1978, when it overtook Australia.
In 2022, Australia ranked 30 and North Korea ranked 12 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	Australia	North Korea
2022	0.6	1.41
2021	0.64	1.49
2020	0.64	1.48
2019	0.63	1.5
2018	0.6	1.51
2017	0.62	1.42
2016	0.68	1.35
2015	0.67	1.33
2014	0.65	1.32
2013	0.7	1.32
2012	0.73	1.32
2011	0.73	1.32
2010	0.74	1.22
2009	0.69	1.24
2008	0.75	1.26
2007	0.76	1.28
2006	0.75	1.28
2005	0.75	1.27
2004	0.74	1.25
2003	0.75	1.24
2002	0.75	1.24
2001	0.69	1.1
2000	0.71	1.03
1999	0.76	0.99
1998	0.79	0.99
1997	0.8	1.06
1996	0.79	1.12
1995	0.79	1.11
1994	0.78	1.14
1993	0.79	1.28
1992	0.76	1.33
1991	0.74	1.29
1990	0.72	1.2
1989	0.73	1.13
1988	0.69	0.99
1987	0.69	0.98
1986	0.7	0.96
1985	0.7	0.92
1984	0.66	0.93
1983	0.71	0.88
1982	0.74	0.87
1981	0.75	0.83
1980	0.74	0.8
1979	0.71	0.79
1978	0.73	0.75
1977	0.73	0.69
1976	0.75	0.67
1975	0.76	0.65
1974	0.75	0.57
1973	0.74	0.57
1972	0.73	0.57
1971	0.76	0.6
1970	0.76	0.56
1969	0.78	0.53
1968	0.8	0.54
1967	0.78	0.51
1966	0.73	0.5
1965	0.73	0.53
1964	0.71	0.49
1963	0.7	0.49
1962	0.71	0.52
1961	0.7	0.53
1960	0.7	0.52
1959	0.71	0.56
1958	0.73	0.78
1957	0.7	0.48
1956	0.69	0.44
1955	0.68	0.41
1954	0.73	0.38
1953	0.69	0.36
1952	0.67	0.31
1951	0.69	0.22
1950	0.68	0.27
1949	0.74	0.25
1948	0.83	0.36
1947	0.93	–
1946	1.06	–
1945	1.05	–
1944	1.09	–
1943	1.2	–
1942	1.08	–
1941	1.11	–
1940	0.75	–
1939	0.67	–
1938	0.72	–
1937	0.67	–
1936	0.65	–
1935	0.65	–
1934	0.65	–
1933	0.65	–
1932	0.63	–
1931	0.6	–
1930	0.62	–
1929	0.65	–
1928	0.69	–
1927	0.8	–
1926	0.78	–
1925	0.78	–
1924	0.8	–
1923	0.72	–
1922	0.72	–
1921	0.76	–
1920	0.69	–

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The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.

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