Belgium vs United Arab Emirates: National power

National power in 2022: 0.22% of world capability in Belgium and 0.47% of world capability in United Arab Emirates, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in United Arab Emirates, by 0.25 percentage points, or 2.14 times that in Belgium.

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Change since 1971, percentage points · Correlates of War

All years Since 1950 Since 1990 Since 2010

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Latest figures

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2022
Belgium	0.22 2022	0.29	61 of 195
United Arab Emirates	0.47 2022	0.31	38 of 195

What the numbers say

United Arab Emirates has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Belgium.
In 2022, Belgium ranked 61 and United Arab Emirates ranked 38 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	Belgium	United Arab Emirates
2022	0.22	0.47
2021	0.23	0.45
2020	0.22	0.46
2019	0.24	0.34
2018	0.25	0.34
2017	0.26	0.35
2016	0.27	0.38
2015	0.27	0.36
2014	0.28	0.31
2013	0.28	0.31
2012	0.29	0.31
2011	0.31	0.34
2010	0.32	0.4
2009	0.31	0.3
2008	0.38	0.36
2007	0.38	0.32
2006	0.4	0.32
2005	0.4	0.31
2004	0.44	0.22
2003	0.46	0.22
2002	0.47	0.21
2001	0.44	0.25
2000	0.47	0.24
1999	0.48	0.23
1998	0.5	0.23
1997	0.48	0.2
1996	0.51	0.19
1995	0.52	0.18
1994	0.52	0.18
1993	0.52	0.17
1992	0.51	0.17
1991	0.54	0.23
1990	0.5	0.17
1989	0.5	0.13
1988	0.49	0.12
1987	0.5	0.13
1986	0.49	0.13
1985	0.49	0.14
1984	0.53	0.14
1983	0.53	0.13
1982	0.56	0.14
1981	0.62	0.12
1980	0.65	0.11
1979	0.67	0.08
1978	0.66	0.06
1977	0.65	0.05
1976	0.65	0.03
1975	0.65	0.02
1974	0.73	0.02
1973	0.74	0.02
1972	0.74	0.01
1971	0.7	0.01
1970	0.7	–
1969	0.73	–
1968	0.72	–
1967	0.67	–
1966	0.66	–
1965	0.71	–
1964	0.71	–
1963	0.7	–
1962	0.71	–
1961	0.71	–
1960	0.72	–
1959	0.73	–
1958	0.77	–
1957	0.77	–
1956	0.8	–
1955	0.79	–
1954	0.86	–
1953	0.8	–
1952	0.9	–
1951	0.92	–
1950	0.82	–
1949	0.94	–
1948	1.09	–
1947	1.05	–
1946	0.98	–
1945	0.48	–
1940	0.76	–
1939	0.96	–
1938	1.04	–
1937	1.17	–
1936	1.09	–
1935	1.18	–
1934	1.42	–
1933	1.52	–
1932	1.76	–
1931	1.6	–
1930	1.44	–
1929	1.38	–
1928	1.4	–
1927	1.42	–
1926	1.45	–
1925	1.36	–
1924	1.51	–
1923	1.42	–
1922	1.22	–
1921	1.06	–
1920	1.11	–
1919	0.9	–
1918	0.54	–
1917	0.55	–
1916	0.61	–
1915	0.57	–
1914	1.17	–
1913	1.38	–
1912	1.5	–
1911	1.5	–
1910	1.49	–
1909	1.45	–
1908	1.44	–
1907	1.46	–
1906	1.47	–
1905	1.4	–
1904	1.53	–
1903	1.5	–
1902	1.35	–
1901	1.24	–
1900	1.39	–
1899	1.47	–
1898	1.51	–
1897	1.62	–
1896	1.65	–
1895	1.6	–
1894	1.69	–
1893	1.64	–
1892	1.65	–
1891	1.62	–
1890	1.69	–
1889	1.78	–
1888	1.81	–
1887	1.81	–
1886	1.84	–
1885	1.91	–
1884	1.96	–
1883	1.97	–
1882	1.91	–
1881	1.87	–
1880	1.94	–
1879	1.92	–
1878	1.91	–
1877	1.91	–
1876	1.99	–
1875	2.1	–
1874	2.08	–
1873	2.13	–
1872	2.2	–
1871	2.2	–
1870	2.31	–
1869	2.19	–
1868	2.08	–
1867	2.19	–
1866	2.29	–
1865	2.23	–
1864	2.1	–
1863	2.08	–
1862	2.1	–
1861	2.12	–
1860	2.17	–
1859	2.47	–
1858	2.54	–
1857	2.41	–
1856	2.34	–
1855	2.39	–
1854	2.45	–
1853	2.51	–
1852	2.48	–
1851	2.45	–
1850	2.25	–
1849	2.27	–
1848	2.36	–
1847	2.71	–
1846	2.48	–
1845	2.4	–
1844	2.4	–
1843	2.42	–
1842	2.58	–
1841	2.53	–
1840	2.69	–
1839	2.98	–
1838	3.15	–
1837	3.31	–
1836	3.08	–
1835	2.99	–
1834	2.96	–
1833	3.18	–
1832	3.54	–
1831	3.53	–
1830	3.76	–

Each country on its own

Good to know

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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