Bhutan vs China: National power

National power in 2022: 0.01% of world capability in Bhutan and 23.41% of world capability in China, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in China, by 23.4 percentage points, or 4,000 times that in Bhutan.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

All years Since 1950 Since 1990 Since 2010

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Country	Latest	10 years before	Rank in 2022
Bhutan	0.01 2022	0	163 of 195
China	23.41 2022	22.04	1 of 195

What the numbers say

China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1971.
In 2022, Bhutan ranked 163 and China ranked 1 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	Bhutan	China
2022	0.01	23.41
2021	0.01	23.29
2020	0.01	23.8
2019	0.01	22.91
2018	0.01	22.6
2017	0.01	22.2
2016	0.01	23.08
2015	0.01	23.14
2014	0.01	22.9
2013	0	22.82
2012	0	22.04
2011	0	21.42
2010	0	20.92
2009	0	20.95
2008	0	19.06
2007	0	18.69
2006	0	17.94
2005	0	17.19
2004	0	16.8
2003	0	16.03
2002	0	15.35
2001	0	16.54
2000	0.01	16.22
1999	0.01	15.74
1998	0.01	15.41
1997	0.02	14.91
1996	0.02	14.64
1995	0.01	14.28
1994	0.01	13.71
1993	0.01	13.17
1992	0.01	12.38
1991	0.01	11.85
1990	0.01	11.18
1989	0.01	11.45
1988	0.01	11.29
1987	0.01	11.16
1986	0.01	11.4
1985	0.01	11.35
1984	0.01	11.61
1983	0.01	11.9
1982	0.01	11.88
1981	0.01	11.99
1980	0.01	11.95
1979	0.01	11.98
1978	0.01	12.1
1977	0.01	11.83
1976	0.01	11.77
1975	0.01	11.87
1974	0.01	11.69
1973	0.01	11.34
1972	0.01	11.3
1971	0.01	11.32
1970	–	11.27
1969	–	10.82
1968	–	10.59
1967	–	10.56
1966	–	10.97
1965	–	10.89
1964	–	11
1963	–	10.71
1962	–	10.36
1961	–	10.49
1960	–	11.93
1959	–	11.7
1958	–	10.84
1957	–	9.95
1956	–	9.81
1955	–	9.13
1954	–	9.44
1953	–	9.51
1952	–	9.64
1951	–	10.36
1950	–	11.85
1949	–	10.41
1948	–	11.51
1947	–	11.92
1946	–	13.27
1945	–	9.35
1944	–	9.74
1943	–	9.99
1942	–	9.89
1941	–	9.87
1940	–	9.26
1939	–	9.71
1938	–	9.32
1937	–	11.72
1936	–	11.12
1935	–	11.09
1934	–	12
1933	–	12.26
1932	–	12.55
1931	–	12.54
1930	–	12.59
1929	–	12.66
1928	–	12.68
1927	–	13.21
1926	–	16.23
1925	–	13.83
1924	–	16.29
1923	–	14.72
1922	–	13.64
1921	–	12.89
1920	–	12.75
1919	–	10.35
1918	–	8.62
1917	–	10.28
1916	–	8.35
1915	–	10.02
1914	–	9.22
1913	–	9.64
1912	–	11.36
1911	–	11.34
1910	–	13.64
1909	–	13.72
1908	–	13.93
1907	–	14.18
1906	–	11.87
1905	–	11.01
1904	–	11.77
1903	–	11.85
1902	–	11.86
1901	–	11.57
1900	–	12
1899	–	12.48
1898	–	12.35
1897	–	12.14
1896	–	12.43
1895	–	15.22
1894	–	15.41
1893	–	15.39
1892	–	15.46
1891	–	15.47
1890	–	15.56
1889	–	15.59
1888	–	15.64
1887	–	15.8
1886	–	16.04
1885	–	16.1
1884	–	16.21
1883	–	16.3
1882	–	16.05
1881	–	15.99
1880	–	16.28
1879	–	16.36
1878	–	15.63
1877	–	16.17
1876	–	16.32
1875	–	16.66
1874	–	16.83
1873	–	16.67
1872	–	16.83
1871	–	15.37
1870	–	17.07
1869	–	17.01
1868	–	16.87
1867	–	16.85
1866	–	17.1
1865	–	16.11
1864	–	15.94
1863	–	16.43
1862	–	17.08
1861	–	17.27
1860	–	17.43

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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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