Brazil vs South Korea
Brazil vs South Korea: National power
National power in 2022: 2.01% of world capability in Brazil and 2% of world capability in South Korea, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Brazil, by 0.01 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in South Korea.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher since 2022, when it overtook South Korea.
- In 2022, Brazil ranked 7 and South Korea ranked 8 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Brazil | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.01 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.05 | 2.11 |
| 2020 | 2.04 | 2.11 |
| 2019 | 2.07 | 2.19 |
| 2018 | 2.13 | 2.26 |
| 2017 | 2.21 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 2.33 | 2.33 |
| 2015 | 2.36 | 2.35 |
| 2014 | 2.44 | 2.33 |
| 2013 | 2.48 | 2.27 |
| 2012 | 2.5 | 2.32 |
| 2011 | 2.53 | 2.33 |
| 2010 | 2.53 | 2.24 |
| 2009 | 2.44 | 2.2 |
| 2008 | 2.57 | 2.25 |
| 2007 | 2.47 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | 2.43 | 2.32 |
| 2005 | 2.47 | 2.34 |
| 2004 | 2.47 | 2.32 |
| 2003 | 2.48 | 2.35 |
| 2002 | 2.53 | 2.42 |
| 2001 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| 2000 | 2.51 | 2.34 |
| 1999 | 2.57 | 2.34 |
| 1998 | 2.65 | 2.31 |
| 1997 | 2.63 | 2.46 |
| 1996 | 2.57 | 2.43 |
| 1995 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 1994 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| 1993 | 2.51 | 2.31 |
| 1992 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1991 | 2.39 | 2.06 |
| 1990 | 2.31 | 1.79 |
| 1989 | 2.57 | 1.79 |
| 1988 | 2.45 | 1.65 |
| 1987 | 2.57 | 1.59 |
| 1986 | 2.55 | 1.55 |
| 1985 | 2.5 | 1.54 |
| 1984 | 2.41 | 1.53 |
| 1983 | 2.33 | 1.52 |
| 1982 | 2.29 | 1.53 |
| 1981 | 2.24 | 1.47 |
| 1980 | 2.29 | 1.39 |
| 1979 | 2.24 | 1.2 |
| 1978 | 2.22 | 1.11 |
| 1977 | 2.2 | 1.09 |
| 1976 | 2.15 | 1.05 |
| 1975 | 2.11 | 1.02 |
| 1974 | 2.05 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2.04 | 1 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0.97 |
| 1971 | 1.97 | 0.94 |
| 1970 | 1.93 | 0.91 |
| 1969 | 1.84 | 0.87 |
| 1968 | 1.81 | 0.86 |
| 1967 | 1.76 | 0.85 |
| 1966 | 1.72 | 0.84 |
| 1965 | 1.69 | 0.91 |
| 1964 | 1.67 | 0.89 |
| 1963 | 1.62 | 0.92 |
| 1962 | 1.49 | 0.91 |
| 1961 | 1.47 | 0.89 |
| 1960 | 1.46 | 0.93 |
| 1959 | 1.41 | 0.94 |
| 1958 | 1.39 | 0.93 |
| 1957 | 1.25 | 0.91 |
| 1956 | 1.18 | 0.89 |
| 1955 | 1.08 | 0.93 |
| 1954 | 1.19 | 0.85 |
| 1953 | 1.23 | 0.76 |
| 1952 | 1.2 | 0.62 |
| 1951 | 1.24 | 0.54 |
| 1950 | 1.27 | 0.47 |
| 1949 | 1.31 | 0.44 |
| 1948 | 1.22 | – |
| 1947 | 1.21 | – |
| 1946 | 1.28 | – |
| 1945 | 1.11 | – |
| 1944 | 1.1 | – |
| 1943 | 1.11 | – |
| 1942 | 0.96 | – |
| 1941 | 1.06 | – |
| 1940 | 0.93 | – |
| 1939 | 0.96 | – |
| 1938 | 1.03 | – |
| 1937 | 1.06 | – |
| 1936 | 1.03 | – |
| 1935 | 1.04 | – |
| 1934 | 1.16 | – |
| 1933 | 1.08 | – |
| 1932 | 1.14 | – |
| 1931 | 1.01 | – |
| 1930 | 1.04 | – |
| 1929 | 1.06 | – |
| 1928 | 1.02 | – |
| 1927 | 1.04 | – |
| 1926 | 1.09 | – |
| 1925 | 1.12 | – |
| 1924 | 1.06 | – |
| 1923 | 1.04 | – |
| 1922 | 1.06 | – |
| 1921 | 0.99 | – |
| 1920 | 0.87 | – |
| 1919 | 0.92 | – |
| 1918 | 0.81 | – |
| 1917 | 0.8 | – |
| 1916 | 0.8 | – |
| 1915 | 0.8 | – |
| 1914 | 0.87 | – |
| 1913 | 1.06 | – |
| 1912 | 1.13 | – |
| 1911 | 1.16 | – |
| 1910 | 1.13 | – |
| 1909 | 1.16 | – |
| 1908 | 1.11 | – |
| 1907 | 1.08 | – |
| 1906 | 1.05 | – |
| 1905 | 0.92 | – |
| 1904 | 1.01 | – |
| 1903 | 0.99 | – |
| 1902 | 0.93 | – |
| 1901 | 0.91 | – |
| 1900 | 0.92 | – |
| 1899 | 0.91 | – |
| 1898 | 0.92 | – |
| 1897 | 0.99 | – |
| 1896 | 0.99 | – |
| 1895 | 0.9 | – |
| 1894 | 0.91 | – |
| 1893 | 0.89 | – |
| 1892 | 0.92 | – |
| 1891 | 0.84 | – |
| 1890 | 0.88 | – |
| 1889 | 0.9 | – |
| 1888 | 0.87 | – |
| 1887 | 0.85 | – |
| 1886 | 0.84 | – |
| 1885 | 0.85 | – |
| 1884 | 0.85 | – |
| 1883 | 0.91 | – |
| 1882 | 0.88 | – |
| 1881 | 0.86 | – |
| 1880 | 0.89 | – |
| 1879 | 0.88 | – |
| 1878 | 0.83 | – |
| 1877 | 0.84 | – |
| 1876 | 0.87 | – |
| 1875 | 0.92 | – |
| 1874 | 0.96 | – |
| 1873 | 1.12 | – |
| 1872 | 0.91 | – |
| 1871 | 0.77 | – |
| 1870 | 0.94 | – |
| 1869 | 1.01 | – |
| 1868 | 0.98 | – |
| 1867 | 1.37 | – |
| 1866 | 0.93 | – |
| 1865 | 0.71 | – |
| 1864 | 0.55 | – |
| 1863 | 0.54 | – |
| 1862 | 0.48 | – |
| 1861 | 0.47 | – |
| 1860 | 0.85 | – |
| 1859 | 0.87 | – |
| 1858 | 0.93 | – |
| 1857 | 1.03 | – |
| 1856 | 0.94 | – |
| 1855 | 0.87 | – |
| 1854 | 0.86 | – |
| 1853 | 1.14 | – |
| 1852 | 1.14 | – |
| 1851 | 0.74 | – |
| 1850 | 0.73 | – |
| 1849 | 0.74 | – |
| 1848 | 0.75 | – |
| 1847 | 0.74 | – |
| 1846 | 0.96 | – |
| 1845 | 1.11 | – |
| 1844 | 0.98 | – |
| 1843 | 1.32 | – |
| 1842 | 1.07 | – |
| 1841 | 0.94 | – |
| 1840 | 1.06 | – |
| 1839 | 0.88 | – |
| 1838 | 0.85 | – |
| 1837 | 0.78 | – |
| 1836 | 0.74 | – |
| 1835 | 0.72 | – |
| 1834 | 0.73 | – |
| 1833 | 0.78 | – |
| 1832 | 0.74 | – |
| 1831 | 0.53 | – |
| 1830 | 0.55 | – |
| 1829 | 0.57 | – |
| 1828 | 0.57 | – |
| 1827 | 0.57 | – |
| 1826 | 0.58 | – |
| 1825 | 0.97 | – |
| 1824 | 0.97 | – |
| 1823 | 0.96 | – |
| 1822 | 0.96 | – |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Brazil vs South Korea
Health
- Life expectancyBrazil: 75.9 years in 2023South Korea: 84.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBrazil: 1.4 per 100 live births in 2024South Korea: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBrazil: 12.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023South Korea: 2.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBrazil: 87.3% in 2022South Korea: 99.3% in 2022
- DepressionBrazil: 3.3% in 2017South Korea: 3.17% in 2017
- Suicide rateBrazil: 6.1 per 100,000 people in 2017South Korea: 20.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBrazil: 211 million people in 2023South Korea: 51.8 million people in 2023
- Population growthBrazil: 0.41% a year in 2023South Korea: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBrazil: 1.62 births per woman in 2023South Korea: 0.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBrazil: 88.2% in 2025South Korea: 81.2% in 2025
- Median ageBrazil: 33.9 years in 2023South Korea: 44.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBrazil: 10.6% in 2023South Korea: 18.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateBrazil: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023South Korea: 1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBrazil: 1.05% of GDP in 2025South Korea: 2.6% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBrazil: $23.6B in 2025South Korea: $48.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personBrazil: $113 in 2025South Korea: $924 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBrazil: 2.2% of government spending in 2025South Korea: 10.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBrazil: 762,000 people in 2020South Korea: 569,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersBrazil: 0.76% of the labour force in 2020South Korea: 2.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBrazil: 462 million TIV in 2025South Korea: 222 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBrazil: 153 million TIV in 2025South Korea: 2.02 billion TIV in 2025