Canada vs Germany
Canada vs Germany: National power
National power in 2022: 0.81% of world capability in Canada and 1.5% of world capability in Germany, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.7 percentage points, or 1.86 times that in Canada.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1920.
- In 2022, Canada ranked 25 and Germany ranked 11 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Canada | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.81 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 0.82 | 1.59 |
| 2020 | 0.79 | 1.55 |
| 2019 | 0.81 | 1.57 |
| 2018 | 0.83 | 1.63 |
| 2017 | 0.84 | 1.69 |
| 2016 | 0.85 | 1.66 |
| 2015 | 0.85 | 1.65 |
| 2014 | 0.87 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | 0.87 | 1.75 |
| 2012 | 0.92 | 1.79 |
| 2011 | 0.94 | 1.87 |
| 2010 | 0.96 | 1.95 |
| 2009 | 0.96 | 1.92 |
| 2008 | 1.04 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 1.08 | 2.16 |
| 2006 | 1.08 | 2.24 |
| 2005 | 1.09 | 2.31 |
| 2004 | 1.11 | 2.39 |
| 2003 | 1.13 | 2.47 |
| 2002 | 1.15 | 2.53 |
| 2001 | 1.08 | 2.63 |
| 2000 | 1.13 | 2.63 |
| 1999 | 1.15 | 2.78 |
| 1998 | 1.13 | 2.93 |
| 1997 | 1.12 | 2.91 |
| 1996 | 1.13 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1.15 | 3.12 |
| 1994 | 1.17 | 3.06 |
| 1993 | 1.2 | 3.14 |
| 1992 | 1.2 | 3.15 |
| 1991 | 1.17 | 3.12 |
| 1990 | 1.1 | 2.93 |
| 1989 | 1.2 | – |
| 1988 | 1.14 | – |
| 1987 | 1.13 | – |
| 1986 | 1.11 | – |
| 1985 | 1.11 | – |
| 1984 | 1.16 | – |
| 1983 | 1.12 | – |
| 1982 | 1.11 | – |
| 1981 | 1.17 | – |
| 1980 | 1.18 | – |
| 1979 | 1.18 | – |
| 1978 | 1.17 | – |
| 1977 | 1.17 | – |
| 1976 | 1.16 | – |
| 1975 | 1.17 | – |
| 1974 | 1.17 | – |
| 1973 | 1.16 | – |
| 1972 | 1.16 | – |
| 1971 | 1.15 | – |
| 1970 | 1.14 | – |
| 1969 | 1.11 | – |
| 1968 | 1.19 | – |
| 1967 | 1.2 | – |
| 1966 | 1.22 | – |
| 1965 | 1.28 | – |
| 1964 | 1.28 | – |
| 1963 | 1.25 | – |
| 1962 | 1.26 | – |
| 1961 | 1.26 | – |
| 1960 | 1.24 | – |
| 1959 | 1.28 | – |
| 1958 | 1.26 | – |
| 1957 | 1.32 | – |
| 1956 | 1.37 | – |
| 1955 | 1.32 | – |
| 1954 | 1.33 | – |
| 1953 | 1.42 | – |
| 1952 | 1.42 | – |
| 1951 | 1.35 | – |
| 1950 | 1.26 | – |
| 1949 | 1.28 | – |
| 1948 | 1.26 | – |
| 1947 | 1.32 | – |
| 1946 | 1.56 | – |
| 1945 | 1.7 | 7.99 |
| 1944 | 1.7 | 13.62 |
| 1943 | 1.85 | 15.36 |
| 1942 | 1.71 | 17.56 |
| 1941 | 1.51 | 20.24 |
| 1940 | 1.21 | 17.14 |
| 1939 | 0.91 | 17.8 |
| 1938 | 0.87 | 15.42 |
| 1937 | 0.89 | 11.79 |
| 1936 | 0.86 | 11.51 |
| 1935 | 0.87 | 10.26 |
| 1934 | 0.89 | 8.91 |
| 1933 | 0.84 | 7.77 |
| 1932 | 0.86 | 7 |
| 1931 | 0.92 | 7.01 |
| 1930 | 0.98 | 7.39 |
| 1929 | 0.98 | 7.67 |
| 1928 | 0.97 | 7.77 |
| 1927 | 0.94 | 8.42 |
| 1926 | 0.92 | 7.94 |
| 1925 | 0.87 | 8.16 |
| 1924 | 0.89 | 7.96 |
| 1923 | 0.99 | 9.07 |
| 1922 | 0.84 | 8.39 |
| 1921 | 1.05 | 9.26 |
| 1920 | 1.01 | 7.2 |
| 1919 | – | 7.68 |
| 1918 | – | 17.24 |
| 1917 | – | 15.82 |
| 1916 | – | 15.01 |
| 1915 | – | 15.11 |
| 1914 | – | 15.82 |
| 1913 | – | 14.33 |
| 1912 | – | 13.73 |
| 1911 | – | 13.73 |
| 1910 | – | 13.57 |
| 1909 | – | 13.52 |
| 1908 | – | 14.6 |
| 1907 | – | 13.59 |
| 1906 | – | 13.15 |
| 1905 | – | 12.31 |
| 1904 | – | 13.38 |
| 1903 | – | 13.46 |
| 1902 | – | 13.11 |
| 1901 | – | 12.78 |
| 1900 | – | 13.15 |
| 1899 | – | 12.67 |
| 1898 | – | 12.49 |
| 1897 | – | 13.22 |
| 1896 | – | 12.97 |
| 1895 | – | 12.56 |
| 1894 | – | 13.21 |
| 1893 | – | 13.42 |
| 1892 | – | 12.67 |
| 1891 | – | 12.27 |
| 1890 | – | 12.6 |
| 1889 | – | 11.89 |
| 1888 | – | 12.73 |
| 1887 | – | 12.31 |
| 1886 | – | 11.36 |
| 1885 | – | 11.46 |
| 1884 | – | 11.33 |
| 1883 | – | 11.08 |
| 1882 | – | 10.66 |
| 1881 | – | 10.65 |
| 1880 | – | 10.56 |
| 1879 | – | 10.56 |
| 1878 | – | 9.99 |
| 1877 | – | 9.88 |
| 1876 | – | 9.87 |
| 1875 | – | 10.34 |
| 1874 | – | 10.12 |
| 1873 | – | 9.88 |
| 1872 | – | 9.75 |
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
Canada vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyCanada: 82.6 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCanada: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCanada: 4.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCanada: 99% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- DepressionCanada: 3.99% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateCanada: 10.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCanada: 39.3 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthCanada: 1.22% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCanada: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCanada: 82.9% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageCanada: 40.3 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCanada: 19.4% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCanada: 11 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCanada: 1.63% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCanada: $37.5B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personCanada: $939 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCanada: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCanada: 72,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersCanada: 0.35% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCanada: 83 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCanada: 312 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025