Canada vs Saudi Arabia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.81% of world capability in Canada and 1.34% of world capability in Saudi Arabia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 0.54 percentage points, or 1.66 times that in Canada.
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Watch it change on the mapChange since 1927, percentage points · Correlates of War
Latest figures
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 0.81 2022 | 0.92 | 25 of 195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.34 2022 | 1.39 | 13 of 195 |
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Canada.
- In 2022, Canada ranked 25 and Saudi Arabia ranked 13 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Canada | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.81 | 1.34 |
| 2021 | 0.82 | 1.23 |
| 2020 | 0.79 | 1.25 |
| 2019 | 0.81 | 1.53 |
| 2018 | 0.83 | 1.67 |
| 2017 | 0.84 | 1.61 |
| 2016 | 0.85 | 1.47 |
| 2015 | 0.85 | 1.72 |
| 2014 | 0.87 | 1.65 |
| 2013 | 0.87 | 1.41 |
| 2012 | 0.92 | 1.39 |
| 2011 | 0.94 | 1.28 |
| 2010 | 0.96 | 1.28 |
| 2009 | 0.96 | 1.24 |
| 2008 | 1.04 | 1.19 |
| 2007 | 1.08 | 1.19 |
| 2006 | 1.08 | 1.15 |
| 2005 | 1.09 | 1.12 |
| 2004 | 1.11 | 1.04 |
| 2003 | 1.13 | 1.02 |
| 2002 | 1.15 | 1.06 |
| 2001 | 1.08 | 1.17 |
| 2000 | 1.13 | 1.12 |
| 1999 | 1.15 | 1.08 |
| 1998 | 1.13 | 1.07 |
| 1997 | 1.12 | 0.99 |
| 1996 | 1.13 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1.15 | 0.96 |
| 1994 | 1.17 | 0.93 |
| 1993 | 1.2 | 1.02 |
| 1992 | 1.2 | 0.92 |
| 1991 | 1.17 | 1.29 |
| 1990 | 1.1 | 0.95 |
| 1989 | 1.2 | 0.75 |
| 1988 | 1.14 | 0.67 |
| 1987 | 1.13 | 0.71 |
| 1986 | 1.11 | 0.74 |
| 1985 | 1.11 | 0.74 |
| 1984 | 1.16 | 0.79 |
| 1983 | 1.12 | 0.76 |
| 1982 | 1.11 | 0.88 |
| 1981 | 1.17 | 0.9 |
| 1980 | 1.18 | 0.78 |
| 1979 | 1.18 | 0.7 |
| 1978 | 1.17 | 0.6 |
| 1977 | 1.17 | 0.55 |
| 1976 | 1.16 | 0.51 |
| 1975 | 1.17 | 0.38 |
| 1974 | 1.17 | 0.3 |
| 1973 | 1.16 | 0.28 |
| 1972 | 1.16 | 0.25 |
| 1971 | 1.15 | 0.24 |
| 1970 | 1.14 | 0.23 |
| 1969 | 1.11 | 0.21 |
| 1968 | 1.19 | 0.21 |
| 1967 | 1.2 | 0.24 |
| 1966 | 1.22 | 0.17 |
| 1965 | 1.28 | 0.17 |
| 1964 | 1.28 | 0.16 |
| 1963 | 1.25 | 0.15 |
| 1962 | 1.26 | 0.16 |
| 1961 | 1.26 | 0.15 |
| 1960 | 1.24 | 0.14 |
| 1959 | 1.28 | 0.13 |
| 1958 | 1.26 | 0.15 |
| 1957 | 1.32 | 0.14 |
| 1956 | 1.37 | 0.16 |
| 1955 | 1.32 | 0.17 |
| 1954 | 1.33 | 0.18 |
| 1953 | 1.42 | 0.14 |
| 1952 | 1.42 | 0.13 |
| 1951 | 1.35 | 0.12 |
| 1950 | 1.26 | 0.14 |
| 1949 | 1.28 | 0.13 |
| 1948 | 1.26 | 0.11 |
| 1947 | 1.32 | 0.18 |
| 1946 | 1.56 | 0.18 |
| 1945 | 1.7 | 0.09 |
| 1944 | 1.7 | 0.07 |
| 1943 | 1.85 | 0.06 |
| 1942 | 1.71 | 0.06 |
| 1941 | 1.51 | 0.06 |
| 1940 | 1.21 | 0.06 |
| 1939 | 0.91 | 0.06 |
| 1938 | 0.87 | 0.05 |
| 1937 | 0.89 | 0.05 |
| 1936 | 0.86 | 0.05 |
| 1935 | 0.87 | 0.05 |
| 1934 | 0.89 | 0.05 |
| 1933 | 0.84 | 0.04 |
| 1932 | 0.86 | 0.05 |
| 1931 | 0.92 | 0.04 |
| 1930 | 0.98 | 0.04 |
| 1929 | 0.98 | 0.04 |
| 1928 | 0.97 | 0.04 |
| 1927 | 0.94 | 0.04 |
| 1926 | 0.92 | – |
| 1925 | 0.87 | – |
| 1924 | 0.89 | – |
| 1923 | 0.99 | – |
| 1922 | 0.84 | – |
| 1921 | 1.05 | – |
| 1920 | 1.01 | – |
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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