Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa

Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa: National power

National power in 2022: 0.03% of world capability in Central African Republic and 0.59% of world capability in Congo - Kinshasa, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 0.57 percentage points, or 23 times that in Central African Republic.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Central African RepublicCongo - Kinshasa

What the numbers say

Congo - Kinshasa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
In 2022, Central African Republic ranked 139 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 31 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	Central African Republic	Congo - Kinshasa
2022	0.03	0.59
2021	0.03	0.59
2020	0.03	0.58
2019	0.02	0.57
2018	0.02	0.56
2017	0.02	0.55
2016	0.03	0.5
2015	0.03	0.49
2014	0.03	0.48
2013	0.02	0.47
2012	0.02	0.48
2011	0.02	0.47
2010	0.02	0.45
2009	0.02	0.45
2008	0.02	0.43
2007	0.02	0.35
2006	0.02	0.35
2005	0.02	0.35
2004	0.02	0.36
2003	0.02	0.36
2002	0.02	0.41
2001	0.02	0.35
2000	0.02	0.33
1999	0.02	0.32
1998	0.02	0.32
1997	0.02	0.3
1996	0.02	0.31
1995	0.02	0.3
1994	0.02	0.29
1993	0.02	0.29
1992	0.02	0.34
1991	0.03	0.28
1990	0.02	0.26
1989	0.02	0.26
1988	0.02	0.26
1987	0.02	0.26
1986	0.02	0.25
1985	0.02	0.26
1984	0.02	0.26
1983	0.02	0.25
1982	0.02	0.25
1981	0.02	0.25
1980	0.02	0.24
1979	0.02	0.23
1978	0.02	0.25
1977	0.02	0.25
1976	0.02	0.25
1975	0.02	0.25
1974	0.02	0.27
1973	0.02	0.26
1972	0.02	0.25
1971	0.02	0.24
1970	0.02	0.23
1969	0.01	0.22
1968	0.01	0.19
1967	0.01	0.18
1966	0.01	0.17
1965	0.01	0.16
1964	0.01	0.15
1963	0.01	0.15
1962	0.01	0.14
1961	0.01	0.13
1960	0.01	0.13

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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