China vs Russia
China vs Russia: National power
National power in 2022: 23.41% of world capability in China and 3.82% of world capability in Russia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in China, by 19.59 percentage points, or 6.13 times that in Russia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- China has been higher since 1992, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2022, China ranked 1 and Russia ranked 4 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | China | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.41 | 3.82 |
| 2021 | 23.29 | 3.49 |
| 2020 | 23.8 | 3.41 |
| 2019 | 22.91 | 3.46 |
| 2018 | 22.6 | 3.58 |
| 2017 | 22.2 | 3.58 |
| 2016 | 23.08 | 3.65 |
| 2015 | 23.14 | 3.68 |
| 2014 | 22.9 | 3.92 |
| 2013 | 22.82 | 3.9 |
| 2012 | 22.04 | 3.96 |
| 2011 | 21.42 | 3.98 |
| 2010 | 20.92 | 3.91 |
| 2009 | 20.95 | 3.92 |
| 2008 | 19.06 | 4.09 |
| 2007 | 18.69 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 17.94 | 4.11 |
| 2005 | 17.19 | 4.07 |
| 2004 | 16.8 | 4.76 |
| 2003 | 16.03 | 4.97 |
| 2002 | 15.35 | 4.96 |
| 2001 | 16.54 | 5.35 |
| 2000 | 16.22 | 5.14 |
| 1999 | 15.74 | 5.14 |
| 1998 | 15.41 | 5.12 |
| 1997 | 14.91 | 5.59 |
| 1996 | 14.64 | 5.91 |
| 1995 | 14.28 | 6.29 |
| 1994 | 13.71 | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 13.17 | 5.8 |
| 1992 | 12.38 | 6.72 |
| 1991 | 11.85 | – |
| 1990 | 11.18 | – |
| 1989 | 11.45 | – |
| 1988 | 11.29 | – |
| 1987 | 11.16 | – |
| 1986 | 11.4 | – |
| 1985 | 11.35 | – |
| 1984 | 11.61 | – |
| 1983 | 11.9 | – |
| 1982 | 11.88 | – |
| 1981 | 11.99 | – |
| 1980 | 11.95 | – |
| 1979 | 11.98 | – |
| 1978 | 12.1 | – |
| 1977 | 11.83 | – |
| 1976 | 11.77 | – |
| 1975 | 11.87 | – |
| 1974 | 11.69 | – |
| 1973 | 11.34 | – |
| 1972 | 11.3 | – |
| 1971 | 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 | 14.44 |
| 1921 | 12.89 | 14.85 |
| 1920 | 12.75 | 10.32 |
| 1919 | 10.35 | 6.31 |
| 1918 | 8.62 | 3.74 |
| 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 | – |
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
China vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyChina: 78 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChina: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChina: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChina: 3.31% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateChina: 7.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChina: 1.42 billion people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthChina: -0.24% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChina: 1 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChina: 66.3% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageChina: 39.1 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChina: 14.3% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateChina: -0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChina: 1.73% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChina: $335B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personChina: $237 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChina: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChina: 2.54 million people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersChina: 0.33% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChina: 207 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChina: 880 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025