China vs South Korea

China vs South Korea: National power

National power in 2022: 23.41% of world capability in China and 2% of world capability in South Korea, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in China, by 21.42 percentage points, or 12 times that in South Korea.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

All yearsSince 1950Since 1990Since 2010
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China vs South Korea: National powerNational power in 2022: 23.41% of world capability in China and 2% of world capability in South Korea, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in China, by 21.42 percentage points, or 12 times that in South Korea.
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Latest figures

% of world capability · Correlates of War

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2022
China23.41 202222.041 of 195
South Korea2 20222.328 of 195

What the numbers say

  • China has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1949.
  • In 2022, China ranked 1 and South Korea ranked 8 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

YearChinaSouth Korea
202223.412
202123.292.11
202023.82.11
201922.912.19
201822.62.26
201722.22.3
201623.082.33
201523.142.35
201422.92.33
201322.822.27
201222.042.32
201121.422.33
201020.922.24
200920.952.2
200819.062.25
200718.692.3
200617.942.32
200517.192.34
200416.82.32
200316.032.35
200215.352.42
200116.542.32
200016.222.34
199915.742.34
199815.412.31
199714.912.46
199614.642.43
199514.282.4
199413.712.32
199313.172.31
199212.382.2
199111.852.06
199011.181.79
198911.451.79
198811.291.65
198711.161.59
198611.41.55
198511.351.54
198411.611.53
198311.91.52
198211.881.53
198111.991.47
198011.951.39
197911.981.2
197812.11.11
197711.831.09
197611.771.05
197511.871.02
197411.691
197311.341
197211.30.97
197111.320.94
197011.270.91
196910.820.87
196810.590.86
196710.560.85
196610.970.84
196510.890.91
1964110.89
196310.710.92
196210.360.91
196110.490.89
196011.930.93
195911.70.94
195810.840.93
19579.950.91
19569.810.89
19559.130.93
19549.440.85
19539.510.76
19529.640.62
195110.360.54
195011.850.47
194910.410.44
194811.51–
194711.92–
194613.27–
19459.35–
19449.74–
19439.99–
19429.89–
19419.87–
19409.26–
19399.71–
19389.32–
193711.72–
193611.12–
193511.09–
193412–
193312.26–
193212.55–
193112.54–
193012.59–
192912.66–
192812.68–
192713.21–
192616.23–
192513.83–
192416.29–
192314.72–
192213.64–
192112.89–
192012.75–
191910.35–
19188.62–
191710.28–
19168.35–
191510.02–
19149.22–
19139.64–
191211.36–
191111.34–
191013.64–
190913.72–
190813.93–
190714.18–
190611.87–
190511.01–
190411.77–
190311.85–
190211.86–
190111.57–
190012–
189912.48–
189812.35–
189712.14–
189612.43–
189515.22–
189415.41–
189315.39–
189215.46–
189115.47–
189015.56–
188915.59–
188815.64–
188715.8–
188616.04–
188516.1–
188416.21–
188316.3–
188216.05–
188115.99–
188016.28–
187916.36–
187815.63–
187716.17–
187616.32–
187516.66–
187416.83–
187316.67–
187216.83–
187115.37–
187017.07–
186917.01–
186816.87–
186716.85–
186617.1–
186516.11–
186415.94–
186316.43–
186217.08–
186117.27–
186017.43–

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.

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