Costa Rica vs Panama: National power

National power in 2022: 0.03% of world capability in Costa Rica and 0.03% of world capability in Panama, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Panama, by 0 percentage points, or 1.06 times that in Costa Rica.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

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What the numbers say

Panama has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Costa Rica.
In 2022, Costa Rica ranked 136 and Panama ranked 135 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	Costa Rica	Panama
2022	0.03	0.03
2021	0.03	0.03
2020	0.03	0.03
2019	0.03	0.03
2018	0.03	0.03
2017	0.03	0.03
2016	0.03	0.03
2015	0.03	0.03
2014	0.03	0.03
2013	0.03	0.03
2012	0.03	0.03
2011	0.03	0.03
2010	0.03	0.03
2009	0.03	0.03
2008	0.03	0.03
2007	0.03	0.03
2006	0.03	0.03
2005	0.03	0.03
2004	0.03	0.03
2003	0.03	0.03
2002	0.03	0.03
2001	0.03	0.03
2000	0.03	0.03
1999	0.03	0.03
1998	0.03	0.03
1997	0.03	0.03
1996	0.03	0.03
1995	0.03	0.03
1994	0.03	0.03
1993	0.03	0.03
1992	0.03	0.03
1991	0.02	0.03
1990	0.02	0.03
1989	0.03	0.03
1988	0.02	0.03
1987	0.02	0.03
1986	0.02	0.03
1985	0.02	0.03
1984	0.02	0.03
1983	0.02	0.03
1982	0.02	0.03
1981	0.02	0.03
1980	0.02	0.03
1979	0.02	0.03
1978	0.02	0.03
1977	0.02	0.03
1976	0.02	0.03
1975	0.02	0.03
1974	0.02	0.03
1973	0.02	0.03
1972	0.02	0.03
1971	0.02	0.03
1970	0.02	0.03
1969	0.02	0.03
1968	0.02	0.03
1967	0.01	0.02
1966	0.01	0.02
1965	0.01	0.02
1964	0.01	0.02
1963	0.01	0.02
1962	0.01	0.02
1961	0.01	0.02
1960	0.01	0.02
1959	0.01	0.02
1958	0.01	0.02
1957	0.01	0.02
1956	0.01	0.02
1955	0.01	0.02
1954	0.01	0.02
1953	0.01	0.02
1952	0.01	0.02
1951	0.01	0.02
1950	0.01	0.02
1949	0.01	0.01
1948	0.01	0.01
1947	0.01	0.01
1946	0.01	0.01
1945	0.01	0.01
1944	0.01	0.01
1943	0.01	0.01
1942	0.01	0.01
1941	0.01	0.01
1940	0.01	0.01
1939	0.01	0.01
1938	0.01	0.01
1937	0.01	0.01
1936	0.01	0.01
1935	0.01	0.01
1934	0.01	0.01
1933	0.01	0.01
1932	0.01	0.01
1931	0.01	0.01
1930	0.01	0.01
1929	0.01	0.01
1928	0.01	0.01
1927	0.01	0.01
1926	0.01	0.01
1925	0.01	0.01
1924	0.01	0.01
1923	0.01	0.01
1922	0.01	0.01
1921	0.01	0.01
1920	0.01	0.01
1919	–	0.02
1918	–	0.02
1917	–	0.02
1916	–	0.02
1915	–	0.02
1914	–	0.02
1913	–	0.02
1912	–	0.02
1911	–	0.02
1910	–	0.02
1909	–	0.02
1908	–	0.02
1907	–	0.02
1906	–	0.02
1905	–	0.02
1904	–	0.02
1903	–	0.02

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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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