Congo - Kinshasa vs Poland: National power
National power in 2022: 0.59% of world capability in Congo - Kinshasa and 0.52% of world capability in Poland, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 0.07 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Poland.
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Watch it change on the map% of world capability · Correlates of War
Latest figures
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo - Kinshasa | 0.59 2022 | 0.48 | 31 of 195 |
| Poland | 0.52 2022 | 0.55 | 36 of 195 |
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Poland.
- In 2022, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 31 and Poland ranked 36 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.59 | 0.52 |
| 2021 | 0.59 | 0.55 |
| 2020 | 0.58 | 0.55 |
| 2019 | 0.57 | 0.56 |
| 2018 | 0.56 | 0.58 |
| 2017 | 0.55 | 0.57 |
| 2016 | 0.5 | 0.55 |
| 2015 | 0.49 | 0.56 |
| 2014 | 0.48 | 0.55 |
| 2013 | 0.47 | 0.54 |
| 2012 | 0.48 | 0.55 |
| 2011 | 0.47 | 0.57 |
| 2010 | 0.45 | 0.56 |
| 2009 | 0.45 | 0.58 |
| 2008 | 0.43 | 0.65 |
| 2007 | 0.35 | 0.67 |
| 2006 | 0.35 | 0.66 |
| 2005 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 2004 | 0.36 | 0.69 |
| 2003 | 0.36 | 0.7 |
| 2002 | 0.41 | 0.7 |
| 2001 | 0.35 | 0.8 |
| 2000 | 0.33 | 0.83 |
| 1999 | 0.32 | 0.8 |
| 1998 | 0.32 | 0.89 |
| 1997 | 0.3 | 0.92 |
| 1996 | 0.31 | 0.94 |
| 1995 | 0.3 | 0.97 |
| 1994 | 0.29 | 0.96 |
| 1993 | 0.29 | 0.96 |
| 1992 | 0.34 | 0.96 |
| 1991 | 0.28 | 1.01 |
| 1990 | 0.26 | 1.04 |
| 1989 | 0.26 | 1.18 |
| 1988 | 0.26 | 1.24 |
| 1987 | 0.26 | 1.38 |
| 1986 | 0.25 | 1.46 |
| 1985 | 0.26 | 1.42 |
| 1984 | 0.26 | 1.53 |
| 1983 | 0.25 | 1.57 |
| 1982 | 0.25 | 1.56 |
| 1981 | 0.25 | 1.52 |
| 1980 | 0.24 | 1.62 |
| 1979 | 0.23 | 1.59 |
| 1978 | 0.25 | 1.61 |
| 1977 | 0.25 | 1.63 |
| 1976 | 0.25 | 1.59 |
| 1975 | 0.25 | 1.57 |
| 1974 | 0.27 | 1.47 |
| 1973 | 0.26 | 1.45 |
| 1972 | 0.25 | 1.48 |
| 1971 | 0.24 | 1.48 |
| 1970 | 0.23 | 1.38 |
| 1969 | 0.22 | 1.39 |
| 1968 | 0.19 | 1.41 |
| 1967 | 0.18 | 1.35 |
| 1966 | 0.17 | 1.36 |
| 1965 | 0.16 | 1.39 |
| 1964 | 0.15 | 1.38 |
| 1963 | 0.15 | 1.42 |
| 1962 | 0.14 | 1.43 |
| 1961 | 0.13 | 1.44 |
| 1960 | 0.13 | 1.32 |
| 1959 | – | 1.34 |
| 1958 | – | 1.42 |
| 1957 | – | 1.38 |
| 1956 | – | 1.39 |
| 1955 | – | 1.36 |
| 1954 | – | 1.43 |
| 1953 | – | 1.49 |
| 1952 | – | 1.47 |
| 1951 | – | 1.43 |
| 1950 | – | 1.69 |
| 1949 | – | 3.36 |
| 1948 | – | 2.99 |
| 1947 | – | 2.46 |
| 1946 | – | 1.73 |
| 1945 | – | 0.98 |
| 1939 | – | 1.83 |
| 1938 | – | 1.96 |
| 1937 | – | 1.84 |
| 1936 | – | 1.84 |
| 1935 | – | 1.82 |
| 1934 | – | 2.04 |
| 1933 | – | 2.08 |
| 1932 | – | 2.14 |
| 1931 | – | 2.18 |
| 1930 | – | 2.09 |
| 1929 | – | 2.19 |
| 1928 | – | 2.2 |
| 1927 | – | 2.2 |
| 1926 | – | 2.19 |
| 1925 | – | 2.26 |
| 1924 | – | 2.37 |
| 1923 | – | 2.26 |
| 1922 | – | 1.88 |
| 1921 | – | 2.11 |
| 1920 | – | 2.72 |
| 1919 | – | 1.88 |
| 1918 | – | 1.41 |
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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