Egypt vs Russia: National power
National power in 2022: 1.18% of world capability in Egypt and 3.82% of world capability in Russia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Russia, by 2.64 percentage points, or 3.23 times that in Egypt.
EgyptRussia
Watch it change on the map% of world capability · Correlates of War · log scale
Latest figures
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1.18 2022 | 0.99 | 16 of 195 |
| Russia | 3.82 2022 | 3.96 | 4 of 195 |
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2022, Egypt ranked 16 and Russia ranked 4 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Egypt | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.18 | 3.82 |
| 2021 | 1.21 | 3.49 |
| 2020 | 1.18 | 3.41 |
| 2019 | 1.16 | 3.46 |
| 2018 | 1.16 | 3.58 |
| 2017 | 1.15 | 3.58 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3.65 |
| 2015 | 1.01 | 3.68 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3.92 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3.9 |
| 2012 | 0.99 | 3.96 |
| 2011 | 1.01 | 3.98 |
| 2010 | 1.01 | 3.91 |
| 2009 | 1.02 | 3.92 |
| 2008 | 1.03 | 4.09 |
| 2007 | 1.05 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 1.05 | 4.11 |
| 2005 | 1.04 | 4.07 |
| 2004 | 1.01 | 4.76 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4.97 |
| 2002 | 1.01 | 4.96 |
| 2001 | 0.98 | 5.35 |
| 2000 | 0.96 | 5.14 |
| 1999 | 0.92 | 5.14 |
| 1998 | 0.93 | 5.12 |
| 1997 | 0.89 | 5.59 |
| 1996 | 0.89 | 5.91 |
| 1995 | 0.88 | 6.29 |
| 1994 | 0.88 | 6.7 |
| 1993 | 0.87 | 5.8 |
| 1992 | 0.88 | 6.72 |
| 1991 | 0.85 | – |
| 1990 | 0.8 | – |
| 1989 | 0.86 | – |
| 1988 | 0.87 | – |
| 1987 | 0.84 | – |
| 1986 | 0.82 | – |
| 1985 | 0.8 | – |
| 1984 | 0.8 | – |
| 1983 | 0.79 | – |
| 1982 | 0.76 | – |
| 1981 | 0.76 | – |
| 1980 | 0.75 | – |
| 1979 | 0.76 | – |
| 1978 | 0.82 | – |
| 1977 | 0.82 | – |
| 1976 | 0.85 | – |
| 1975 | 0.87 | – |
| 1974 | 0.89 | – |
| 1973 | 0.87 | – |
| 1972 | 0.81 | – |
| 1971 | 0.75 | – |
| 1970 | 0.69 | – |
| 1969 | 0.67 | – |
| 1968 | 0.64 | – |
| 1967 | 0.65 | – |
| 1966 | 0.65 | – |
| 1965 | 0.66 | – |
| 1964 | 0.6 | – |
| 1963 | 0.57 | – |
| 1962 | 0.64 | – |
| 1961 | 0.64 | – |
| 1960 | 0.63 | – |
| 1959 | 0.63 | – |
| 1958 | 0.53 | – |
| 1957 | 0.52 | – |
| 1956 | 0.52 | – |
| 1955 | 0.52 | – |
| 1954 | 0.52 | – |
| 1953 | 0.51 | – |
| 1952 | 0.51 | – |
| 1951 | 0.54 | – |
| 1950 | 0.55 | – |
| 1949 | 0.56 | – |
| 1948 | 0.54 | – |
| 1947 | 0.53 | – |
| 1946 | 0.58 | – |
| 1945 | 0.53 | – |
| 1944 | 0.54 | – |
| 1943 | 0.54 | – |
| 1942 | 0.52 | – |
| 1941 | 0.51 | – |
| 1940 | 0.43 | – |
| 1939 | 0.41 | – |
| 1938 | 0.43 | – |
| 1937 | 0.41 | – |
| 1922 | – | 14.44 |
| 1921 | – | 14.85 |
| 1920 | – | 10.32 |
| 1919 | – | 6.31 |
| 1918 | – | 3.74 |
| 1882 | 0.41 | – |
| 1881 | 0.48 | – |
| 1880 | 0.49 | – |
| 1879 | 0.55 | – |
| 1878 | 0.57 | – |
| 1877 | 0.61 | – |
| 1876 | 0.62 | – |
| 1875 | 0.53 | – |
| 1874 | 0.53 | – |
| 1873 | 0.53 | – |
| 1872 | 0.64 | – |
| 1871 | 0.51 | – |
| 1870 | 0.54 | – |
| 1869 | 0.79 | – |
| 1868 | 0.64 | – |
| 1867 | 0.63 | – |
| 1866 | 0.64 | – |
| 1865 | 0.62 | – |
| 1864 | 0.63 | – |
| 1863 | 0.65 | – |
| 1862 | 0.66 | – |
| 1861 | 0.64 | – |
| 1860 | 0.66 | – |
| 1859 | 0.88 | – |
| 1858 | 0.89 | – |
| 1857 | 0.88 | – |
| 1856 | 0.9 | – |
| 1855 | 0.91 | – |
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