El Salvador vs Guatemala: National power
National power in 2022: 0.05% of world capability in El Salvador and 0.09% of world capability in Guatemala, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.04 percentage points, or 1.86 times that in El Salvador.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador | 0.05 2022 | 0.04 | 119 of 195 |
| Guatemala | 0.09 2022 | 0.08 | 97 of 195 |
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 1895, when it overtook El Salvador.
- In 2022, El Salvador ranked 119 and Guatemala ranked 97 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | El Salvador | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 2021 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 2017 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 2015 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| 2014 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| 2013 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| 2012 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2011 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2010 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2009 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2008 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2007 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| 2006 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| 2005 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
| 2004 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 2003 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
| 2002 | 0.05 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| 2000 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 1999 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 1998 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 1997 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 1996 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 1995 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 1994 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 1993 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| 1992 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| 1991 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| 1990 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| 1989 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| 1988 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| 1987 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| 1986 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| 1985 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| 1984 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
| 1983 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| 1982 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
| 1981 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| 1980 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 1979 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 1978 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 1977 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 1976 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 1975 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 1974 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 1973 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 1972 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 1971 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 1970 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 1969 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1968 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
| 1967 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1966 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1965 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1964 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1963 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1962 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1961 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1960 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1959 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1958 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1957 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1956 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1955 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1954 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1953 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1952 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1951 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1950 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1949 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1948 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| 1947 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| 1946 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| 1945 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| 1944 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1943 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| 1942 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1941 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1940 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1939 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1938 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1937 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1936 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1935 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1934 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1933 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1932 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1931 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1930 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1929 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1928 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1927 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1926 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1925 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1924 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1923 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1922 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1921 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1920 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1919 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1918 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1917 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1916 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1915 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| 1914 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1913 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1912 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1911 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1910 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1909 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1908 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1907 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1906 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1905 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1904 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1903 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1902 | 0.03 | 0.08 |
| 1901 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1900 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1899 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1898 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1897 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| 1896 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| 1895 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
| 1894 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| 1893 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| 1892 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 1891 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1890 | 0.05 | 0.04 |
| 1889 | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| 1888 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1887 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1886 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1885 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1884 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1883 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| 1882 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1881 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| 1880 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1879 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| 1878 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1877 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| 1876 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| 1875 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| 1874 | – | 0.05 |
| 1873 | – | 0.05 |
| 1872 | – | 0.04 |
| 1871 | – | 0.02 |
| 1870 | – | 0.03 |
| 1869 | – | 0.03 |
| 1868 | – | 0.03 |
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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