Ethiopia vs Ireland
Ethiopia vs Ireland: National power
National power in 2022: 0.85% of world capability in Ethiopia and 0.05% of world capability in Ireland, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 0.8 percentage points, or 19 times that in Ireland.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1922.
- In 2022, Ethiopia ranked 24 and Ireland ranked 122 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Ethiopia | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.85 | 0.05 |
| 2021 | 0.55 | 0.05 |
| 2020 | 0.55 | 0.05 |
| 2019 | 0.54 | 0.05 |
| 2018 | 0.53 | 0.05 |
| 2017 | 0.52 | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 0.42 | 0.05 |
| 2015 | 0.41 | 0.05 |
| 2014 | 0.41 | 0.05 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | 0.05 |
| 2012 | 0.39 | 0.05 |
| 2011 | 0.38 | 0.06 |
| 2010 | 0.38 | 0.06 |
| 2009 | 0.38 | 0.06 |
| 2008 | 0.38 | 0.06 |
| 2007 | 0.39 | 0.06 |
| 2006 | 0.41 | 0.06 |
| 2005 | 0.41 | 0.06 |
| 2004 | 0.39 | 0.06 |
| 2003 | 0.38 | 0.06 |
| 2002 | 0.45 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 0.46 | 0.06 |
| 2000 | 0.52 | 0.06 |
| 1999 | 0.47 | 0.07 |
| 1998 | 0.39 | 0.07 |
| 1997 | 0.31 | 0.07 |
| 1996 | 0.3 | 0.07 |
| 1995 | 0.31 | 0.06 |
| 1994 | 0.31 | 0.06 |
| 1993 | 0.3 | 0.06 |
| 1992 | 0.32 | 0.06 |
| 1991 | 0.3 | 0.06 |
| 1990 | 0.38 | 0.06 |
| 1989 | 0.37 | 0.06 |
| 1988 | 0.36 | 0.05 |
| 1987 | 0.39 | 0.05 |
| 1986 | 0.39 | 0.05 |
| 1985 | 0.35 | 0.05 |
| 1984 | 0.32 | 0.05 |
| 1983 | 0.33 | 0.06 |
| 1982 | 0.32 | 0.05 |
| 1981 | 0.35 | 0.05 |
| 1980 | 0.33 | 0.05 |
| 1979 | 0.33 | 0.05 |
| 1978 | 0.35 | 0.05 |
| 1977 | 0.34 | 0.05 |
| 1976 | 0.24 | 0.05 |
| 1975 | 0.2 | 0.05 |
| 1974 | 0.19 | 0.05 |
| 1973 | 0.19 | 0.05 |
| 1972 | 0.19 | 0.05 |
| 1971 | 0.19 | 0.05 |
| 1970 | 0.19 | 0.05 |
| 1969 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| 1968 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| 1967 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| 1966 | 0.17 | 0.06 |
| 1965 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 1964 | 0.21 | 0.07 |
| 1963 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 1962 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
| 1961 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
| 1960 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
| 1959 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
| 1958 | 0.21 | 0.07 |
| 1957 | 0.21 | 0.07 |
| 1956 | 0.2 | 0.07 |
| 1955 | 0.2 | 0.07 |
| 1954 | 0.22 | 0.08 |
| 1953 | 0.22 | 0.08 |
| 1952 | 0.22 | 0.09 |
| 1951 | 0.23 | 0.09 |
| 1950 | 0.23 | 0.1 |
| 1949 | 0.22 | 0.09 |
| 1948 | 0.23 | 0.1 |
| 1947 | 0.23 | 0.1 |
| 1946 | 0.28 | 0.11 |
| 1945 | 0.29 | 0.08 |
| 1944 | 0.3 | 0.08 |
| 1943 | 0.3 | 0.09 |
| 1942 | 0.29 | 0.09 |
| 1941 | 0.28 | 0.1 |
| 1940 | – | 0.1 |
| 1939 | – | 0.11 |
| 1938 | – | 0.11 |
| 1937 | – | 0.11 |
| 1936 | 1.38 | 0.12 |
| 1935 | 0.43 | 0.12 |
| 1934 | 0.48 | 0.13 |
| 1933 | 0.5 | 0.13 |
| 1932 | 0.51 | 0.13 |
| 1931 | 0.51 | 0.13 |
| 1930 | 0.5 | 0.13 |
| 1929 | 0.5 | 0.14 |
| 1928 | 0.5 | 0.15 |
| 1927 | 0.5 | 0.17 |
| 1926 | 0.49 | 0.19 |
| 1925 | 0.49 | 0.2 |
| 1924 | 0.48 | 0.24 |
| 1923 | 0.41 | 0.32 |
| 1922 | 0.36 | 0.25 |
| 1921 | 0.33 | – |
| 1920 | 0.33 | – |
| 1919 | 0.31 | – |
| 1918 | 0.32 | – |
| 1917 | 0.31 | – |
| 1916 | 0.32 | – |
| 1915 | 0.32 | – |
| 1914 | 0.86 | – |
| 1913 | 0.59 | – |
| 1912 | 0.63 | – |
| 1911 | 0.61 | – |
| 1910 | 0.62 | – |
| 1909 | 0.62 | – |
| 1908 | 0.63 | – |
| 1907 | 0.65 | – |
| 1906 | 0.65 | – |
| 1905 | 0.57 | – |
| 1904 | 0.66 | – |
| 1903 | 0.64 | – |
| 1902 | 0.66 | – |
| 1901 | 0.66 | – |
| 1900 | 0.66 | – |
| 1899 | 0.7 | – |
| 1898 | 0.67 | – |
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
Ethiopia vs Ireland
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Ireland: 82.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ireland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ireland: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Ireland: 96% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Ireland: 4.25% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Ireland: 8.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Ireland: 5.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Ireland: 1.19% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Ireland: 1.6 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Ireland: 64.6% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Ireland: 38.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Ireland: 15.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ireland: 8.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Ireland: 0.22% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEthiopia: $785M in 2025Ireland: $1.46B in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Ireland: $272 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Ireland: 0.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Ireland: 9,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Ireland: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Ireland: 14 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Ireland: 24 million TIV in 2025