France vs Germany
France vs Germany: National power
National power in 2022: 1.09% of world capability in France and 1.5% of world capability in Germany, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.41 percentage points, or 1.37 times that in France.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Germany has been higher since 1884, when it overtook France.
- In 2022, France ranked 20 and Germany ranked 11 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | France | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.09 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 1.19 | 1.59 |
| 2020 | 1.15 | 1.55 |
| 2019 | 1.19 | 1.57 |
| 2018 | 1.26 | 1.63 |
| 2017 | 1.28 | 1.69 |
| 2016 | 1.34 | 1.66 |
| 2015 | 1.35 | 1.65 |
| 2014 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | 1.43 | 1.75 |
| 2012 | 1.42 | 1.79 |
| 2011 | 1.47 | 1.87 |
| 2010 | 1.6 | 1.95 |
| 2009 | 1.65 | 1.92 |
| 2008 | 1.82 | 2.1 |
| 2007 | 1.84 | 2.16 |
| 2006 | 1.87 | 2.24 |
| 2005 | 1.94 | 2.31 |
| 2004 | 1.97 | 2.39 |
| 2003 | 1.98 | 2.47 |
| 2002 | 1.95 | 2.53 |
| 2001 | 1.8 | 2.63 |
| 2000 | 1.88 | 2.63 |
| 1999 | 2.09 | 2.78 |
| 1998 | 2.21 | 2.93 |
| 1997 | 2.2 | 2.91 |
| 1996 | 2.29 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2.31 | 3.12 |
| 1994 | 2.29 | 3.06 |
| 1993 | 2.2 | 3.14 |
| 1992 | 2.17 | 3.15 |
| 1991 | 2.16 | 3.12 |
| 1990 | 2.02 | 2.93 |
| 1989 | 1.91 | – |
| 1988 | 1.87 | – |
| 1987 | 1.87 | – |
| 1986 | 1.85 | – |
| 1985 | 1.78 | – |
| 1984 | 1.86 | – |
| 1983 | 1.92 | – |
| 1982 | 2.02 | – |
| 1981 | 2.2 | – |
| 1980 | 2.4 | – |
| 1979 | 2.42 | – |
| 1978 | 2.37 | – |
| 1977 | 2.33 | – |
| 1976 | 2.37 | – |
| 1975 | 2.35 | – |
| 1974 | 2.43 | – |
| 1973 | 2.48 | – |
| 1972 | 2.43 | – |
| 1971 | 2.42 | – |
| 1970 | 2.44 | – |
| 1969 | 2.47 | – |
| 1968 | 2.5 | – |
| 1967 | 2.61 | – |
| 1966 | 2.63 | – |
| 1965 | 2.77 | – |
| 1964 | 2.88 | – |
| 1963 | 2.92 | – |
| 1962 | 2.94 | – |
| 1961 | 3.04 | – |
| 1960 | 3.29 | – |
| 1959 | 3.26 | – |
| 1958 | 3.38 | – |
| 1957 | 3.27 | – |
| 1956 | 3.26 | – |
| 1955 | 3.06 | – |
| 1954 | 3.3 | – |
| 1953 | 3.18 | – |
| 1952 | 3.34 | – |
| 1951 | 3.3 | – |
| 1950 | 3.32 | – |
| 1949 | 3.55 | – |
| 1948 | 3.26 | – |
| 1947 | 3.5 | – |
| 1946 | 3.13 | – |
| 1945 | 1.8 | 7.99 |
| 1944 | 1.82 | 13.62 |
| 1943 | – | 15.36 |
| 1942 | 1.56 | 17.56 |
| 1941 | 1.58 | 20.24 |
| 1940 | 7.58 | 17.14 |
| 1939 | 3.96 | 17.8 |
| 1938 | 4.56 | 15.42 |
| 1937 | 4.75 | 11.79 |
| 1936 | 5.31 | 11.51 |
| 1935 | 5.18 | 10.26 |
| 1934 | 5.75 | 8.91 |
| 1933 | 6.38 | 7.77 |
| 1932 | 6.89 | 7 |
| 1931 | 6.47 | 7.01 |
| 1930 | 6.11 | 7.39 |
| 1929 | 5.55 | 7.67 |
| 1928 | 5.88 | 7.77 |
| 1927 | 6.27 | 8.42 |
| 1926 | 6.03 | 7.94 |
| 1925 | 6.02 | 8.16 |
| 1924 | 6.1 | 7.96 |
| 1923 | 5.77 | 9.07 |
| 1922 | 5.73 | 8.39 |
| 1921 | 5.01 | 9.26 |
| 1920 | 5.82 | 7.2 |
| 1919 | 6.13 | 7.68 |
| 1918 | 8.84 | 17.24 |
| 1917 | 8.4 | 15.82 |
| 1916 | 8.58 | 15.01 |
| 1915 | 7.92 | 15.11 |
| 1914 | 7.48 | 15.82 |
| 1913 | 6.8 | 14.33 |
| 1912 | 7.22 | 13.73 |
| 1911 | 7.13 | 13.73 |
| 1910 | 7.05 | 13.57 |
| 1909 | 7.01 | 13.52 |
| 1908 | 7.23 | 14.6 |
| 1907 | 7.04 | 13.59 |
| 1906 | 6.94 | 13.15 |
| 1905 | 6.24 | 12.31 |
| 1904 | 7.03 | 13.38 |
| 1903 | 7.29 | 13.46 |
| 1902 | 7.17 | 13.11 |
| 1901 | 7.3 | 12.78 |
| 1900 | 7.47 | 13.15 |
| 1899 | 8.17 | 12.67 |
| 1898 | 8.21 | 12.49 |
| 1897 | 8.69 | 13.22 |
| 1896 | 9.04 | 12.97 |
| 1895 | 8.86 | 12.56 |
| 1894 | 9.31 | 13.21 |
| 1893 | 9.46 | 13.42 |
| 1892 | 9.38 | 12.67 |
| 1891 | 9.64 | 12.27 |
| 1890 | 9.53 | 12.6 |
| 1889 | 9.55 | 11.89 |
| 1888 | 9.35 | 12.73 |
| 1887 | 9.64 | 12.31 |
| 1886 | 9.9 | 11.36 |
| 1885 | 10.1 | 11.46 |
| 1884 | 10.45 | 11.33 |
| 1883 | 11.09 | 11.08 |
| 1882 | 11.16 | 10.66 |
| 1881 | 11.05 | 10.65 |
| 1880 | 10.83 | 10.56 |
| 1879 | 10.44 | 10.56 |
| 1878 | 10.08 | 9.99 |
| 1877 | 10.03 | 9.88 |
| 1876 | 10.2 | 9.87 |
| 1875 | 10.54 | 10.34 |
| 1874 | 10.46 | 10.12 |
| 1873 | 10.59 | 9.88 |
| 1872 | 10.32 | 9.75 |
| 1871 | 13.73 | – |
| 1870 | 12.74 | – |
| 1869 | 11.33 | – |
| 1868 | 11.41 | – |
| 1867 | 11.67 | – |
| 1866 | 10.93 | – |
| 1865 | 11.07 | – |
| 1864 | 9.73 | – |
| 1863 | 10.24 | – |
| 1862 | 10.61 | – |
| 1861 | 10.86 | – |
| 1860 | 12.21 | – |
| 1859 | 13.87 | – |
| 1858 | 13.14 | – |
| 1857 | 13.95 | – |
| 1856 | 14.04 | – |
| 1855 | 14.64 | – |
| 1854 | 12.54 | – |
| 1853 | 13.1 | – |
| 1852 | 12.77 | – |
| 1851 | 12.78 | – |
| 1850 | 12.7 | – |
| 1849 | 13.22 | – |
| 1848 | 13.57 | – |
| 1847 | 14.64 | – |
| 1846 | 13.73 | – |
| 1845 | 14.14 | – |
| 1844 | 14.35 | – |
| 1843 | 14.97 | – |
| 1842 | 15.8 | – |
| 1841 | 15.79 | – |
| 1840 | 15.03 | – |
| 1839 | 13.29 | – |
| 1838 | 13.65 | – |
| 1837 | 13.73 | – |
| 1836 | 13.22 | – |
| 1835 | 13.64 | – |
| 1834 | 13.72 | – |
| 1833 | 13.86 | – |
| 1832 | 14.15 | – |
| 1831 | 14.99 | – |
| 1830 | 14.01 | – |
| 1829 | 13.61 | – |
| 1828 | 14.37 | – |
| 1827 | 13.47 | – |
| 1826 | 13.83 | – |
| 1825 | 13.54 | – |
| 1824 | 13.66 | – |
| 1823 | 14.63 | – |
| 1822 | 13.19 | – |
| 1821 | 12.04 | – |
| 1820 | 12.33 | – |
| 1819 | 12.45 | – |
| 1818 | 11.52 | – |
| 1817 | 11.45 | – |
| 1816 | 11.73 | – |
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
France vs Germany
Health
- Life expectancyFrance: 83.3 years in 2023Germany: 81.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFrance: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Germany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFrance: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Germany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFrance: 99.7% in 2022Germany: 99.9% in 2022
- DepressionFrance: 4.25% in 2017Germany: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateFrance: 12.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Germany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFrance: 66.4 million people in 2023Germany: 84.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthFrance: 0.17% a year in 2023Germany: 0.35% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFrance: 1.64 births per woman in 2023Germany: 1.44 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFrance: 78.8% in 2025Germany: 82.1% in 2025
- Median ageFrance: 41.8 years in 2023Germany: 45.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFrance: 21.8% in 2023Germany: 22.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateFrance: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Germany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFrance: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Germany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFrance: $64.5B in 2025Germany: $107B in 2025
- Military spending per personFrance: $1,021 in 2025Germany: $1,346 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFrance: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Germany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFrance: 304,000 people in 2020Germany: 183,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersFrance: 1% of the labour force in 2020Germany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFrance: 236 million TIV in 2025Germany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFrance: 3.37 billion TIV in 2025Germany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025