Germany vs Poland: National power

National power in 2022: 1.5% of world capability in Germany and 0.52% of world capability in Poland, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Germany, by 0.98 percentage points, or 2.9 times that in Poland.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

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What the numbers say

Germany has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1918.
In 2022, Germany ranked 11 and Poland ranked 36 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	Germany	Poland
2022	1.5	0.52
2021	1.59	0.55
2020	1.55	0.55
2019	1.57	0.56
2018	1.63	0.58
2017	1.69	0.57
2016	1.66	0.55
2015	1.65	0.56
2014	1.7	0.55
2013	1.75	0.54
2012	1.79	0.55
2011	1.87	0.57
2010	1.95	0.56
2009	1.92	0.58
2008	2.1	0.65
2007	2.16	0.67
2006	2.24	0.66
2005	2.31	0.65
2004	2.39	0.69
2003	2.47	0.7
2002	2.53	0.7
2001	2.63	0.8
2000	2.63	0.83
1999	2.78	0.8
1998	2.93	0.89
1997	2.91	0.92
1996	3	0.94
1995	3.12	0.97
1994	3.06	0.96
1993	3.14	0.96
1992	3.15	0.96
1991	3.12	1.01
1990	2.93	1.04
1989	–	1.18
1988	–	1.24
1987	–	1.38
1986	–	1.46
1985	–	1.42
1984	–	1.53
1983	–	1.57
1982	–	1.56
1981	–	1.52
1980	–	1.62
1979	–	1.59
1978	–	1.61
1977	–	1.63
1976	–	1.59
1975	–	1.57
1974	–	1.47
1973	–	1.45
1972	–	1.48
1971	–	1.48
1970	–	1.38
1969	–	1.39
1968	–	1.41
1967	–	1.35
1966	–	1.36
1965	–	1.39
1964	–	1.38
1963	–	1.42
1962	–	1.43
1961	–	1.44
1960	–	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	7.99	0.98
1944	13.62	–
1943	15.36	–
1942	17.56	–
1941	20.24	–
1940	17.14	–
1939	17.8	1.83
1938	15.42	1.96
1937	11.79	1.84
1936	11.51	1.84
1935	10.26	1.82
1934	8.91	2.04
1933	7.77	2.08
1932	7	2.14
1931	7.01	2.18
1930	7.39	2.09
1929	7.67	2.19
1928	7.77	2.2
1927	8.42	2.2
1926	7.94	2.19
1925	8.16	2.26
1924	7.96	2.37
1923	9.07	2.26
1922	8.39	1.88
1921	9.26	2.11
1920	7.2	2.72
1919	7.68	1.88
1918	17.24	1.41
1917	15.82	–
1916	15.01	–
1915	15.11	–
1914	15.82	–
1913	14.33	–
1912	13.73	–
1911	13.73	–
1910	13.57	–
1909	13.52	–
1908	14.6	–
1907	13.59	–
1906	13.15	–
1905	12.31	–
1904	13.38	–
1903	13.46	–
1902	13.11	–
1901	12.78	–
1900	13.15	–
1899	12.67	–
1898	12.49	–
1897	13.22	–
1896	12.97	–
1895	12.56	–
1894	13.21	–
1893	13.42	–
1892	12.67	–
1891	12.27	–
1890	12.6	–
1889	11.89	–
1888	12.73	–
1887	12.31	–
1886	11.36	–
1885	11.46	–
1884	11.33	–
1883	11.08	–
1882	10.66	–
1881	10.65	–
1880	10.56	–
1879	10.56	–
1878	9.99	–
1877	9.88	–
1876	9.87	–
1875	10.34	–
1874	10.12	–
1873	9.88	–
1872	9.75	–

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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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