Ghana vs Kenya

Ghana vs Kenya: National power

National power in 2022: 0.17% of world capability in Ghana and 0.23% of world capability in Kenya, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.05 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Ghana.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Ghana vs Kenya: National powerNational power in 2022: 0.17% of world capability in Ghana and 0.23% of world capability in Kenya, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.05 percentage points, or 1.3 times that in Ghana.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher since 1973, when it overtook Ghana.
  • In 2022, Ghana ranked 68 and Kenya ranked 60 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

YearGhanaKenya
20220.170.23
20210.170.22
20200.170.22
20190.170.22
20180.170.22
20170.160.21
20160.130.21
20150.130.2
20140.130.19
20130.130.19
20120.120.19
20110.120.18
20100.120.18
20090.120.18
20080.120.18
20070.120.18
20060.110.17
20050.110.17
20040.110.17
20030.10.17
20020.10.16
20010.10.16
20000.10.15
19990.10.16
19980.10.16
19970.10.16
19960.10.16
19950.10.16
19940.090.15
19930.090.15
19920.090.15
19910.090.15
19900.090.14
19890.090.14
19880.090.14
19870.080.14
19860.080.13
19850.090.13
19840.090.13
19830.090.12
19820.090.12
19810.090.12
19800.080.12
19790.090.12
19780.090.11
19770.090.11
19760.090.1
19750.090.1
19740.10.1
19730.10.1
19720.10.1
19710.10.1
19700.090.09
19690.090.08
19680.10.08
19670.090.08
19660.080.08
19650.080.08
19640.080.08
19630.080.07
19620.07–
19610.07–
19600.06–
19590.06–
19580.06–
19570.06–

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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