Greece vs North Macedonia
Greece vs North Macedonia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.26% of world capability in Greece and 0.02% of world capability in North Macedonia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Greece, by 0.24 percentage points, or 14 times that in North Macedonia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2022, Greece ranked 54 and North Macedonia ranked 151 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Greece | North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.26 | 0.02 |
| 2021 | 0.29 | 0.02 |
| 2020 | 0.26 | 0.02 |
| 2019 | 0.27 | 0.02 |
| 2018 | 0.28 | 0.02 |
| 2017 | 0.28 | 0.02 |
| 2016 | 0.28 | 0.02 |
| 2015 | 0.28 | 0.02 |
| 2014 | 0.29 | 0.02 |
| 2013 | 0.3 | 0.02 |
| 2012 | 0.3 | 0.02 |
| 2011 | 0.33 | 0.03 |
| 2010 | 0.35 | 0.03 |
| 2009 | 0.39 | 0.03 |
| 2008 | 0.4 | 0.03 |
| 2007 | 0.39 | 0.03 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 0.03 |
| 2005 | 0.4 | 0.03 |
| 2004 | 0.39 | 0.03 |
| 2003 | 0.39 | 0.03 |
| 2002 | 0.41 | 0.03 |
| 2001 | 0.38 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 0.37 | 0.03 |
| 1999 | 0.4 | 0.03 |
| 1998 | 0.42 | 0.03 |
| 1997 | 0.41 | 0.03 |
| 1996 | 0.41 | 0.03 |
| 1995 | 0.39 | 0.03 |
| 1994 | 0.35 | 0.03 |
| 1993 | 0.37 | 0.03 |
| 1992 | 0.38 | – |
| 1991 | 0.35 | – |
| 1990 | 0.34 | – |
| 1989 | 0.33 | – |
| 1988 | 0.3 | – |
| 1987 | 0.3 | – |
| 1986 | 0.3 | – |
| 1985 | 0.31 | – |
| 1984 | 0.31 | – |
| 1983 | 0.31 | – |
| 1982 | 0.32 | – |
| 1981 | 0.33 | – |
| 1980 | 0.32 | – |
| 1979 | 0.34 | – |
| 1978 | 0.33 | – |
| 1977 | 0.33 | – |
| 1976 | 0.33 | – |
| 1975 | 0.32 | – |
| 1974 | 0.3 | – |
| 1973 | 0.3 | – |
| 1972 | 0.28 | – |
| 1971 | 0.28 | – |
| 1970 | 0.27 | – |
| 1969 | 0.27 | – |
| 1968 | 0.27 | – |
| 1967 | 0.25 | – |
| 1966 | 0.26 | – |
| 1965 | 0.28 | – |
| 1964 | 0.26 | – |
| 1963 | 0.26 | – |
| 1962 | 0.25 | – |
| 1961 | 0.26 | – |
| 1960 | 0.26 | – |
| 1959 | 0.26 | – |
| 1958 | 0.25 | – |
| 1957 | 0.24 | – |
| 1956 | 0.24 | – |
| 1955 | 0.24 | – |
| 1954 | 0.27 | – |
| 1953 | 0.28 | – |
| 1952 | 0.28 | – |
| 1951 | 0.3 | – |
| 1950 | 0.36 | – |
| 1949 | 0.4 | – |
| 1948 | 0.36 | – |
| 1947 | 0.33 | – |
| 1946 | 0.31 | – |
| 1945 | 0.19 | – |
| 1944 | 0.22 | – |
| 1941 | 0.46 | – |
| 1940 | 0.25 | – |
| 1939 | 0.32 | – |
| 1938 | 0.37 | – |
| 1937 | 0.38 | – |
| 1936 | 0.36 | – |
| 1935 | 0.31 | – |
| 1934 | 0.35 | – |
| 1933 | 0.34 | – |
| 1932 | 0.4 | – |
| 1931 | 0.39 | – |
| 1930 | 0.4 | – |
| 1929 | 0.41 | – |
| 1928 | 0.42 | – |
| 1927 | 0.45 | – |
| 1926 | 0.51 | – |
| 1925 | 0.46 | – |
| 1924 | 0.54 | – |
| 1923 | 0.44 | – |
| 1922 | 0.59 | – |
| 1921 | 0.69 | – |
| 1920 | 0.41 | – |
| 1919 | 0.28 | – |
| 1918 | 0.19 | – |
| 1917 | 0.18 | – |
| 1916 | 0.17 | – |
| 1915 | 0.16 | – |
| 1914 | 0.22 | – |
| 1913 | 0.73 | – |
| 1912 | 0.19 | – |
| 1911 | 0.2 | – |
| 1910 | 0.21 | – |
| 1909 | 0.18 | – |
| 1908 | 0.19 | – |
| 1907 | 0.19 | – |
| 1906 | 0.19 | – |
| 1905 | 0.17 | – |
| 1904 | 0.2 | – |
| 1903 | 0.19 | – |
| 1902 | 0.18 | – |
| 1901 | 0.18 | – |
| 1900 | 0.19 | – |
| 1899 | 0.2 | – |
| 1898 | 0.2 | – |
| 1897 | 0.21 | – |
| 1896 | 0.22 | – |
| 1895 | 0.22 | – |
| 1894 | 0.22 | – |
| 1893 | 0.22 | – |
| 1892 | 0.25 | – |
| 1891 | 0.25 | – |
| 1890 | 0.23 | – |
| 1889 | 0.24 | – |
| 1888 | 0.22 | – |
| 1887 | 0.25 | – |
| 1886 | 0.27 | – |
| 1885 | 0.26 | – |
| 1884 | 0.26 | – |
| 1883 | 0.28 | – |
| 1882 | 0.26 | – |
| 1881 | 0.41 | – |
| 1880 | 0.17 | – |
| 1879 | 0.19 | – |
| 1878 | 0.17 | – |
| 1877 | 0.2 | – |
| 1876 | 0.16 | – |
| 1875 | 0.13 | – |
| 1874 | 0.12 | – |
| 1873 | 0.11 | – |
| 1872 | 0.12 | – |
| 1871 | 0.11 | – |
| 1870 | 0.12 | – |
| 1869 | 0.14 | – |
| 1868 | 0.14 | – |
| 1867 | 0.13 | – |
| 1866 | 0.12 | – |
| 1865 | 0.11 | – |
| 1864 | 0.08 | – |
| 1863 | 0.09 | – |
| 1862 | 0.08 | – |
| 1861 | 0.08 | – |
| 1860 | 0.11 | – |
| 1859 | 0.14 | – |
| 1858 | 0.15 | – |
| 1857 | 0.14 | – |
| 1856 | 0.11 | – |
| 1855 | 0.11 | – |
| 1854 | 0.12 | – |
| 1853 | 0.16 | – |
| 1852 | 0.15 | – |
| 1851 | 0.16 | – |
| 1850 | 0.16 | – |
| 1849 | 0.15 | – |
| 1848 | 0.16 | – |
| 1847 | 0.15 | – |
| 1846 | 0.14 | – |
| 1845 | 0.16 | – |
| 1844 | 0.16 | – |
| 1843 | 0.17 | – |
| 1842 | 0.12 | – |
| 1841 | 0.12 | – |
| 1840 | 0.13 | – |
| 1839 | 0.16 | – |
| 1838 | 0.17 | – |
| 1837 | 0.16 | – |
| 1836 | 0.13 | – |
| 1835 | 0.17 | – |
| 1834 | 0.16 | – |
| 1833 | 0.13 | – |
| 1832 | 0.13 | – |
| 1831 | 0.1 | – |
| 1830 | 0.1 | – |
| 1829 | 0.11 | – |
| 1828 | 0.11 | – |
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
Greece vs North Macedonia
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023North Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024North Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023North Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022North Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017North Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017North Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023North Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023North Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023North Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025North Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023North Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023North Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023North Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025North Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025North Macedonia: $346M in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025North Macedonia: $206 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025North Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020North Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020North Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025North Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023