Hungary vs Slovakia
Hungary vs Slovakia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.13% of world capability in Hungary and 0.1% of world capability in Slovakia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Hungary, by 0.03 percentage points, or 1.35 times that in Slovakia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Hungary has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1993.
- In 2022, Hungary ranked 81 and Slovakia ranked 96 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Hungary | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.13 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 2020 | 0.11 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 0.12 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 0.12 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 2016 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| 2015 | 0.11 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 0.11 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| 2012 | 0.12 | 0.11 |
| 2011 | 0.13 | 0.11 |
| 2010 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| 2009 | 0.13 | 0.12 |
| 2008 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| 2007 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| 2006 | 0.16 | 0.14 |
| 2005 | 0.16 | 0.14 |
| 2004 | 0.16 | 0.14 |
| 2003 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
| 2002 | 0.17 | 0.16 |
| 2001 | 0.18 | 0.17 |
| 2000 | 0.18 | 0.16 |
| 1999 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| 1998 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
| 1997 | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| 1996 | 0.2 | 0.18 |
| 1995 | 0.21 | 0.19 |
| 1994 | 0.22 | 0.19 |
| 1993 | 0.22 | 0.18 |
| 1992 | 0.23 | – |
| 1991 | 0.25 | – |
| 1990 | 0.27 | – |
| 1989 | 0.31 | – |
| 1988 | 0.3 | – |
| 1987 | 0.34 | – |
| 1986 | 0.35 | – |
| 1985 | 0.34 | – |
| 1984 | 0.36 | – |
| 1983 | 0.39 | – |
| 1982 | 0.4 | – |
| 1981 | 0.39 | – |
| 1980 | 0.4 | – |
| 1979 | 0.39 | – |
| 1978 | 0.41 | – |
| 1977 | 0.41 | – |
| 1976 | 0.41 | – |
| 1975 | 0.42 | – |
| 1974 | 0.41 | – |
| 1973 | 0.42 | – |
| 1972 | 0.44 | – |
| 1971 | 0.45 | – |
| 1970 | 0.42 | – |
| 1969 | 0.44 | – |
| 1968 | 0.42 | – |
| 1967 | 0.42 | – |
| 1966 | 0.43 | – |
| 1965 | 0.45 | – |
| 1964 | 0.46 | – |
| 1963 | 0.47 | – |
| 1962 | 0.45 | – |
| 1961 | 0.43 | – |
| 1960 | 0.39 | – |
| 1959 | 0.37 | – |
| 1958 | 0.36 | – |
| 1957 | 0.31 | – |
| 1956 | 0.5 | – |
| 1955 | 0.52 | – |
| 1954 | 0.54 | – |
| 1953 | 0.53 | – |
| 1952 | 0.52 | – |
| 1951 | 0.51 | – |
| 1950 | 0.48 | – |
| 1949 | 0.44 | – |
| 1948 | 0.42 | – |
| 1947 | 0.37 | – |
| 1946 | 0.36 | – |
| 1945 | 0.36 | – |
| 1944 | 0.45 | – |
| 1943 | 0.48 | – |
| 1942 | 0.66 | – |
| 1941 | 0.48 | – |
| 1940 | 0.54 | – |
| 1939 | 0.43 | – |
| 1938 | 0.47 | – |
| 1937 | 0.46 | – |
| 1936 | 0.45 | – |
| 1935 | 0.45 | – |
| 1934 | 0.47 | – |
| 1933 | 0.47 | – |
| 1932 | 0.49 | – |
| 1931 | 0.5 | – |
| 1930 | 0.49 | – |
| 1929 | 0.51 | – |
| 1928 | 0.52 | – |
| 1927 | 0.54 | – |
| 1926 | 0.53 | – |
| 1925 | 0.52 | – |
| 1924 | 0.61 | – |
| 1923 | 0.55 | – |
| 1922 | 0.52 | – |
| 1921 | 0.47 | – |
| 1920 | 0.4 | – |
| 1919 | 0.38 | – |
| 1918 | 0.48 | – |
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
Hungary vs Slovakia
Health
- Life expectancyHungary: 77 years in 2023Slovakia: 78.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHungary: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Slovakia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHungary: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Slovakia: 4.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHungary: 100% in 2022Slovakia: 99.2% in 2022
- DepressionHungary: 2.77% in 2017Slovakia: 2.4% in 2017
- Suicide rateHungary: 14.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Slovakia: 9.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHungary: 9.69 million people in 2023Slovakia: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthHungary: 0.07% a year in 2023Slovakia: 0.06% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHungary: 1.49 births per woman in 2023Slovakia: 1.56 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHungary: 70.7% in 2025Slovakia: 53.2% in 2025
- Median ageHungary: 43.3 years in 2023Slovakia: 41.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHungary: 20.8% in 2023Slovakia: 18.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateHungary: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Slovakia: 0.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHungary: 2.04% of GDP in 2025Slovakia: 2.03% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHungary: $4.62B in 2025Slovakia: $2.87B in 2025
- Military spending per personHungary: $518 in 2025Slovakia: $568 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHungary: 4.3% of government spending in 2025Slovakia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHungary: 46,000 people in 2020Slovakia: 18,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersHungary: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020Slovakia: 0.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHungary: 402 million TIV in 2025Slovakia: 445 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsHungary: 11 million TIV in 2024Slovakia: 9 million TIV in 2025