India vs Switzerland
India vs Switzerland: National power
National power in 2022: 9.94% of world capability in India and 0.12% of world capability in Switzerland, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in India, by 9.82 percentage points, or 85 times that in Switzerland.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1947.
- In 2022, India ranked 3 and Switzerland ranked 85 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | India | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.94 | 0.12 |
| 2021 | 9.79 | 0.12 |
| 2020 | 9.61 | 0.12 |
| 2019 | 9.75 | 0.12 |
| 2018 | 9.77 | 0.12 |
| 2017 | 9.75 | 0.13 |
| 2016 | 8.73 | 0.14 |
| 2015 | 8.57 | 0.14 |
| 2014 | 8.4 | 0.15 |
| 2013 | 8.18 | 0.15 |
| 2012 | 8.1 | 0.14 |
| 2011 | 8.04 | 0.15 |
| 2010 | 7.96 | 0.14 |
| 2009 | 8.09 | 0.14 |
| 2008 | 7.81 | 0.15 |
| 2007 | 7.73 | 0.13 |
| 2006 | 7.64 | 0.14 |
| 2005 | 7.61 | 0.14 |
| 2004 | 7.39 | 0.15 |
| 2003 | 7.35 | 0.16 |
| 2002 | 7.31 | 0.17 |
| 2001 | 7.01 | 0.15 |
| 2000 | 6.93 | 0.15 |
| 1999 | 6.86 | 0.16 |
| 1998 | 6.81 | 0.18 |
| 1997 | 6.68 | 0.18 |
| 1996 | 6.66 | 0.19 |
| 1995 | 6.55 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 6.43 | 0.19 |
| 1993 | 6.39 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 6.38 | 0.18 |
| 1991 | 6.28 | 0.17 |
| 1990 | 6.03 | 0.17 |
| 1989 | 5.95 | 0.15 |
| 1988 | 5.85 | 0.16 |
| 1987 | 5.76 | 0.15 |
| 1986 | 5.67 | 0.15 |
| 1985 | 5.6 | 0.14 |
| 1984 | 5.45 | 0.14 |
| 1983 | 5.44 | 0.14 |
| 1982 | 5.42 | 0.14 |
| 1981 | 5.2 | 0.14 |
| 1980 | 5.17 | 0.15 |
| 1979 | 5.28 | 0.16 |
| 1978 | 5.32 | 0.15 |
| 1977 | 5.31 | 0.14 |
| 1976 | 5.36 | 0.15 |
| 1975 | 5.46 | 0.14 |
| 1974 | 5.36 | 0.15 |
| 1973 | 5.42 | 0.15 |
| 1972 | 5.42 | 0.15 |
| 1971 | 5.26 | 0.15 |
| 1970 | 5.23 | 0.14 |
| 1969 | 5.03 | 0.15 |
| 1968 | 5.08 | 0.15 |
| 1967 | 5.07 | 0.18 |
| 1966 | 5.21 | 0.19 |
| 1965 | 5.2 | 0.19 |
| 1964 | 5.17 | 0.18 |
| 1963 | 5.15 | 0.19 |
| 1962 | 4.91 | 0.19 |
| 1961 | 4.87 | 0.19 |
| 1960 | 4.61 | 0.16 |
| 1959 | 4.69 | 0.16 |
| 1958 | 4.63 | 0.17 |
| 1957 | 4.58 | 0.17 |
| 1956 | 4.52 | 0.16 |
| 1955 | 4.52 | 0.16 |
| 1954 | 4.65 | 0.17 |
| 1953 | 4.67 | 0.17 |
| 1952 | 4.69 | 0.18 |
| 1951 | 4.9 | 0.19 |
| 1950 | 4.96 | 0.19 |
| 1949 | 5.14 | 0.19 |
| 1948 | 5.25 | 0.2 |
| 1947 | 5.28 | 0.19 |
| 1946 | – | 0.18 |
| 1945 | – | 0.31 |
| 1944 | – | 0.35 |
| 1943 | – | 0.38 |
| 1942 | – | 0.42 |
| 1941 | – | 0.51 |
| 1940 | – | 0.64 |
| 1939 | – | 0.17 |
| 1938 | – | 0.17 |
| 1937 | – | 0.17 |
| 1936 | – | 0.19 |
| 1935 | – | 0.2 |
| 1934 | – | 0.21 |
| 1933 | – | 0.21 |
| 1932 | – | 0.22 |
| 1931 | – | 0.21 |
| 1930 | – | 0.2 |
| 1929 | – | 0.2 |
| 1928 | – | 0.2 |
| 1927 | – | 0.22 |
| 1926 | – | 0.23 |
| 1925 | – | 0.23 |
| 1924 | – | 0.23 |
| 1923 | – | 0.22 |
| 1922 | – | 0.22 |
| 1921 | – | 0.2 |
| 1920 | – | 0.2 |
| 1919 | – | 0.18 |
| 1918 | – | 0.31 |
| 1917 | – | 0.31 |
| 1916 | – | 0.33 |
| 1915 | – | 0.34 |
| 1914 | – | 0.19 |
| 1913 | – | 0.23 |
| 1912 | – | 0.24 |
| 1911 | – | 0.24 |
| 1910 | – | 0.24 |
| 1909 | – | 0.24 |
| 1908 | – | 0.25 |
| 1907 | – | 0.24 |
| 1906 | – | 0.22 |
| 1905 | – | 0.21 |
| 1904 | – | 0.22 |
| 1903 | – | 0.22 |
| 1902 | – | 0.22 |
| 1901 | – | 0.21 |
| 1900 | – | 0.22 |
| 1899 | – | 0.22 |
| 1898 | – | 0.22 |
| 1897 | – | 0.22 |
| 1896 | – | 0.22 |
| 1895 | – | 0.22 |
| 1894 | – | 0.22 |
| 1893 | – | 0.24 |
| 1892 | – | 0.24 |
| 1891 | – | 0.25 |
| 1890 | – | 0.25 |
| 1889 | – | 0.2 |
| 1888 | – | 0.19 |
| 1887 | – | 0.16 |
| 1886 | – | 0.16 |
| 1885 | – | 0.16 |
| 1884 | – | 0.16 |
| 1883 | – | 0.16 |
| 1882 | – | 0.15 |
| 1881 | – | 0.15 |
| 1880 | – | 0.16 |
| 1879 | – | 0.16 |
| 1878 | – | 0.15 |
| 1877 | – | 0.15 |
| 1876 | – | 0.16 |
| 1875 | – | 0.14 |
| 1874 | – | 0.11 |
| 1873 | – | 0.11 |
| 1872 | – | 0.11 |
| 1871 | – | 0.11 |
| 1870 | – | 0.1 |
| 1869 | – | 0.1 |
| 1868 | – | 0.11 |
| 1867 | – | 0.1 |
| 1866 | – | 0.12 |
| 1865 | – | 0.12 |
| 1864 | – | 0.1 |
| 1863 | – | 0.1 |
| 1862 | – | 0.1 |
| 1861 | – | 0.11 |
| 1860 | – | 0.11 |
| 1859 | – | 0.16 |
| 1858 | – | 0.16 |
| 1857 | – | 0.3 |
| 1856 | – | 0.15 |
| 1855 | – | 0.17 |
| 1854 | – | 0.15 |
| 1853 | – | 0.16 |
| 1852 | – | 0.19 |
| 1851 | – | 0.19 |
| 1850 | – | 0.19 |
| 1849 | – | 0.15 |
| 1848 | – | 0.15 |
| 1847 | – | 0.15 |
| 1846 | – | 0.15 |
| 1845 | – | 0.15 |
| 1844 | – | 0.15 |
| 1843 | – | 0.15 |
| 1842 | – | 0.15 |
| 1841 | – | 0.15 |
| 1840 | – | 0.15 |
| 1839 | – | 0.15 |
| 1838 | – | 0.15 |
| 1837 | – | 0.15 |
| 1836 | – | 0.15 |
| 1835 | – | 0.15 |
| 1834 | – | 0.16 |
| 1833 | – | 0.16 |
| 1832 | – | 0.16 |
| 1831 | – | 0.16 |
| 1830 | – | 0.16 |
| 1829 | – | 0.16 |
| 1828 | – | 0.17 |
| 1827 | – | 0.17 |
| 1826 | – | 0.17 |
| 1825 | – | 0.17 |
| 1824 | – | 0.17 |
| 1823 | – | 0.17 |
| 1822 | – | 0.17 |
| 1821 | – | 0.18 |
| 1820 | – | 0.18 |
| 1819 | – | 0.18 |
| 1818 | – | 0.18 |
| 1817 | – | 0.18 |
| 1816 | – | 0.18 |
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
India vs Switzerland
Health
- Life expectancyIndia: 72 years in 2023Switzerland: 84 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndia: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024Switzerland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndia: 22.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Switzerland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndia: 3.53% in 2017Switzerland: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndia: 15.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Switzerland: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndia: 1.44 billion people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndia: 0.89% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndia: 1.98 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndia: 35.7% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageIndia: 28.1 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndia: 6.9% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndia: -0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndia: 2.3% of GDP in 2025Switzerland: 0.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndia: $93.3B in 2025Switzerland: $7.15B in 2025
- Military spending per personIndia: $63 in 2025Switzerland: $849 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Switzerland: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndia: 3.07 million people in 2020Switzerland: 20,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersIndia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Switzerland: 0.4% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndia: 2.86 billion TIV in 2025Switzerland: 33 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsIndia: 81 million TIV in 2025Switzerland: 129 million TIV in 2025