Iraq vs Pakistan

Iraq vs Pakistan: National power

National power in 2022: 0.54% of world capability in Iraq and 1.77% of world capability in Pakistan, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 1.22 percentage points, or 3.25 times that in Iraq.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Iraq vs Pakistan: National powerNational power in 2022: 0.54% of world capability in Iraq and 1.77% of world capability in Pakistan, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 1.22 percentage points, or 3.25 times that in Iraq.
IraqPakistan

What the numbers say

  • Pakistan has been higher since 1991, when it overtook Iraq.
  • In 2022, Iraq ranked 34 and Pakistan ranked 9 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

YearIraqPakistan
20220.541.77
20210.551.8
20200.561.77
20190.551.77
20180.521.8
20170.551.8
20160.51.51
20150.621.48
20140.661.45
20130.641.43
20120.621.45
20110.571.42
20100.761.4
20090.761.4
20080.771.41
20070.491.43
20060.51.42
20050.461.41
20040.561.39
20030.661.38
20020.671.37
20010.641.33
20000.621.33
19990.621.34
19980.621.35
19970.591.31
19960.631.27
19950.631.25
19940.641.24
19930.621.23
19920.611.21
19910.841.16
19901.261.08
19891.111.05
19881.091
19871.061
19860.960.99
198510.99
198410.97
19830.810.96
19820.661.03
19810.660.99
19800.590.94
19790.590.97
19780.510.95
19770.371
19760.390.99
19750.350.92
19740.320.84
19730.270.89
19720.260.81
19710.250.99
19700.221.33
19690.221.33
19680.221.31
19670.231.13
19660.251.11
19650.241.11
19640.211.09
19630.21.07
19620.211.05
19610.211.06
19600.191.03
19590.181.03
19580.181.02
19570.170.99
19560.160.98
19550.150.99
19540.141.01
19530.141.03
19520.131.04
19510.131.09
19500.131.13
19490.131.14
19480.131.18
19470.181.14
19460.21–
19450.21–
19440.19–
19430.18–
19420.16–
19410.14–
19400.12–
19390.15–
19380.16–
19370.15–
19360.14–
19350.13–
19340.11–
19330.1–
19320.11–

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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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