Ireland vs Spain

Ireland vs Spain: National power

National power in 2022: 0.05% of world capability in Ireland and 0.66% of world capability in Spain, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.61 percentage points, or 15 times that in Ireland.

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Change since 1922, percentage points · Correlates of War

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Ireland vs Spain: National powerNational power in 2022: 0.05% of world capability in Ireland and 0.66% of world capability in Spain, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Spain, by 0.61 percentage points, or 15 times that in Ireland.
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Latest figures

% of world capability · Correlates of War

CountryLatest10 years beforeRank in 2022
Ireland0.05 20220.05122 of 195
Spain0.66 20220.8128 of 195

What the numbers say

  • Spain has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1922.
  • In 2022, Ireland ranked 122 and Spain ranked 28 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

YearIrelandSpain
20220.050.66
20210.050.68
20200.050.65
20190.050.69
20180.050.75
20170.050.74
20160.050.75
20150.050.76
20140.050.78
20130.050.76
20120.050.81
20110.060.84
20100.060.85
20090.060.98
20080.061.01
20070.061.03
20060.061.02
20050.061.04
20040.061.04
20030.061.03
20020.061.08
20010.060.99
20000.061
19990.071.01
19980.071.05
19970.071.02
19960.071.03
19950.061.09
19940.061.09
19930.061.1
19920.061.1
19910.061.14
19900.061.09
19890.061.08
19880.051.03
19870.051.04
19860.051.05
19850.051.12
19840.051.14
19830.061.18
19820.051.23
19810.051.21
19800.051.18
19790.051.18
19780.051.16
19770.051.18
19760.051.18
19750.051.2
19740.051.17
19730.051.13
19720.051.11
19710.051.08
19700.051.04
19690.061.02
19680.061.03
19670.061
19660.060.98
19650.060.99
19640.070.97
19630.060.96
19620.070.96
19610.070.98
19600.070.98
19590.071.04
19580.071.08
19570.071.07
19560.071.07
19550.071.09
19540.081.15
19530.081.15
19520.091.19
19510.091.25
19500.11.31
19490.091.38
19480.11.49
19470.11.49
19460.111.54
19450.081.05
19440.081.07
19430.091.15
19420.091.12
19410.11.21
19400.11.25
19390.111.58
19380.111.94
19370.111.69
19360.121.83
19350.121.24
19340.131.35
19330.131.39
19320.131.47
19310.131.46
19300.131.54
19290.141.66
19280.151.66
19270.171.69
19260.191.81
19250.21.82
19240.241.98
19230.321.78
19220.251.7
1921–1.62
1920–1.53
1919–1.28
1918–0.99
1917–1.01
1916–0.99
1915–0.99
1914–1.41
1913–1.48
1912–1.47
1911–1.47
1910–1.47
1909–1.45
1908–1.45
1907–1.46
1906–1.37
1905–1.26
1904–1.41
1903–1.41
1902–1.41
1901–1.43
1900–1.48
1899–1.64
1898–1.7
1897–1.8
1896–1.84
1895–1.81
1894–1.84
1893–1.92
1892–1.88
1891–1.97
1890–1.98
1889–2.03
1888–2.04
1887–2.18
1886–2.25
1885–2.34
1884–2.18
1883–2.21
1882–2.14
1881–2.19
1880–2.23
1879–2.22
1878–2.06
1877–1.86
1876–1.92
1875–2.39
1874–2.56
1873–2.39
1872–2.16
1871–1.68
1870–1.93
1869–2.13
1868–2.02
1867–2.05
1866–2.04
1865–2.11
1864–1.77
1863–1.78
1862–1.82
1861–1.9
1860–2.2
1859–2.67
1858–3.01
1857–2.85
1856–2.3
1855–2.23
1854–2.39
1853–2.88
1852–2.99
1851–3.13
1850–3.08
1849–2.99
1848–3.01
1847–2.88
1846–2.75
1845–2.78
1844–2.75
1843–2.7
1842–2.72
1841–2.75
1840–2.84
1839–3.04
1838–3.02
1837–2.99
1836–2.65
1835–2.81
1834–2.78
1833–2.31
1832–2.45
1831–2.59
1830–2.58
1829–3.38
1828–2.84
1827–2.85
1826–2.97
1825–2.87
1824–2.68
1823–3
1822–3.23
1821–3.43
1820–4.28
1819–4.28
1818–4.4
1817–4.24
1816–4.64

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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