Kosovo vs Serbia
Kosovo vs Serbia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.01% of world capability in Kosovo and 0.09% of world capability in Serbia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.08 percentage points, or 7.47 times that in Kosovo.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2008.
- In 2022, Kosovo ranked 155 and Serbia ranked 100 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Kosovo | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| 2021 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| 2017 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| 2015 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| 2014 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| 2013 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| 2012 | 0.01 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 0.01 | 0.11 |
| 2007 | – | 0.12 |
| 1918 | – | 0.22 |
| 1917 | – | 0.18 |
| 1916 | – | 0.16 |
| 1915 | – | 0.14 |
| 1914 | – | 0.19 |
| 1913 | – | 0.18 |
| 1912 | – | 0.19 |
| 1911 | – | 0.18 |
| 1910 | – | 0.19 |
| 1909 | – | 0.2 |
| 1908 | – | 0.16 |
| 1907 | – | 0.17 |
| 1906 | – | 0.15 |
| 1905 | – | 0.13 |
| 1904 | – | 0.16 |
| 1903 | – | 0.15 |
| 1902 | – | 0.14 |
| 1901 | – | 0.14 |
| 1900 | – | 0.14 |
| 1899 | – | 0.15 |
| 1898 | – | 0.14 |
| 1897 | – | 0.14 |
| 1896 | – | 0.15 |
| 1895 | – | 0.14 |
| 1894 | – | 0.13 |
| 1893 | – | 0.12 |
| 1892 | – | 0.12 |
| 1891 | – | 0.1 |
| 1890 | – | 0.1 |
| 1889 | – | 0.13 |
| 1888 | – | 0.13 |
| 1887 | – | 0.13 |
| 1886 | – | 0.14 |
| 1885 | – | 0.14 |
| 1884 | – | 0.16 |
| 1883 | – | 0.13 |
| 1882 | – | 0.1 |
| 1881 | – | 0.1 |
| 1880 | – | 0.1 |
| 1879 | – | 0.09 |
| 1878 | – | 0.08 |
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
Kosovo vs Serbia
Health
People
- PopulationKosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthKosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKosovo: 1.55 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKosovo: 50.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageKosovo: 31.4 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKosovo: 9.6% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateKosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKosovo: $217M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personKosovo: $140 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKosovo: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Arms importsKosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025