Myanmar (Burma) vs Philippines: National power

National power in 2022: 0.53% of world capability in Myanmar (Burma) and 0.68% of world capability in Philippines, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Philippines, by 0.15 percentage points, or 1.29 times that in Myanmar (Burma).

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Myanmar (Burma)Philippines

What the numbers say

Philippines has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Myanmar (Burma).
In 2022, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 35 and Philippines ranked 27 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	Myanmar (Burma)	Philippines
2022	0.53	0.68
2021	0.55	0.68
2020	0.59	0.67
2019	0.59	0.67
2018	0.6	0.65
2017	0.6	0.65
2016	0.55	0.62
2015	0.55	0.61
2014	0.54	0.6
2013	0.54	0.6
2012	0.56	0.56
2011	0.56	0.56
2010	0.55	0.56
2009	0.65	0.54
2008	0.65	0.54
2007	0.62	0.53
2006	0.63	0.53
2005	0.66	0.52
2004	0.66	0.52
2003	0.7	0.52
2002	0.67	0.54
2001	0.53	0.56
2000	0.5	0.56
1999	0.52	0.56
1998	0.51	0.57
1997	0.51	0.56
1996	0.5	0.56
1995	0.5	0.55
1994	0.5	0.52
1993	0.51	0.52
1992	0.43	0.52
1991	0.43	0.51
1990	0.38	0.51
1989	0.35	0.52
1988	0.34	0.53
1987	0.34	0.5
1986	0.34	0.49
1985	0.35	0.5
1984	0.34	0.49
1983	0.32	0.45
1982	0.36	0.49
1981	0.36	0.48
1980	0.34	0.47
1979	0.35	0.48
1978	0.35	0.48
1977	0.35	0.47
1976	0.34	0.45
1975	0.34	0.44
1974	0.33	0.42
1973	0.34	0.4
1972	0.32	0.39
1971	0.31	0.39
1970	0.31	0.39
1969	0.3	0.37
1968	0.27	0.36
1967	0.28	0.35
1966	0.28	0.34
1965	0.29	0.34
1964	0.28	0.33
1963	0.26	0.32
1962	0.26	0.33
1961	0.26	0.34
1960	0.25	0.33
1959	0.25	0.33
1958	0.24	0.34
1957	0.23	0.33
1956	0.22	0.32
1955	0.21	0.31
1954	0.21	0.32
1953	0.21	0.31
1952	0.21	0.31
1951	0.21	0.32
1950	0.22	0.32
1949	0.22	0.32
1948	0.23	0.33
1947	–	0.32
1946	–	0.35

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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Deaths in conflictsMyanmar (Burma): 2,720 deaths in 2022Philippines: 194 deaths in 2022