Namibia vs South Africa

Namibia vs South Africa: National power

National power in 2022: 0.02% of world capability in Namibia and 0.55% of world capability in South Africa, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Africa, by 0.53 percentage points, or 26 times that in Namibia.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Namibia vs South Africa: National powerNational power in 2022: 0.02% of world capability in Namibia and 0.55% of world capability in South Africa, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Africa, by 0.53 percentage points, or 26 times that in Namibia.
NamibiaSouth Africa

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2022, Namibia ranked 146 and South Africa ranked 33 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

YearNamibiaSouth Africa
20220.020.55
20210.020.56
20200.020.57
20190.020.59
20180.020.59
20170.020.6
20160.020.64
20150.020.65
20140.020.66
20130.020.67
20120.020.68
20110.020.69
20100.020.69
20090.020.72
20080.020.72
20070.020.74
20060.020.75
20050.020.77
20040.020.79
20030.020.79
20020.010.78
20010.020.75
20000.020.74
19990.010.74
19980.010.76
19970.010.79
19960.010.79
19950.010.82
19940.010.83
19930.010.83
19920.010.82
19910.010.84
19900.020.8
1989–0.83
1988–0.8
1987–0.82
1986–0.8
1985–0.81
1984–0.8
1983–0.8
1982–0.81
1981–0.81
1980–0.78
1979–0.74
1978–0.74
1977–0.72
1976–0.7
1975–0.68
1974–0.63
1973–0.6
1972–0.62
1971–0.61
1970–0.59
1969–0.59
1968–0.59
1967–0.54
1966–0.52
1965–0.54
1964–0.53
1963–0.52
1962–0.5
1961–0.49
1960–0.47
1959–0.47
1958–0.49
1957–0.48
1956–0.47
1955–0.48
1954–0.51
1953–0.5
1952–0.52
1951–0.51
1950–0.5
1949–0.52
1948–0.52
1947–0.56
1946–0.63
1945–0.64
1944–0.58
1943–0.57
1942–0.63
1941–0.57
1940–0.54
1939–0.43
1938–0.44
1937–0.41
1936–0.41
1935–0.4
1934–0.36
1933–0.35
1932–0.36
1931–0.35
1930–0.34
1929–0.34
1928–0.35
1927–0.36
1926–0.37
1925–0.36
1924–0.42
1923–0.34
1922–0.38
1921–0.43
1920–0.39

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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