North Macedonia vs Serbia
North Macedonia vs Serbia: National power
National power in 2022: 0.02% of world capability in North Macedonia and 0.09% of world capability in Serbia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.07 percentage points, or 4.53 times that in North Macedonia.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2007.
- In 2022, North Macedonia ranked 151 and Serbia ranked 100 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | North Macedonia | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2021 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2020 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2019 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2017 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2016 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2015 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2014 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
| 2013 | 0.02 | 0.08 |
| 2012 | 0.02 | 0.09 |
| 2011 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
| 2009 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 0.03 | 0.11 |
| 2007 | 0.03 | 0.12 |
| 2006 | 0.03 | – |
| 2005 | 0.03 | – |
| 2004 | 0.03 | – |
| 2003 | 0.03 | – |
| 2002 | 0.03 | – |
| 2001 | 0.04 | – |
| 2000 | 0.03 | – |
| 1999 | 0.03 | – |
| 1998 | 0.03 | – |
| 1997 | 0.03 | – |
| 1996 | 0.03 | – |
| 1995 | 0.03 | – |
| 1994 | 0.03 | – |
| 1993 | 0.03 | – |
| 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
North Macedonia vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyNorth Macedonia: 77.4 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNorth Macedonia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNorth Macedonia: 4.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNorth Macedonia: 80.5% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionNorth Macedonia: 2.33% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateNorth Macedonia: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNorth Macedonia: 1.83 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthNorth Macedonia: -0.47% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNorth Macedonia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNorth Macedonia: 62.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageNorth Macedonia: 40.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNorth Macedonia: 17.5% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateNorth Macedonia: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNorth Macedonia: 1.97% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsNorth Macedonia: $346M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personNorth Macedonia: $206 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNorth Macedonia: 5.1% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNorth Macedonia: 16,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersNorth Macedonia: 2% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNorth Macedonia: 9 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNorth Macedonia: 59 million TIV in 2023Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025