Oman vs Saudi Arabia

Oman vs Saudi Arabia: National power

National power in 2022: 0.17% of world capability in Oman and 1.34% of world capability in Saudi Arabia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 1.17 percentage points, or 7.75 times that in Oman.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Oman vs Saudi Arabia: National powerNational power in 2022: 0.17% of world capability in Oman and 1.34% of world capability in Saudi Arabia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by 1.17 percentage points, or 7.75 times that in Oman.
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What the numbers say

  • Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1971.
  • In 2022, Oman ranked 67 and Saudi Arabia ranked 13 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

YearOmanSaudi Arabia
20220.171.34
20210.171.23
20200.181.25
20190.191.53
20180.21.67
20170.21.61
20160.221.47
20150.221.72
20140.21.65
20130.21.41
20120.161.39
20110.131.28
20100.121.28
20090.121.24
20080.131.19
20070.111.19
20060.121.15
20050.121.12
20040.11.04
20030.111.02
20020.111.06
20010.111.17
20000.11.12
19990.081.08
19980.091.07
19970.090.99
19960.091
19950.090.96
19940.090.93
19930.081.02
19920.080.92
19910.061.29
19900.060.95
19890.060.75
19880.060.67
19870.060.71
19860.060.74
19850.070.74
19840.070.79
19830.060.76
19820.050.88
19810.060.9
19800.050.78
19790.040.7
19780.040.6
19770.040.55
19760.040.51
19750.040.38
19740.030.3
19730.020.28
19720.010.25
19710.010.24
1970–0.23
1969–0.21
1968–0.21
1967–0.24
1966–0.17
1965–0.17
1964–0.16
1963–0.15
1962–0.16
1961–0.15
1960–0.14
1959–0.13
1958–0.15
1957–0.14
1956–0.16
1955–0.17
1954–0.18
1953–0.14
1952–0.13
1951–0.12
1950–0.14
1949–0.13
1948–0.11
1947–0.18
1946–0.18
1945–0.09
1944–0.07
1943–0.06
1942–0.06
1941–0.06
1940–0.06
1939–0.06
1938–0.05
1937–0.05
1936–0.05
1935–0.05
1934–0.05
1933–0.04
1932–0.05
1931–0.04
1930–0.04
1929–0.04
1928–0.04
1927–0.04

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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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