Pakistan vs South Korea

Pakistan vs South Korea: National power

National power in 2022: 1.77% of world capability in Pakistan and 2% of world capability in South Korea, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.23 percentage points, or 1.13 times that in Pakistan.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Pakistan vs South Korea: National powerNational power in 2022: 1.77% of world capability in Pakistan and 2% of world capability in South Korea, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in South Korea, by 0.23 percentage points, or 1.13 times that in Pakistan.
PakistanSouth Korea

What the numbers say

  • South Korea has been higher since 1972, when it overtook Pakistan.
  • In 2022, Pakistan ranked 9 and South Korea ranked 8 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

YearPakistanSouth Korea
20221.772
20211.82.11
20201.772.11
20191.772.19
20181.82.26
20171.82.3
20161.512.33
20151.482.35
20141.452.33
20131.432.27
20121.452.32
20111.422.33
20101.42.24
20091.42.2
20081.412.25
20071.432.3
20061.422.32
20051.412.34
20041.392.32
20031.382.35
20021.372.42
20011.332.32
20001.332.34
19991.342.34
19981.352.31
19971.312.46
19961.272.43
19951.252.4
19941.242.32
19931.232.31
19921.212.2
19911.162.06
19901.081.79
19891.051.79
198811.65
198711.59
19860.991.55
19850.991.54
19840.971.53
19830.961.52
19821.031.53
19810.991.47
19800.941.39
19790.971.2
19780.951.11
197711.09
19760.991.05
19750.921.02
19740.841
19730.891
19720.810.97
19710.990.94
19701.330.91
19691.330.87
19681.310.86
19671.130.85
19661.110.84
19651.110.91
19641.090.89
19631.070.92
19621.050.91
19611.060.89
19601.030.93
19591.030.94
19581.020.93
19570.990.91
19560.980.89
19550.990.93
19541.010.85
19531.030.76
19521.040.62
19511.090.54
19501.130.47
19491.140.44
19481.18–
19471.14–

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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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