Russia vs Thailand
Russia vs Thailand: National power
National power in 2022: 3.82% of world capability in Russia and 0.79% of world capability in Thailand, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Russia, by 3.03 percentage points, or 4.84 times that in Thailand.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1918.
- In 2022, Russia ranked 4 and Thailand ranked 26 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Russia | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.82 | 0.79 |
| 2021 | 3.49 | 0.84 |
| 2020 | 3.41 | 0.83 |
| 2019 | 3.46 | 0.84 |
| 2018 | 3.58 | 0.87 |
| 2017 | 3.58 | 0.86 |
| 2016 | 3.65 | 0.91 |
| 2015 | 3.68 | 0.9 |
| 2014 | 3.92 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | 3.9 | 0.91 |
| 2012 | 3.96 | 0.77 |
| 2011 | 3.98 | 0.77 |
| 2010 | 3.91 | 0.77 |
| 2009 | 3.92 | 0.77 |
| 2008 | 4.09 | 0.78 |
| 2007 | 4.1 | 0.78 |
| 2006 | 4.11 | 0.76 |
| 2005 | 4.07 | 0.77 |
| 2004 | 4.76 | 0.76 |
| 2003 | 4.97 | 0.75 |
| 2002 | 4.96 | 0.73 |
| 2001 | 5.35 | 1.06 |
| 2000 | 5.14 | 0.72 |
| 1999 | 5.14 | 0.72 |
| 1998 | 5.12 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | 5.59 | 0.74 |
| 1996 | 5.91 | 0.74 |
| 1995 | 6.29 | 0.72 |
| 1994 | 6.7 | 0.69 |
| 1993 | 5.8 | 0.66 |
| 1992 | 6.72 | 0.64 |
| 1991 | – | 0.61 |
| 1990 | – | 0.57 |
| 1989 | – | 0.56 |
| 1988 | – | 0.53 |
| 1987 | – | 0.53 |
| 1986 | – | 0.53 |
| 1985 | – | 0.52 |
| 1984 | – | 0.52 |
| 1983 | – | 0.51 |
| 1982 | – | 0.51 |
| 1981 | – | 0.51 |
| 1980 | – | 0.49 |
| 1979 | – | 0.49 |
| 1978 | – | 0.48 |
| 1977 | – | 0.46 |
| 1976 | – | 0.45 |
| 1975 | – | 0.47 |
| 1974 | – | 0.43 |
| 1973 | – | 0.44 |
| 1972 | – | 0.42 |
| 1971 | – | 0.41 |
| 1970 | – | 0.39 |
| 1969 | – | 0.37 |
| 1968 | – | 0.36 |
| 1967 | – | 0.35 |
| 1966 | – | 0.35 |
| 1965 | – | 0.34 |
| 1964 | – | 0.3 |
| 1963 | – | 0.28 |
| 1962 | – | 0.3 |
| 1961 | – | 0.3 |
| 1960 | – | 0.32 |
| 1959 | – | 0.33 |
| 1958 | – | 0.33 |
| 1957 | – | 0.33 |
| 1956 | – | 0.28 |
| 1955 | – | 0.28 |
| 1954 | – | 0.29 |
| 1953 | – | 0.3 |
| 1952 | – | 0.29 |
| 1951 | – | 0.31 |
| 1950 | – | 0.32 |
| 1949 | – | 0.32 |
| 1948 | – | 0.34 |
| 1947 | – | 0.34 |
| 1946 | – | 0.39 |
| 1945 | – | 0.44 |
| 1944 | – | 0.45 |
| 1943 | – | 0.46 |
| 1942 | – | 0.44 |
| 1941 | – | 0.35 |
| 1940 | – | 0.33 |
| 1939 | – | 0.31 |
| 1938 | – | 0.35 |
| 1937 | – | 0.34 |
| 1936 | – | 0.34 |
| 1935 | – | 0.32 |
| 1934 | – | 0.34 |
| 1933 | – | 0.34 |
| 1932 | – | 0.35 |
| 1931 | – | 0.35 |
| 1930 | – | 0.34 |
| 1929 | – | 0.34 |
| 1928 | – | 0.34 |
| 1927 | – | 0.35 |
| 1926 | – | 0.34 |
| 1925 | – | 0.34 |
| 1924 | – | 0.34 |
| 1923 | – | 0.31 |
| 1922 | 14.44 | 0.3 |
| 1921 | 14.85 | 0.29 |
| 1920 | 10.32 | 0.28 |
| 1919 | 6.31 | 0.27 |
| 1918 | 3.74 | 0.24 |
| 1917 | – | 0.24 |
| 1916 | – | 0.24 |
| 1915 | – | 0.23 |
| 1914 | – | 0.3 |
| 1913 | – | 0.31 |
| 1912 | – | 0.31 |
| 1911 | – | 0.31 |
| 1910 | – | 0.32 |
| 1909 | – | 0.32 |
| 1908 | – | 0.32 |
| 1907 | – | 0.31 |
| 1906 | – | 0.27 |
| 1905 | – | 0.26 |
| 1904 | – | 0.27 |
| 1903 | – | 0.26 |
| 1902 | – | 0.23 |
| 1901 | – | 0.21 |
| 1900 | – | 0.26 |
| 1899 | – | 0.22 |
| 1898 | – | 0.24 |
| 1897 | – | 0.25 |
| 1896 | – | 0.25 |
| 1895 | – | 0.25 |
| 1894 | – | 0.25 |
| 1893 | – | 0.24 |
| 1892 | – | 0.28 |
| 1891 | – | 0.28 |
| 1890 | – | 0.28 |
| 1889 | – | 0.28 |
| 1888 | – | 0.28 |
| 1887 | – | 0.28 |
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
Russia vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024