Russia vs Ukraine
Russia vs Ukraine: National power
National power in 2022: 3.82% of world capability in Russia and 0.86% of world capability in Ukraine, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Russia, by 2.96 percentage points, or 4.46 times that in Ukraine.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Russia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1992.
- In 2022, Russia ranked 4 and Ukraine ranked 23 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Russia | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.82 | 0.86 |
| 2021 | 3.49 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 3.41 | 0.66 |
| 2019 | 3.46 | 0.67 |
| 2018 | 3.58 | 0.68 |
| 2017 | 3.58 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 3.65 | 0.72 |
| 2015 | 3.68 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | 3.92 | 0.71 |
| 2013 | 3.9 | 0.79 |
| 2012 | 3.96 | 0.82 |
| 2011 | 3.98 | 0.87 |
| 2010 | 3.91 | 0.88 |
| 2009 | 3.92 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 4.09 | 0.98 |
| 2007 | 4.1 | 1.12 |
| 2006 | 4.11 | 1.14 |
| 2005 | 4.07 | 1.18 |
| 2004 | 4.76 | 1.37 |
| 2003 | 4.97 | 1.46 |
| 2002 | 4.96 | 1.46 |
| 2001 | 5.35 | 1.51 |
| 2000 | 5.14 | 1.49 |
| 1999 | 5.14 | 1.43 |
| 1998 | 5.12 | 1.39 |
| 1997 | 5.59 | 1.48 |
| 1996 | 5.91 | 1.52 |
| 1995 | 6.29 | 1.54 |
| 1994 | 6.7 | 1.64 |
| 1993 | 5.8 | 1.94 |
| 1992 | 6.72 | 2.28 |
| 1991 | – | 2.32 |
| 1922 | 14.44 | – |
| 1921 | 14.85 | – |
| 1920 | 10.32 | – |
| 1919 | 6.31 | – |
| 1918 | 3.74 | – |
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 Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancyRussia: 73.2 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityRussia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityRussia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterRussia: 76.2% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionRussia: 3.71% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateRussia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationRussia: 145 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthRussia: -0.32% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateRussia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationRussia: 75.3% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageRussia: 39.5 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overRussia: 16.6% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateRussia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingRussia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsRussia: $158B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personRussia: $1,318 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingRussia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelRussia: 1.45 million people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersRussia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsRussia: 129 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsRussia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025