South Sudan vs Zambia

South Sudan vs Zambia: National power

National power in 2022: 0.08% of world capability in South Sudan and 0.1% of world capability in Zambia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.02 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in South Sudan.

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

South Sudan vs Zambia: National powerNational power in 2022: 0.08% of world capability in South Sudan and 0.1% of world capability in Zambia, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Zambia, by 0.02 percentage points, or 1.24 times that in South Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Zambia has been higher since 2021, when it overtook South Sudan.
  • In 2022, South Sudan ranked 103 and Zambia ranked 91 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

YearSouth SudanZambia
20220.080.1
20210.090.1
20200.20.1
20190.20.1
20180.20.1
20170.20.1
20160.190.09
20150.20.09
20140.210.08
20130.210.08
20120.150.08
20110.050.08
2010–0.08
2009–0.08
2008–0.08
2007–0.08
2006–0.08
2005–0.07
2004–0.07
2003–0.07
2002–0.08
2001–0.08
2000–0.07
1999–0.08
1998–0.08
1997–0.08
1996–0.07
1995–0.08
1994–0.08
1993–0.08
1992–0.09
1991–0.08
1990–0.08
1989–0.08
1988–0.08
1987–0.07
1986–0.07
1985–0.07
1984–0.08
1983–0.08
1982–0.08
1981–0.08
1980–0.07
1979–0.07
1978–0.07
1977–0.07
1976–0.07
1975–0.07
1974–0.07
1973–0.07
1972–0.07
1971–0.06
1970–0.06
1969–0.05
1968–0.05
1967–0.05
1966–0.04
1965–0.04
1964–0.04

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.

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