Sweden vs Ukraine
Sweden vs Ukraine: National power
National power in 2022: 0.19% of world capability in Sweden and 0.86% of world capability in Ukraine, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 0.66 percentage points, or 4.48 times that in Sweden.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Ukraine has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1991.
- In 2022, Sweden ranked 64 and Ukraine ranked 23 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Sweden | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.19 | 0.86 |
| 2021 | 0.2 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 0.19 | 0.66 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.67 |
| 2018 | 0.21 | 0.68 |
| 2017 | 0.22 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 0.22 | 0.72 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | 0.21 | 0.71 |
| 2013 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 2012 | 0.21 | 0.82 |
| 2011 | 0.22 | 0.87 |
| 2010 | 0.22 | 0.88 |
| 2009 | 0.2 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 0.25 | 0.98 |
| 2007 | 0.27 | 1.12 |
| 2006 | 0.28 | 1.14 |
| 2005 | 0.29 | 1.18 |
| 2004 | 0.29 | 1.37 |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 1.46 |
| 2002 | 0.32 | 1.46 |
| 2001 | 0.41 | 1.51 |
| 2000 | 0.39 | 1.49 |
| 1999 | 0.36 | 1.43 |
| 1998 | 0.39 | 1.39 |
| 1997 | 0.38 | 1.48 |
| 1996 | 0.4 | 1.52 |
| 1995 | 0.4 | 1.54 |
| 1994 | 0.39 | 1.64 |
| 1993 | 0.39 | 1.94 |
| 1992 | 0.41 | 2.28 |
| 1991 | 0.39 | 2.32 |
| 1990 | 0.36 | – |
| 1989 | 0.35 | – |
| 1988 | 0.34 | – |
| 1987 | 0.36 | – |
| 1986 | 0.35 | – |
| 1985 | 0.35 | – |
| 1984 | 0.33 | – |
| 1983 | 0.34 | – |
| 1982 | 0.34 | – |
| 1981 | 0.33 | – |
| 1980 | 0.37 | – |
| 1979 | 0.38 | – |
| 1978 | 0.38 | – |
| 1977 | 0.38 | – |
| 1976 | 0.41 | – |
| 1975 | 0.43 | – |
| 1974 | 0.42 | – |
| 1973 | 0.42 | – |
| 1972 | 0.43 | – |
| 1971 | 0.44 | – |
| 1970 | 0.44 | – |
| 1969 | 0.44 | – |
| 1968 | 0.44 | – |
| 1967 | 0.41 | – |
| 1966 | 0.41 | – |
| 1965 | 0.43 | – |
| 1964 | 0.42 | – |
| 1963 | 0.42 | – |
| 1962 | 0.43 | – |
| 1961 | 0.44 | – |
| 1960 | 0.39 | – |
| 1959 | 0.4 | – |
| 1958 | 0.4 | – |
| 1957 | 0.39 | – |
| 1956 | 0.45 | – |
| 1955 | 0.44 | – |
| 1954 | 0.47 | – |
| 1953 | 0.45 | – |
| 1952 | 0.47 | – |
| 1951 | 0.47 | – |
| 1950 | 0.49 | – |
| 1949 | 0.6 | – |
| 1948 | 0.6 | – |
| 1947 | 0.59 | – |
| 1946 | 0.59 | – |
| 1945 | 0.5 | – |
| 1944 | 0.51 | – |
| 1943 | 0.55 | – |
| 1942 | 0.58 | – |
| 1941 | 0.46 | – |
| 1940 | 0.46 | – |
| 1939 | 0.53 | – |
| 1938 | 0.53 | – |
| 1937 | 0.49 | – |
| 1936 | 0.5 | – |
| 1935 | 0.52 | – |
| 1934 | 0.6 | – |
| 1933 | 0.56 | – |
| 1932 | 0.59 | – |
| 1931 | 0.55 | – |
| 1930 | 0.54 | – |
| 1929 | 0.54 | – |
| 1928 | 0.53 | – |
| 1927 | 0.52 | – |
| 1926 | 0.54 | – |
| 1925 | 0.56 | – |
| 1924 | 0.64 | – |
| 1923 | 0.49 | – |
| 1922 | 0.51 | – |
| 1921 | 0.43 | – |
| 1920 | 0.57 | – |
| 1919 | 0.51 | – |
| 1918 | 0.45 | – |
| 1917 | 0.43 | – |
| 1916 | 0.48 | – |
| 1915 | 0.48 | – |
| 1914 | 0.53 | – |
| 1913 | 0.71 | – |
| 1912 | 0.72 | – |
| 1911 | 0.72 | – |
| 1910 | 0.75 | – |
| 1909 | 0.71 | – |
| 1908 | 0.81 | – |
| 1907 | 0.77 | – |
| 1906 | 0.74 | – |
| 1905 | 0.67 | – |
| 1904 | 0.9 | – |
| 1903 | 0.93 | – |
| 1902 | 0.82 | – |
| 1901 | 0.81 | – |
| 1900 | 0.84 | – |
| 1899 | 0.85 | – |
| 1898 | 0.89 | – |
| 1897 | 0.95 | – |
| 1896 | 0.95 | – |
| 1895 | 0.95 | – |
| 1894 | 1 | – |
| 1893 | 1.01 | – |
| 1892 | 0.99 | – |
| 1891 | 1.01 | – |
| 1890 | 0.98 | – |
| 1889 | 0.97 | – |
| 1888 | 0.99 | – |
| 1887 | 1.04 | – |
| 1886 | 1.07 | – |
| 1885 | 1.11 | – |
| 1884 | 1.05 | – |
| 1883 | 1.04 | – |
| 1882 | 0.98 | – |
| 1881 | 1.03 | – |
| 1880 | 1.14 | – |
| 1879 | 1.06 | – |
| 1878 | 1.08 | – |
| 1877 | 1.13 | – |
| 1876 | 1.01 | – |
| 1875 | 1.11 | – |
| 1874 | 0.91 | – |
| 1873 | 1.05 | – |
| 1872 | 1.08 | – |
| 1871 | 0.97 | – |
| 1870 | 1.06 | – |
| 1869 | 1.04 | – |
| 1868 | 1.07 | – |
| 1867 | 1.21 | – |
| 1866 | 1.2 | – |
| 1865 | 1.11 | – |
| 1864 | 1.05 | – |
| 1863 | 0.93 | – |
| 1862 | 1.03 | – |
| 1861 | 0.96 | – |
| 1860 | 1.02 | – |
| 1859 | 1.27 | – |
| 1858 | 1.3 | – |
| 1857 | 1.19 | – |
| 1856 | 1.08 | – |
| 1855 | 1.22 | – |
| 1854 | 0.86 | – |
| 1853 | 1.23 | – |
| 1852 | 1.16 | – |
| 1851 | 1.11 | – |
| 1850 | 1.11 | – |
| 1849 | 1.11 | – |
| 1848 | 1.21 | – |
| 1847 | 1.05 | – |
| 1846 | 1.17 | – |
| 1845 | 0.96 | – |
| 1844 | 1.34 | – |
| 1843 | 1.42 | – |
| 1842 | 1.42 | – |
| 1841 | 1.44 | – |
| 1840 | 1.61 | – |
| 1839 | 1.43 | – |
| 1838 | 1.43 | – |
| 1837 | 1.47 | – |
| 1836 | 1.51 | – |
| 1835 | 1.31 | – |
| 1834 | 1.43 | – |
| 1833 | 1.65 | – |
| 1832 | 1.59 | – |
| 1831 | 1.64 | – |
| 1830 | 1.45 | – |
| 1829 | 1.46 | – |
| 1828 | 1.62 | – |
| 1827 | 1.48 | – |
| 1826 | 1.66 | – |
| 1825 | 1.67 | – |
| 1824 | 1.74 | – |
| 1823 | 1.92 | – |
| 1822 | 2.03 | – |
| 1821 | 1.99 | – |
| 1820 | 2.19 | – |
| 1819 | 2.47 | – |
| 1818 | 2.38 | – |
| 1817 | 2.45 | – |
| 1816 | 2.49 | – |
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
Sweden vs Ukraine
Health
- Life expectancySweden: 83.3 years in 2023Ukraine: 73.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySweden: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Ukraine: 0.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySweden: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ukraine: 5.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterSweden: 99.7% in 2022Ukraine: 87.6% in 2022
- DepressionSweden: 4.49% in 2017Ukraine: 4.07% in 2017
- Suicide rateSweden: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Ukraine: 25.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSweden: 10.6 million people in 2023Ukraine: 37.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSweden: 0.56% a year in 2023Ukraine: -1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSweden: 1.43 births per woman in 2023Ukraine: 0.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSweden: 89.1% in 2025Ukraine: 69.6% in 2025
- Median ageSweden: 39.9 years in 2023Ukraine: 42 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSweden: 20.5% in 2023Ukraine: 18.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSweden: 5.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ukraine: -8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSweden: 2.47% of GDP in 2025Ukraine: 39.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSweden: $15B in 2025Ukraine: $77.6B in 2025
- Military spending per personSweden: $1,549 in 2025Ukraine: $2,197 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSweden: 5% of government spending in 2025Ukraine: 62.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSweden: 15,000 people in 2020Ukraine: 298,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersSweden: 0.27% of the labour force in 2020Ukraine: 1.43% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSweden: 146 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 2.26 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsSweden: 235 million TIV in 2025Ukraine: 120 million TIV in 2025