United Kingdom vs Vietnam
United Kingdom vs Vietnam: National power
National power in 2022: 1.25% of world capability in United Kingdom and 1.11% of world capability in Vietnam, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 0.13 percentage points, or 1.12 times that in Vietnam.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- United Kingdom has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1976.
- In 2022, United Kingdom ranked 15 and Vietnam ranked 19 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | United Kingdom | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.25 | 1.11 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.16 |
| 2020 | 1.24 | 1.15 |
| 2019 | 1.24 | 1.12 |
| 2018 | 1.26 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | 1.27 | 1.04 |
| 2016 | 1.34 | 0.95 |
| 2015 | 1.43 | 1.05 |
| 2014 | 1.49 | 0.91 |
| 2013 | 1.47 | 0.89 |
| 2012 | 1.52 | 0.88 |
| 2011 | 1.52 | 0.85 |
| 2010 | 1.56 | 0.83 |
| 2009 | 1.62 | 0.81 |
| 2008 | 1.74 | 0.81 |
| 2007 | 1.88 | 0.82 |
| 2006 | 1.97 | 0.82 |
| 2005 | 1.99 | 0.83 |
| 2004 | 1.92 | 0.81 |
| 2003 | 1.91 | 0.8 |
| 2002 | 1.93 | 0.8 |
| 2001 | 2.13 | 0.79 |
| 2000 | 2.22 | 0.77 |
| 1999 | 2.31 | 0.75 |
| 1998 | 2.41 | 0.87 |
| 1997 | 2.38 | 0.86 |
| 1996 | 2.4 | 0.85 |
| 1995 | 2.36 | 0.84 |
| 1994 | 2.49 | 0.87 |
| 1993 | 2.55 | 0.96 |
| 1992 | 2.74 | 0.95 |
| 1991 | 2.63 | 1.06 |
| 1990 | 2.51 | 0.97 |
| 1989 | 2.54 | 1.11 |
| 1988 | 2.43 | 1.11 |
| 1987 | 2.47 | 1.3 |
| 1986 | 2.34 | 1.13 |
| 1985 | 2.29 | 0.99 |
| 1984 | 2.22 | 1.1 |
| 1983 | 2.36 | 1.17 |
| 1982 | 2.37 | 1.15 |
| 1981 | 2.52 | 1.14 |
| 1980 | 2.53 | 1.08 |
| 1979 | 2.67 | 0.89 |
| 1978 | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| 1977 | 2.63 | 0.88 |
| 1976 | 2.74 | 0.88 |
| 1975 | 2.81 | – |
| 1974 | 2.86 | – |
| 1973 | 2.76 | – |
| 1972 | 2.85 | – |
| 1971 | 2.9 | – |
| 1970 | 3.01 | – |
| 1969 | 3.09 | – |
| 1968 | 3.23 | – |
| 1967 | 3.27 | – |
| 1966 | 3.54 | – |
| 1965 | 3.71 | – |
| 1964 | 3.69 | – |
| 1963 | 3.71 | – |
| 1962 | 3.77 | – |
| 1961 | 4.01 | – |
| 1960 | 4.23 | – |
| 1959 | 4.2 | – |
| 1958 | 4.52 | – |
| 1957 | 4.73 | – |
| 1956 | 4.92 | – |
| 1955 | 5.06 | – |
| 1954 | 5.65 | – |
| 1953 | 5.6 | – |
| 1952 | 5.75 | – |
| 1951 | 5.85 | – |
| 1950 | 6.14 | – |
| 1949 | 7.08 | – |
| 1948 | 7.54 | – |
| 1947 | 9.12 | – |
| 1946 | 11.62 | – |
| 1945 | 8.8 | – |
| 1944 | 8.32 | – |
| 1943 | 8.74 | – |
| 1942 | 9.36 | – |
| 1941 | 9.93 | – |
| 1940 | 9.5 | – |
| 1939 | 9.97 | – |
| 1938 | 7.78 | – |
| 1937 | 7.7 | – |
| 1936 | 7.66 | – |
| 1935 | 7.4 | – |
| 1934 | 8.04 | – |
| 1933 | 7.95 | – |
| 1932 | 8.27 | – |
| 1931 | 7.82 | – |
| 1930 | 7.84 | – |
| 1929 | 8.1 | – |
| 1928 | 8.3 | – |
| 1927 | 9.11 | – |
| 1926 | 7.74 | – |
| 1925 | 9.56 | – |
| 1924 | 10.72 | – |
| 1923 | 9.91 | – |
| 1922 | 9.45 | – |
| 1921 | 9.82 | – |
| 1920 | 12.76 | – |
| 1919 | 11.09 | – |
| 1918 | 14.28 | – |
| 1917 | 14.99 | – |
| 1916 | 15.32 | – |
| 1915 | 15.02 | – |
| 1914 | 13.79 | – |
| 1913 | 11.27 | – |
| 1912 | 11.68 | – |
| 1911 | 11.84 | – |
| 1910 | 11.63 | – |
| 1909 | 11.71 | – |
| 1908 | 12.14 | – |
| 1907 | 12.19 | – |
| 1906 | 12.34 | – |
| 1905 | 12.07 | – |
| 1904 | 13.48 | – |
| 1903 | 14.3 | – |
| 1902 | 16.13 | – |
| 1901 | 17.42 | – |
| 1900 | 17.75 | – |
| 1899 | 16.86 | – |
| 1898 | 15.74 | – |
| 1897 | 16.58 | – |
| 1896 | 17.37 | – |
| 1895 | 17.19 | – |
| 1894 | 17.79 | – |
| 1893 | 17.04 | – |
| 1892 | 17.3 | – |
| 1891 | 17.84 | – |
| 1890 | 17.95 | – |
| 1889 | 18.93 | – |
| 1888 | 18.87 | – |
| 1887 | 19.47 | – |
| 1886 | 20.05 | – |
| 1885 | 21.57 | – |
| 1884 | 20.81 | – |
| 1883 | 21.14 | – |
| 1882 | 21.17 | – |
| 1881 | 21.65 | – |
| 1880 | 21.85 | – |
| 1879 | 22.37 | – |
| 1878 | 22.83 | – |
| 1877 | 23.32 | – |
| 1876 | 23.5 | – |
| 1875 | 23.55 | – |
| 1874 | 23.16 | – |
| 1873 | 23.25 | – |
| 1872 | 23.78 | – |
| 1871 | 24.16 | – |
| 1870 | 24.16 | – |
| 1869 | 24.64 | – |
| 1868 | 25.31 | – |
| 1867 | 25.31 | – |
| 1866 | 24.83 | – |
| 1865 | 25.64 | – |
| 1864 | 24.34 | – |
| 1863 | 25.1 | – |
| 1862 | 25.06 | – |
| 1861 | 25.84 | – |
| 1860 | 27.64 | – |
| 1859 | 29.05 | – |
| 1858 | 28.96 | – |
| 1857 | 29 | – |
| 1856 | 29.57 | – |
| 1855 | 29.75 | – |
| 1854 | 33.61 | – |
| 1853 | 28.74 | – |
| 1852 | 29.86 | – |
| 1851 | 30.55 | – |
| 1850 | 30.42 | – |
| 1849 | 30.48 | – |
| 1848 | 30.42 | – |
| 1847 | 29.75 | – |
| 1846 | 30.29 | – |
| 1845 | 31.82 | – |
| 1844 | 30.55 | – |
| 1843 | 29.86 | – |
| 1842 | 29.76 | – |
| 1841 | 30.77 | – |
| 1840 | 31.13 | – |
| 1839 | 30.94 | – |
| 1838 | 30.39 | – |
| 1837 | 30.08 | – |
| 1836 | 29.95 | – |
| 1835 | 30.51 | – |
| 1834 | 30.49 | – |
| 1833 | 30.35 | – |
| 1832 | 30.08 | – |
| 1831 | 29.89 | – |
| 1830 | 30.56 | – |
| 1829 | 32.3 | – |
| 1828 | 32.69 | – |
| 1827 | 33.28 | – |
| 1826 | 32.98 | – |
| 1825 | 33.1 | – |
| 1824 | 32.97 | – |
| 1823 | 31.78 | – |
| 1822 | 31.11 | – |
| 1821 | 31.73 | – |
| 1820 | 31.65 | – |
| 1819 | 31.72 | – |
| 1818 | 32.92 | – |
| 1817 | 32.8 | – |
| 1816 | 33.66 | – |
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
United Kingdom vs Vietnam
Health
- Life expectancyUnited Kingdom: 81.3 years in 2023Vietnam: 74.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityUnited Kingdom: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024Vietnam: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityUnited Kingdom: 3.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Vietnam: 15.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterUnited Kingdom: 99.8% in 2022Vietnam: 57.8% in 2022
- DepressionUnited Kingdom: 4.12% in 2017Vietnam: 2.88% in 2017
- Suicide rateUnited Kingdom: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Vietnam: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationUnited Kingdom: 68.7 million people in 2023Vietnam: 100 million people in 2023
- Population growthUnited Kingdom: 0.7% a year in 2023Vietnam: 0.64% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateUnited Kingdom: 1.56 births per woman in 2023Vietnam: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationUnited Kingdom: 83.3% in 2025Vietnam: 38.8% in 2025
- Median ageUnited Kingdom: 39.8 years in 2023Vietnam: 32.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overUnited Kingdom: 19.2% in 2023Vietnam: 8.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateUnited Kingdom: 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Vietnam: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingUnited Kingdom: 2.35% of GDP in 2025Vietnam: 2.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsUnited Kingdom: $88B in 2025Vietnam: $10.9B in 2025
- Military spending per personUnited Kingdom: $1,283 in 2025Vietnam: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingUnited Kingdom: 5.4% of government spending in 2025Vietnam: 9.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelUnited Kingdom: 153,000 people in 2020Vietnam: 522,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersUnited Kingdom: 0.45% of the labour force in 2020Vietnam: 0.95% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsUnited Kingdom: 609 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 177 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsUnited Kingdom: 702 million TIV in 2025Vietnam: 10 million TIV in 2018