National power in France

National power in France: 11.73% of world capability in 1816 and 1.09% of world capability in 2022, by Correlates of War estimates.

Latest, 2022: 1.09% of world capability
Since 1816: −10.64 percentage points
Rank, 2022: 20 of 195; counting from the highest

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

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The highest was 15.8% of world capability in 1842, the lowest 1.09% of world capability in 2022.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	France
2022	1.09
2021	1.19
2020	1.15
2019	1.19
2018	1.26
2017	1.28
2016	1.34
2015	1.35
2014	1.4
2013	1.43
2012	1.42
2011	1.47
2010	1.6
2009	1.65
2008	1.82
2007	1.84
2006	1.87
2005	1.94
2004	1.97
2003	1.98
2002	1.95
2001	1.8
2000	1.88
1999	2.09
1998	2.21
1997	2.2
1996	2.29
1995	2.31
1994	2.29
1993	2.2
1992	2.17
1991	2.16
1990	2.02
1989	1.91
1988	1.87
1987	1.87
1986	1.85
1985	1.78
1984	1.86
1983	1.92
1982	2.02
1981	2.2
1980	2.4
1979	2.42
1978	2.37
1977	2.33
1976	2.37
1975	2.35
1974	2.43
1973	2.48
1972	2.43
1971	2.42
1970	2.44
1969	2.47
1968	2.5
1967	2.61
1966	2.63
1965	2.77
1964	2.88
1963	2.92
1962	2.94
1961	3.04
1960	3.29
1959	3.26
1958	3.38
1957	3.27
1956	3.26
1955	3.06
1954	3.3
1953	3.18
1952	3.34
1951	3.3
1950	3.32
1949	3.55
1948	3.26
1947	3.5
1946	3.13
1945	1.8
1944	1.82
1942	1.56
1941	1.58
1940	7.58
1939	3.96
1938	4.56
1937	4.75
1936	5.31
1935	5.18
1934	5.75
1933	6.38
1932	6.89
1931	6.47
1930	6.11
1929	5.55
1928	5.88
1927	6.27
1926	6.03
1925	6.02
1924	6.1
1923	5.77
1922	5.73
1921	5.01
1920	5.82
1919	6.13
1918	8.84
1917	8.4
1916	8.58
1915	7.92
1914	7.48
1913	6.8
1912	7.22
1911	7.13
1910	7.05
1909	7.01
1908	7.23
1907	7.04
1906	6.94
1905	6.24
1904	7.03
1903	7.29
1902	7.17
1901	7.3
1900	7.47
1899	8.17
1898	8.21
1897	8.69
1896	9.04
1895	8.86
1894	9.31
1893	9.46
1892	9.38
1891	9.64
1890	9.53
1889	9.55
1888	9.35
1887	9.64
1886	9.9
1885	10.1
1884	10.45
1883	11.09
1882	11.16
1881	11.05
1880	10.83
1879	10.44
1878	10.08
1877	10.03
1876	10.2
1875	10.54
1874	10.46
1873	10.59
1872	10.32
1871	13.73
1870	12.74
1869	11.33
1868	11.41
1867	11.67
1866	10.93
1865	11.07
1864	9.73
1863	10.24
1862	10.61
1861	10.86
1860	12.21
1859	13.87
1858	13.14
1857	13.95
1856	14.04
1855	14.64
1854	12.54
1853	13.1
1852	12.77
1851	12.78
1850	12.7
1849	13.22
1848	13.57
1847	14.64
1846	13.73
1845	14.14
1844	14.35
1843	14.97
1842	15.8
1841	15.79
1840	15.03
1839	13.29
1838	13.65
1837	13.73
1836	13.22
1835	13.64
1834	13.72
1833	13.86
1832	14.15
1831	14.99
1830	14.01
1829	13.61
1828	14.37
1827	13.47
1826	13.83
1825	13.54
1824	13.66
1823	14.63
1822	13.19
1821	12.04
1820	12.33
1819	12.45
1818	11.52
1817	11.45
1816	11.73

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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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