National power in Iran

National power in Iran: 0.56% of world capability in 1855 and 1.64% of world capability in 2022, by Correlates of War estimates.

Latest, 2022: 1.64% of world capability
Since 1855: +1.08 percentage points
Rank, 2022: 10 of 195; counting from the highest

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% of world capability · Correlates of War

Estimates, Correlates of War

What the numbers say

The highest was 1.8% of world capability in 2021, the lowest 0.29% of world capability in 1917.

Every year

% of world capability · Correlates of War

Year	Iran
2022	1.64
2021	1.8
2020	1.75
2019	1.64
2018	1.66
2017	1.62
2016	1.54
2015	1.59
2014	1.47
2013	1.47
2012	1.55
2011	1.48
2010	1.38
2009	1.38
2008	1.39
2007	1.38
2006	1.41
2005	1.29
2004	1.3
2003	1.33
2002	1.3
2001	1.33
2000	1.29
1999	1.3
1998	1.25
1997	1.28
1996	1.22
1995	1.21
1994	1.16
1993	1.1
1992	1.07
1991	1.05
1990	0.92
1989	1.12
1988	1.12
1987	0.92
1986	0.87
1985	1.07
1984	1.17
1983	0.99
1982	1.01
1981	0.78
1980	0.78
1979	0.95
1978	1.03
1977	1.03
1976	1.05
1975	1.01
1974	0.88
1973	0.69
1972	0.64
1971	0.62
1970	0.61
1969	0.58
1968	0.56
1967	0.63
1966	0.62
1965	0.63
1964	0.61
1963	0.6
1962	0.61
1961	0.6
1960	0.63
1959	0.57
1958	0.56
1957	0.54
1956	0.51
1955	0.46
1954	0.39
1953	0.39
1952	0.39
1951	0.53
1950	0.62
1949	0.43
1948	0.43
1947	0.42
1946	0.45
1945	0.33
1944	0.35
1943	0.34
1942	0.38
1941	0.45
1940	0.37
1939	0.32
1938	0.45
1937	0.44
1936	0.44
1935	0.45
1934	0.5
1933	0.5
1932	0.39
1931	0.34
1930	0.36
1929	0.4
1928	0.36
1927	0.38
1926	0.37
1925	0.38
1924	0.36
1923	0.34
1922	0.35
1921	0.35
1920	0.35
1919	0.36
1918	0.31
1917	0.29
1916	0.33
1915	0.32
1914	0.45
1913	0.37
1912	0.38
1911	0.37
1910	0.38
1909	0.38
1908	0.54
1907	0.39
1906	0.39
1905	0.38
1904	0.38
1903	0.38
1902	0.38
1901	0.39
1900	0.39
1899	0.4
1898	0.4
1897	0.41
1896	0.41
1895	0.41
1894	0.42
1893	0.42
1892	0.42
1891	0.42
1890	0.42
1889	0.89
1888	0.75
1887	0.43
1886	1.25
1885	0.9
1884	1.21
1883	0.46
1882	1.18
1881	0.44
1880	0.45
1879	0.45
1878	0.43
1877	0.44
1876	1.09
1875	0.43
1874	0.43
1873	0.41
1872	0.41
1871	0.39
1870	0.41
1869	0.41
1868	1.12
1867	0.4
1866	0.41
1865	0.38
1864	0.37
1863	0.38
1862	0.38
1861	0.38
1860	0.39
1859	0.61
1858	0.61
1857	0.61
1856	0.58
1855	0.56

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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