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National power around the world
National power, 2022: highest in China, at 23.41% of world capability, and lowest in Tuvalu, at 0% of world capability, of 195 countries with a value.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
Every country, by its latest figure
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| # | Country | Latest | Latest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 23.41 | 2022 | |
| 2 | United States | 12.36 | 2022 | |
| 3 | India | 9.94 | 2022 | |
| 4 | Russia | 3.82 | 2022 | |
| 5 | Japan | 2.47 | 2022 | |
| 6 | Indonesia | 2.09 | 2022 | |
| 7 | Brazil | 2.01 | 2022 | |
| 8 | South Korea | 2 | 2022 | |
| 9 | Pakistan | 1.77 | 2022 | |
| 10 | Iran | 1.64 | 2022 | |
| 11 | Germany | 1.5 | 2022 | |
| 12 | North Korea | 1.41 | 2022 | |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 1.34 | 2022 | |
| 14 | Türkiye | 1.25 | 2022 | |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 1.25 | 2022 | |
| 16 | Egypt | 1.18 | 2022 | |
| 17 | Nigeria | 1.16 | 2022 | |
| 18 | Mexico | 1.14 | 2022 | |
| 19 | Vietnam | 1.11 | 2022 | |
| 20 | France | 1.09 | 2022 | |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 1.01 | 2022 | |
| 22 | Italy | 0.96 | 2022 | |
| 23 | Ukraine | 0.86 | 2022 | |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 0.85 | 2022 | |
| 25 | Canada | 0.81 | 2022 | |
| 26 | Thailand | 0.79 | 2022 | |
| 27 | Philippines | 0.68 | 2022 | |
| 28 | Spain | 0.66 | 2022 | |
| 29 | Taiwan | 0.6 | 2022 | |
| 30 | Australia | 0.6 | 2022 | |
| 31 | Congo - Kinshasa | 0.59 | 2022 | |
| 32 | Colombia | 0.57 | 2022 | |
| 33 | South Africa | 0.55 | 2022 | |
| 34 | Iraq | 0.54 | 2022 | |
| 35 | Myanmar (Burma) | 0.53 | 2022 | |
| 36 | Poland | 0.52 | 2022 | |
| 37 | Algeria | 0.51 | 2022 | |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 0.47 | 2022 | |
| 39 | Malaysia | 0.46 | 2022 | |
| 40 | Argentina | 0.45 | 2022 | |
| 41 | Morocco | 0.4 | 2022 | |
| 42 | Netherlands | 0.38 | 2022 | |
| 43 | Israel | 0.38 | 2022 | |
| 44 | Sudan | 0.37 | 2022 | |
| 45 | Venezuela | 0.34 | 2022 | |
| 46 | Eritrea | 0.31 | 2022 | |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 0.31 | 2022 | |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 0.29 | 2022 | |
| 49 | Angola | 0.29 | 2022 | |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 0.29 | 2022 | |
| 51 | Syria | 0.29 | 2022 | |
| 52 | Peru | 0.28 | 2022 | |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 0.27 | 2022 | |
| 54 | Greece | 0.26 | 2022 | |
| 55 | Tanzania | 0.25 | 2022 | |
| 56 | Singapore | 0.25 | 2022 | |
| 57 | Yemen | 0.24 | 2022 | |
| 58 | Chile | 0.23 | 2022 | |
| 59 | Romania | 0.23 | 2022 | |
| 60 | Kenya | 0.23 | 2022 | |
| 61 | Belgium | 0.22 | 2022 | |
| 62 | Kuwait | 0.2 | 2022 | |
| 63 | Uganda | 0.2 | 2022 | |
| 64 | Sweden | 0.19 | 2022 | |
| 65 | Qatar | 0.18 | 2022 | |
| 66 | Nepal | 0.18 | 2022 | |
| 67 | Oman | 0.17 | 2022 | |
| 68 | Ghana | 0.17 | 2022 | |
| 69 | Austria | 0.17 | 2022 | |
| 70 | Jordan | 0.17 | 2022 | |
| 71 | Cambodia | 0.16 | 2022 | |
| 72 | Czechia | 0.16 | 2022 | |
| 73 | Cameroon | 0.16 | 2022 | |
| 74 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.16 | 2022 | |
| 75 | Ecuador | 0.15 | 2022 | |
| 76 | Belarus | 0.14 | 2022 | |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 0.14 | 2022 | |
| 78 | Finland | 0.14 | 2022 | |
| 79 | Norway | 0.14 | 2022 | |
| 80 | Mozambique | 0.13 | 2022 | |
| 81 | Hungary | 0.13 | 2022 | |
| 82 | Somalia | 0.13 | 2022 | |
| 83 | Turkmenistan | 0.13 | 2022 | |
| 84 | Portugal | 0.12 | 2022 | |
| 85 | Switzerland | 0.12 | 2022 | |
| 86 | Cuba | 0.11 | 2022 | |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 0.11 | 2022 | |
| 88 | Niger | 0.11 | 2022 | |
| 89 | Madagascar | 0.11 | 2022 | |
| 90 | Mali | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 91 | Zambia | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 92 | Tunisia | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 93 | Chad | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 94 | Bolivia | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 95 | Senegal | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 96 | Slovakia | 0.1 | 2022 | |
| 97 | Guatemala | 0.09 | 2022 | |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 0.09 | 2022 | |
| 99 | Denmark | 0.09 | 2022 | |
| 100 | Serbia | 0.09 | 2022 | |
| 101 | Burkina Faso | 0.09 | 2022 | |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | 0.08 | 2022 | |
| 103 | South Sudan | 0.08 | 2022 | |
| 104 | Libya | 0.08 | 2022 | |
| 105 | Lebanon | 0.08 | 2022 | |
| 106 | New Zealand | 0.07 | 2022 | |
| 107 | Bahrain | 0.07 | 2022 | |
| 108 | Benin | 0.07 | 2022 | |
| 109 | Rwanda | 0.07 | 2022 | |
| 110 | Guinea | 0.07 | 2022 | |
| 111 | Malawi | 0.07 | 2022 | |
| 112 | Burundi | 0.06 | 2022 | |
| 113 | Honduras | 0.06 | 2022 | |
| 114 | Laos | 0.06 | 2022 | |
| 115 | Armenia | 0.06 | 2022 | |
| 116 | Togo | 0.05 | 2022 | |
| 117 | Lithuania | 0.05 | 2022 | |
| 118 | Congo - Brazzaville | 0.05 | 2022 | |
| 119 | El Salvador | 0.05 | 2022 | |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 0.05 | 2022 | |
| 121 | Haiti | 0.05 | 2022 | |
| 122 | Ireland | 0.05 | 2022 | |
| 123 | Croatia | 0.05 | 2022 | |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.04 | 2022 | |
| 125 | Paraguay | 0.04 | 2022 | |
| 126 | Uruguay | 0.04 | 2022 | |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 0.04 | 2022 | |
| 128 | Georgia | 0.04 | 2022 | |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 0.04 | 2022 | |
| 130 | Papua New Guinea | 0.03 | 2022 | |
| 131 | Mauritania | 0.03 | 2022 | |
| 132 | Mongolia | 0.03 | 2022 | |
| 133 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0.03 | 2022 | |
| 134 | Trinidad & Tobago | 0.03 | 2022 | |
| 135 | Panama | 0.03 | 2022 | |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 0.03 | 2022 | |
| 137 | Slovenia | 0.03 | 2022 | |
| 138 | Liberia | 0.03 | 2022 | |
| 139 | Central African Republic | 0.03 | 2022 | |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 141 | Latvia | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 142 | Brunei | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 143 | Albania | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 144 | Jamaica | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 145 | Gabon | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 146 | Namibia | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 147 | Botswana | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 148 | Moldova | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 149 | Cyprus | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 150 | Estonia | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 153 | Djibouti | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 154 | Gambia | 0.02 | 2022 | |
| 155 | Kosovo | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 157 | Lesotho | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 158 | Mauritius | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 159 | Fiji | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 161 | Guyana | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 162 | Suriname | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 163 | Bhutan | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 164 | Malta | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 165 | Comoros | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 166 | Montenegro | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 167 | Eswatini | 0.01 | 2022 | |
| 168 | Bahamas | 0 | 2022 | |
| 169 | Iceland | 0 | 2022 | |
| 170 | Belize | 0 | 2022 | |
| 171 | Maldives | 0 | 2022 | |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2022 | |
| 173 | Barbados | 0 | 2022 | |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2022 | |
| 175 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 0 | 2022 | |
| 176 | Tonga | 0 | 2022 | |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2022 | |
| 178 | Samoa | 0 | 2022 | |
| 179 | St. Lucia | 0 | 2022 | |
| 180 | Seychelles | 0 | 2022 | |
| 181 | Monaco | 0 | 2022 | |
| 182 | Antigua & Barbuda | 0 | 2022 | |
| 183 | Kiribati | 0 | 2022 | |
| 184 | Grenada | 0 | 2022 | |
| 185 | Micronesia | 0 | 2022 | |
| 186 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | 0 | 2022 | |
| 187 | Andorra | 0 | 2022 | |
| 188 | San Marino | 0 | 2022 | |
| 189 | Dominica | 0 | 2022 | |
| 190 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2022 | |
| 191 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 0 | 2022 | |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2022 | |
| 193 | Palau | 0 | 2022 | |
| 194 | Nauru | 0 | 2022 | |
| 195 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2022 |
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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.
- The chart shows the 5 most populous countries with figures; the table ranks every country by its own latest year.
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