Composite Index of National Capability

The Composite Index of National Capability (CINC) is a statistical measure of national power created by J. David Singer for the Correlates of War project in 1963. It uses an average of percentages of world totals in six different components. The components represent demographic, economic, and military strength.[1] More recent studies tend to use the (CINC) score, which “focuses on measures that are more salient to the perception of true state power” beyond GDP.[2] It is still “among the best-known and most accepted methods for measuring national capabilities.”[3] The CINC only measures hard powers and may not represent total national power.

Methodology

Each component is a dimensionless percentage of the world’s total.

RATIO=\frac{Country}{World}

CINC = \frac{TPR + UPR + ISPR + ECR + MER + MPR} {6}

Where

TPR = total population of country ratio

UPR = urban population of country ratio

ISPR = iron and steel production of country ratio

ECR = primary energy consumption ratio

MER = military expenditure ratio

MPR = military personnel ratio

List of countries by CINC

Countries listed by CINC, data is from 2007[4]

Comparison of CINC values of USA, UK, China and Russia since 1896.[5]
Number Country CINC
1 China.198578
2 United States.142149
- European Union.137590
3 India.073444
4 Japan.042675
5 Russia.039274
6 Brazil.024597
7 Germany.024082
8 South Korea.023878
9 United Kingdom.021158
10 France.018924
11 Italy.017420
12 Turkey.014317
13 Pakistan.013772
14 Indonesia.013708
15 Iran.013450
16 North Korea.012925
17 Mexico.012269
18 Ukraine.011835
19 Spain.011389
20 Saudi Arabia.010883
21 Canada.010683
22 Egypt.009713
23 Bangladesh.008060
24 Taiwan.008010
25 Thailand.007973
26 Nigeria.007792
27 Vietnam.007612
28 Australia.007113
29 Poland.006939
30 Myanmar.006395
31 South Africa.006316
32 Colombia.006174
33 Philippines.005722
34 Netherlands.005646
35 Algeria.005290
36 Iraq.005222
37 Argentina.004721
38 Venezuela.004559
39 Morocco.004471
40 Syria.004454
41 Malaysia.004403
42 Democratic Republic of the Congo.004175
43 Belgium.003895
44 Ethiopia.003858
45 Greece.003813
46 Israel.003638
47 Kazakhstan.003233
48 Singapore.003226
49 Romania.003213
50 Chile.003107
51 Sudan.003076
52 Peru.002986
53 United Arab Emirates.002980
54 Sweden.002979
55 Austria.002572
56 Belarus.002557
57 Angola.002483
58 Czech Republic.002353
59 Eritrea.002256
60 Uzbekistan.002157
61 Finland.002144
62 Sri Lanka.002078
63 Tanzania.001932
64 Portugal.001841
65 Kenya.001777
66 Libya.001763
67 Norway.001640
68 Hungary.001608
69 Cambodia.001556
70 Yemen.001556
71 Ecuador.001518
72 Denmark.001493
73 Jordan.001448
74   Nepal.001437
75 Slovakia.001433
76 Bulgaria.001422
77 Afghanistan.001420
78 Cuba.001352
79 Kuwait.001334
80 Uganda.001320
81 Azerbaijan.001279
82 Oman.001217
83 Ivory Coast.001173
84 Ghana.001109
85  Switzerland.001083
86 Bolivia.001050
87 Mozambique.001032
88 Zimbabwe.000994
89 Serbia.000974
90 Dominican Republic.000969
91 Cameroon.000951
92 Qatar.000884
93 Lebanon.000844
94 Tunisia.000822
95 Guatemala.000789
96 New Zealand.000771
97 Zambia.000749
98 Madagascar.000711
99 Senegal.000697
100 Turkmenistan.000659
101 Burkina Faso.000645
102 Ireland.000635
103 Armenia.000614
104 Rwanda.000581
105 Croatia.000580
106 El Salvador.000575
107 Chad.000568
108 Burundi.000562
109 Haiti.000542
110 Somalia.000531
111 Malawi.000527
112 Mali.000516
113 Niger.000505
114 Georgia.000504
115 Uruguay.000474
116 Laos.000471
117 Guinea.000458
118 Honduras.000454
119 Paraguay.000450
120 Lithuania.000442
121 Luxembourg.000428
122 Bosnia and Herzegovina.000400
123 Sierra Leone.000393
124 Bahrain.000390
125 Nicaragua.000388
126 Benin.000370
127 Congo.000361
128 Kyrgyzstan.000357
129 Trinidad and Tobago.000354
130 Tajikistan.000352
131 Slovenia.000346
132 Moldova.000346
133 Latvia.000345
134 Togo.000297
135 Macedonia.000290
136 Albania.000276
137 Mauritania.000270
138 Estonia.000253
139 Mongolia.000249
140 Costa Rica.000240
141 Papua New Guinea.000237
142 Liberia.000223
143 Central African Republic.000206
144 Cyprus.000202
145 Panama.000196
146 Jamaica.000192
147 Botswana.000187
148 Namibia.000179
149 Gabon.000153
150 Djibouti.000150
151 Brunei.000145
152 Montenegro.000133
153 Guinea-Bissau.000132
154 Timor-Leste.000113
155 Equatorial Guinea.000109
156 Lesotho.000098
157 Fiji.000081
158 Mauritius.000062
159 Suriname.000058
160 Swaziland.000057
161 Gambia.000051
162 Guyana.000049
163 Bhutan.000046
164 Bahamas.000044
165 Iceland.000043
166 Malta.000035
167 Maldives.000029
168 Comoros.000024
169 Cape Verde.000022
170 Belize.000021
171 Barbados.000020
172 Solomon Islands.000013
173 Sao Tome and Principe.000006
174 Vanuatu.000006
175 Samoa.000005
176 Saint Lucia.000005
177 Seychelles.000004
178 San Marino.000003
179 Monaco.000003
180 Antigua and Barbuda.000003
181 Federated States of Micronesia.000003
182 Grenada.000003
183 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.000003
184 Tonga.000003
185 Andorra.000003
186 Kiribati.000002
187 Dominica.000002
188 Liechtenstein.000002
189 Saint Kitts and Nevis.000002
190 Marshall Islands.000001
191 Palau.000001
192 Nauru.000000
193 Tuvalu.000000

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://psfaculty.ucdavis.edu/zmaoz/ir2007-5.pdf
  2. ↑ http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-07082009-114631/unrestricted/heckman_thesis.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.giga-hamburg.de/english/content/rpn/strategy/pdf/power_index.pdf
  4. ↑ http://correlatesofwar.org/COW2%20Data/Capabilities/NMC_v4_0.csv
  5. ↑ Singer, J. David, Stuart Bremer, and John Stuckey. (1972). "Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820-1965." in Bruce Russett (ed) Peace, War, and Numbers, Beverly Hills: Sage, 19-48.

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