Composite Index of National Capability
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The Composite Index of National Capability (CINC) is a statistical measure of national power
National power
National power is defined as the sum of all resources available to a nation in the pursuit of national objectives.-Elements of national power:National power is composed of various elements, also referred to as instruments or attributes; these may be grouped into two categories based on their...

 created by J. David Singer
J. David Singer
J. David Singer was an American professor of political science. He held a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a doctoral degree from New York University.-Contributions:...

 for the Correlates of War
Correlates of War
The Correlates of War project is an academic study of the history of warfare. It was started in 1963 at the University of Michigan by political scientist J. David Singer. Concerned with collecting data about the history of wars and conflict among states, the project has driven forward quantitative...

 project in 1963. It uses an average of percentages of world totals in six different components. The components represent demographic, economic, and military strength. 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. It is still “among the best-known and most accepted methods for measuring national capabilities.” The CINC only measures hard power
Hard power
Hard power is a term describing political power obtained from the use of military and/or economic coercion to influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies...

s and may not represent total national power.

Methodology

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

RATIO=

CINC =

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
Number Country CINC
1  Mainland China .198578
2  United States .142149
3  India .073444
4  Japan .042675
5  Russia .039274
6  Brazil .024597
7  Germany .024082
8  South Korea .023878
9  United Kingdom .021158
10  Early Modern 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  Republic of China .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  Kingdom of 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  Kingdom of Bulgaria .001422
77  Afghanistan .001420
78  Cuba .001352
79  Kuwait .001334
80  Uganda .001320
81  Azerbaijan .001279
82  Oman .001217
83  Côte d'Ivoire .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  Republic of Ireland .000635
103  Armenia .000614
104  Rwanda .000581
105  Independent State of 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 (country) .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  Republic of the 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  Republic of 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  Kingdom of Montenegro .000133
153  Guinea-Bissau .000132
154  East Timor .000113
155  Equatorial Guinea .000109
156  Lesotho .000098
157  Fiji .000081
158  Mauritius .000062
159  Suriname .000058
160  Swaziland .000057
161  The Gambia .000051
162  Guyana .000049
163  Bhutan .000046
164  The 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  São Tomé and Príncipe .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

  • Comprehensive National Power
    Comprehensive National Power
    Comprehensive National Power is a putative measure, important in the contemporary political thought of the People's Republic of China, of the general power of a nation-state...

  • National Power Index
    National Power Index
    National Power scores are the product of an index combining the weighted factors of GDP, defense spending, population, and technology. Scores are calculated by the International Futures computer model and are expressed as a state’s relative share...

  • Power in international relations
    Power in international relations
    Power in international relations is defined in several different ways. Political scientists, historians, and practitioners of international relations have used the following concepts of political power:...


Reference works

  • Singer, Joel David: The Correlates of War. Testing some Realpolitik Models. New York: The Free Press, 1980.
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