Composite Index of National Capability

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