Data for 2001

Global Militarisation Index, 2001

Figures for 2001, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2001 covers 144 countries. Eritrea is highest, at 446.22; Gambia is lowest, at 10.02. The middle country reads 121.99. Against 2000, 142 values changed (59 up, 83 down), 2 countries joined, 1 left.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2001

HighestEritrea

446.22

LowestGambia

10.02

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

144countries
1measure
2001the year it describes
144distinct values13 decimals, as published
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01BICC’s rank

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Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 2001, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2001: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	EritreaERIEastern Africa	446.22	Sub-Saharan Africa
2	IsraelISRWestern Asia	323.03	Middle East
3	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	308.56	East Asia
4	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	284.48	Middle East
5	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	282.59	Middle East
6	OmanOMNWestern Asia	268.95	Middle East
7	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	262.69	Middle East
8	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	260.82	Middle East
9	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	259.24	Middle East
10	JordanJORWestern Asia	255.49	Middle East
11	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	249.34	East Asia
12	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	234.80	Middle East
13	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	232.14	Western Europe
14	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	229.23	North Africa
15	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	225.20	Eastern Europe
16	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	220.29	Sub-Saharan Africa
17	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	217.01	Central Europe
18	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	215.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
19	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	214.45	East Asia
20	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	213.96	Western Europe
21	BelarusBLREastern Europe	206.97	Eastern Europe
22	YemenYEMWestern Asia	206.11	Middle East
23	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	204.53	Eastern Europe
24	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	200.89	Central Europe
25	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	191.04	East Asia
26	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	184.84	Eastern Europe
27	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	184.50	North Africa
28	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	184.41	Western Europe
29	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	178.78	Western Europe
30	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	176.72	Central Asia
31	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	174.69	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	174.07	Middle East
33	UkraineUKREastern Europe	172.19	Eastern Europe
34	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	170.80	Central Europe
35	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	170.50	East Asia
36	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	167.58	North Africa
37	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	163.17	Central Europe
38	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	161.43	Sub-Saharan Africa
39	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	160.14	South Asia
40	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	160.07	South Asia
41	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	155.77	Sub-Saharan Africa
42	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	155.30	Sub-Saharan Africa
43	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	148.81	East Asia
44	United StatesUSANorthern America	148.38	North America
45	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	148.08	Central Europe
46	IranIRNSouthern Asia	147.17	Middle East
47	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	146.52	Western Europe
48	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	145.94	Central Europe
49	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	144.49	Sub-Saharan Africa
50	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	144.30	Western Europe
51	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	142.40	Central Europe
52	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	141.46	Western Europe
53	ChileCHLSouth America	141.16	South America
54	UruguayURYSouth America	141.14	South America
55	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	138.99	Central Asia
56	PolandPOLEastern Europe	137.07	Central Europe
57	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	134.86	East Asia
58	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	133.29	Sub-Saharan Africa
59	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	132.92	Central Europe
60	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	132.87	Western Europe
61	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	132.78	Central Asia
62	FranceFRAWestern Europe	130.56	Western Europe
63	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	129.39	East Asia
64	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	128.94	Western Europe
65	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	128.08	Sub-Saharan Africa
66	ItalyITASouthern Europe	127.76	Western Europe
67	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	127.27	Sub-Saharan Africa
68	GuineaGINWestern Africa	125.85	Sub-Saharan Africa
69	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	125.42	Western Europe
70	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	124.65	Sub-Saharan Africa
71	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	124.24	Sub-Saharan Africa
72	BoliviaBOLSouth America	122.15	South America
73	SpainESPSouthern Europe	121.84	Western Europe
74	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	121.76	Eastern Europe
75	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	118.74	North Africa
76	PeruPERSouth America	118.27	South America
77	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	118.26	Sub-Saharan Africa
78	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	117.97	Western Europe
79	GabonGABMiddle Africa	116.84	Sub-Saharan Africa
80	ColombiaCOLSouth America	115.88	South America
81	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	113.94	Western Europe
82	EcuadorECUSouth America	109.85	South America
83	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	108.09	Oceania
84	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	107.40	Western Europe
85	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	107.33	Western Europe
86	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	104.43	East Asia
87	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	104.11	Central Europe
88	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	103.57	East Asia
89	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	101.64	Eastern Europe
90	GuyanaGUYSouth America	101.08	South America
91	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	100.40	Sub-Saharan Africa
92	CanadaCANNorthern America	98.08	North America
93	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	97.66	South Asia
94	VenezuelaVENSouth America	96.75	South America
95	NicaraguaNICCentral America	96.33	Central America and the Caribbean
96	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	95.88	Central Europe
97	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	90.46	Sub-Saharan Africa
98	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	90.39	Oceania
99	BrazilBRASouth America	89.15	South America
100	FijiFJIMelanesia	89.13	Oceania
101	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	89.03	Sub-Saharan Africa
102	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	88.63	Central Asia
103	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	88.16	Central America and the Caribbean
104	ArgentinaARGSouth America	84.21	South America
105	ParaguayPRYSouth America	82.69	South America
106	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	79.09	Sub-Saharan Africa
107	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	78.19	South Asia
108	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	77.58	Central America and the Caribbean
109	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	76.91	East Asia
110	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	76.63	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	76.03	Central Europe
112	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	72.96	Central America and the Caribbean
113	JapanJPNEastern Asia	70.62	East Asia
114	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	70.21	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	70.07	Western Europe
116	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	69.31	Sub-Saharan Africa
117	HondurasHNDCentral America	68.49	Central America and the Caribbean
118	KenyaKENEastern Africa	67.73	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	MaliMLIWestern Africa	66.44	Sub-Saharan Africa
120	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	64.26	Sub-Saharan Africa
121	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	63.79	Sub-Saharan Africa
122	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	62.35	Sub-Saharan Africa
123	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	59.65	Sub-Saharan Africa
124	SenegalSENWestern Africa	53.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
125	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	52.83	Central Asia
126	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	52.73	Sub-Saharan Africa
127	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	51.02	Oceania
128	NigerNERWestern Africa	49.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
129	PanamaPANCentral America	49.57	Central America and the Caribbean
130	MexicoMEXCentral America	48.59	Central America and the Caribbean
131	BelizeBLZCentral America	48.23	Central America and the Caribbean
132	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	47.67	South Asia
133	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	43.39	East Asia
134	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	40.74	Sub-Saharan Africa
135	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	40.68	Western Europe
136	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	37.24	Western Europe
137	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	36.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
138	BeninBENWestern Africa	35.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
139	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	32.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
140	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	32.77	Central America and the Caribbean
141	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	22.08	Sub-Saharan Africa
142	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	20.82	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	20.23	Central America and the Caribbean
144	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.02	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Eritrea446.22
#2Israel323.03
#3Singapore308.56
#4Syria284.48
#5Bahrain282.59

Lowest

#144Gambia10.02
#143Trinidad and Tobago20.23
#142Ghana20.82
#141DR Congo22.08
#140Jamaica32.77

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 121.99. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −1countries joined / left
142values changed, of 142 in both
59 · 83rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guinea101.53 → 125.85+24.32
Lithuania72.11 → 95.88+23.77
Morocco151.95 → 167.58+15.62
Mauritania141.42 → 155.30+13.88
Kazakhstan127.67 → 138.99+11.32

Fell most

Eritrea500.00 → 446.22−53.78
Ethiopia159.46 → 124.65−34.81
Angola242.78 → 215.11−27.68
United Arab Emirates289.30 → 262.69−26.62
Albania188.98 → 163.17−25.81

+ Republic of the Congo

+ Trinidad and Tobago

− Côte d’Ivoire

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (2001). Global Militarisation Index, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2001

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