Data for 2002

Global Militarisation Index, 2002

Figures for 2002, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2002 covers 147 countries. Eritrea is highest, at 430.93; Gambia is lowest, at 10.23. The middle country reads 120.14. Against 2001, 144 values changed (50 up, 94 down), 3 countries joined.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2002

HighestEritrea

430.93

LowestGambia

10.23

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

147countries
1measure
2002the year it describes
147distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 2002, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2002: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	EritreaERIEastern Africa	430.93	Sub-Saharan Africa
2	IsraelISRWestern Asia	321.73	Middle East
3	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	308.95	East Asia
4	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	284.90	Middle East
5	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	280.53	Middle East
6	OmanOMNWestern Asia	264.92	Middle East
7	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	260.33	Middle East
8	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	252.81	East Asia
9	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	249.82	Middle East
10	JordanJORWestern Asia	249.67	Middle East
11	QatarQATWestern Asia	244.50	Middle East
12	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	234.75	Middle East
13	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	229.64	Middle East
14	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	226.66	Eastern Europe
15	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	224.88	North Africa
16	YemenYEMWestern Asia	220.96	Middle East
17	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	215.21	Sub-Saharan Africa
18	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	213.90	Central Europe
19	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	213.77	Western Europe
20	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	212.42	East Asia
21	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	212.37	Western Europe
22	BelarusBLREastern Europe	204.41	Eastern Europe
23	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	199.15	Eastern Europe
24	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	197.38	Central Europe
25	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	191.03	Sub-Saharan Africa
26	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	188.62	North Africa
27	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	185.38	Western Europe
28	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	179.60	Western Europe
29	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	179.09	Sub-Saharan Africa
30	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	178.96	East Asia
31	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	177.55	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	177.16	Middle East
33	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	173.59	Central Asia
34	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	170.86	Eastern Europe
35	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	165.79	Central Europe
36	UkraineUKREastern Europe	164.46	Eastern Europe
37	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	162.67	North Africa
38	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	162.40	East Asia
39	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	162.39	Central Europe
40	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	162.01	South Asia
41	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	157.56	South Asia
42	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	152.19	Sub-Saharan Africa
43	ChileCHLSouth America	151.96	South America
44	United StatesUSANorthern America	151.04	North America
45	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	149.90	Western Europe
46	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	149.36	Sub-Saharan Africa
47	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	146.64	Central Europe
48	IranIRNSouthern Asia	143.69	Middle East
49	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	142.65	Western Europe
50	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	141.75	Central Europe
51	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	140.41	East Asia
52	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	140.07	Central Europe
53	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	139.01	Central Europe
54	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	138.30	Sub-Saharan Africa
55	UruguayURYSouth America	137.99	South America
56	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	137.64	Central Asia
57	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	136.69	Central Asia
58	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	136.39	East Asia
59	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	134.30	Sub-Saharan Africa
60	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	134.09	Western Europe
61	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	132.33	Western Europe
62	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	131.19	Central Europe
63	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	128.71	Eastern Europe
64	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	128.48	Western Europe
65	PolandPOLEastern Europe	127.76	Central Europe
66	GuineaGINWestern Africa	127.37	Sub-Saharan Africa
67	ItalyITASouthern Europe	127.24	Western Europe
68	FranceFRAWestern Europe	127.19	Western Europe
69	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	127.08	Sub-Saharan Africa
70	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	126.09	Sub-Saharan Africa
71	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	125.69	East Asia
72	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	124.82	Western Europe
73	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	120.26	Sub-Saharan Africa
74	SpainESPSouthern Europe	120.14	Western Europe
75	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	119.05	Sub-Saharan Africa
76	ColombiaCOLSouth America	118.30	South America
77	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	117.13	Sub-Saharan Africa
78	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	116.76	North Africa
79	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	115.95	Western Europe
80	BoliviaBOLSouth America	115.93	South America
81	GabonGABMiddle Africa	115.06	Sub-Saharan Africa
82	PeruPERSouth America	113.43	South America
83	EcuadorECUSouth America	111.49	South America
84	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	111.25	Western Europe
85	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	111.09	Central Europe
86	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	108.32	Western Europe
87	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	107.90	Oceania
88	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	107.37	Central Europe
89	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	105.85	Western Europe
90	GuyanaGUYSouth America	105.51	South America
91	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	105.06	East Asia
92	NicaraguaNICCentral America	101.90	Central America and the Caribbean
93	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	101.36	Sub-Saharan Africa
94	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	100.72	Eastern Europe
95	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	96.78	South Asia
96	CanadaCANNorthern America	95.59	North America
97	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	92.31	Sub-Saharan Africa
98	ParaguayPRYSouth America	89.99	South America
99	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	89.73	East Asia
100	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	88.24	Central America and the Caribbean
101	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	87.96	Sub-Saharan Africa
102	VenezuelaVENSouth America	87.67	South America
103	BrazilBRASouth America	87.64	South America
104	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	86.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
105	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	85.02	Central Europe
106	FijiFJIMelanesia	82.90	Oceania
107	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	82.74	Oceania
108	KenyaKENEastern Africa	82.58	Sub-Saharan Africa
109	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	81.86	Central Asia
110	ArgentinaARGSouth America	81.64	South America
111	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	77.44	East Asia
112	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	77.28	Sub-Saharan Africa
113	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	75.79	Sub-Saharan Africa
114	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	72.19	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	JapanJPNEastern Asia	70.89	East Asia
116	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	70.48	South Asia
117	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	69.90	Central America and the Caribbean
118	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	69.54	Central America and the Caribbean
119	HondurasHNDCentral America	67.42	Central America and the Caribbean
120	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	65.87	Central Asia
121	MaliMLIWestern Africa	64.53	Sub-Saharan Africa
122	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	64.20	Sub-Saharan Africa
123	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	63.25	Sub-Saharan Africa
124	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	63.10	Sub-Saharan Africa
125	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	60.96	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	60.84	Western Europe
127	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	60.05	Sub-Saharan Africa
128	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	59.68	Sub-Saharan Africa
129	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	59.61	South Asia
130	SenegalSENWestern Africa	52.74	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	PanamaPANCentral America	48.71	Central America and the Caribbean
132	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	48.56	East Asia
133	BelizeBLZCentral America	47.64	Central America and the Caribbean
134	MexicoMEXCentral America	47.38	Central America and the Caribbean
135	BeninBENWestern Africa	45.12	Sub-Saharan Africa
136	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	42.06	Sub-Saharan Africa
137	NigerNERWestern Africa	40.07	Sub-Saharan Africa
138	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	40.00	Oceania
139	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	39.12	Western Europe
140	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	35.77	Central America and the Caribbean
141	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	30.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
142	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	28.12	Western Europe
143	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	23.37	Central America and the Caribbean
144	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	21.90	Sub-Saharan Africa
145	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	21.41	Sub-Saharan Africa
146	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	20.66	Sub-Saharan Africa
147	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.23	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Eritrea430.93
#2Israel321.73
#3Singapore308.95
#4Bahrain284.90
#5Syria280.53

Lowest

#147Gambia10.23
#146Ghana20.66
#145DR Congo21.41
#144Malawi21.90
#143Trinidad and Tobago23.37

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 120.14. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
144values changed, of 144 in both
50 · 94rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Tanzania70.21 → 92.31+22.10
Zimbabwe161.43 → 179.09+17.66
Kenya67.73 → 82.58+14.85
Yemen206.11 → 220.96+14.85
Tajikistan52.83 → 65.87+13.04

Fell most

United Arab Emirates262.69 → 234.75−27.93
Angola215.11 → 191.03−24.07
Mauritania155.30 → 134.30−21.00
Cyprus232.14 → 212.37−19.77
Eritrea446.22 → 430.93−15.29

+ Bosnia and Herzegovina

+ Central African Republic

+ Qatar

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) (2002). Global Militarisation Index, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2002

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