Data for 2003

Global Militarisation Index, 2003

Figures for 2003, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2003 covers 147 countries. Eritrea is highest, at 449.684; Malawi is lowest, at 20.340. The middle country reads 117.894. Against 2002, 144 values changed (53 up, 91 down), 3 countries joined, 3 left.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2003

HighestEritrea

449.684

LowestMalawi

20.340

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

147countries
1measure
2003the year it describes
147distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
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01BICC’s rank

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Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 2003, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2003: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	EritreaERIEastern Africa	449.684	Sub-Saharan Africa
2	IsraelISRWestern Asia	320.743	Middle East
3	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	314.947	East Asia
4	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	283.731	Middle East
5	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	279.653	Middle East
6	OmanOMNWestern Asia	264.053	Middle East
7	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	255.115	Middle East
8	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	254.821	Middle East
9	JordanJORWestern Asia	253.161	Middle East
10	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	248.766	East Asia
11	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	237.353	Middle East
12	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	228.734	Middle East
13	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	226.358	Eastern Europe
14	QatarQATWestern Asia	225.756	Middle East
15	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	223.403	North Africa
16	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	211.915	Sub-Saharan Africa
17	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	211.352	East Asia
18	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	210.690	Western Europe
19	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	206.991	Central Europe
20	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	206.626	Western Europe
21	BelarusBLREastern Europe	201.002	Eastern Europe
22	YemenYEMWestern Asia	200.767	Middle East
23	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	194.458	Eastern Europe
24	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	189.142	Middle East
25	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	181.525	Western Europe
26	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	181.216	North Africa
27	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	178.654	Western Europe
28	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	174.301	East Asia
29	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	173.848	Eastern Europe
30	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	172.719	Sub-Saharan Africa
31	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	172.696	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	166.271	Central Europe
33	UkraineUKREastern Europe	164.330	Eastern Europe
34	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	163.674	South Asia
35	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	162.658	Sub-Saharan Africa
36	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	162.216	North Africa
37	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	161.172	East Asia
38	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	159.222	East Asia
39	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	158.024	Central Europe
40	ChileCHLSouth America	154.012	South America
41	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	153.928	Central Europe
42	United StatesUSANorthern America	153.773	North America
43	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	153.495	Central Europe
44	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	151.718	Sub-Saharan Africa
45	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	151.188	South Asia
46	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	147.780	Western Europe
47	IranIRNSouthern Asia	147.631	Middle East
48	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	143.716	East Asia
49	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	142.140	Sub-Saharan Africa
50	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	141.946	Central Europe
51	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	141.478	Sub-Saharan Africa
52	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	140.969	Western Europe
53	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	139.113	Central Asia
54	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	137.574	Sub-Saharan Africa
55	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	135.904	East Asia
56	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	135.899	Central Asia
57	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	135.488	Central Europe
58	UruguayURYSouth America	134.105	South America
59	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	131.631	Western Europe
60	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	130.256	Eastern Europe
61	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	128.121	Western Europe
62	ItalyITASouthern Europe	127.222	Western Europe
63	FranceFRAWestern Europe	126.984	Western Europe
64	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	126.973	Sub-Saharan Africa
65	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	126.754	Sub-Saharan Africa
66	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	126.712	Sub-Saharan Africa
67	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	126.535	Western Europe
68	PolandPOLEastern Europe	126.534	Central Europe
69	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	125.373	Central Europe
70	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	124.489	Western Europe
71	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	123.787	East Asia
72	ColombiaCOLSouth America	122.178	South America
73	EcuadorECUSouth America	118.760	South America
74	BoliviaBOLSouth America	117.894	South America
75	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	115.973	Central Europe
76	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	115.943	North Africa
77	GuineaGINWestern Africa	115.928	Sub-Saharan Africa
78	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	115.341	Western Europe
79	SpainESPSouthern Europe	115.263	Western Europe
80	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	113.313	Sub-Saharan Africa
81	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	112.024	Central Europe
82	PeruPERSouth America	111.354	South America
83	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	111.203	Western Europe
84	NicaraguaNICCentral America	110.969	Central America and the Caribbean
85	GabonGABMiddle Africa	110.893	Sub-Saharan Africa
86	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	109.308	Central Europe
87	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	108.332	Sub-Saharan Africa
88	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	108.267	Oceania
89	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	107.918	East Asia
90	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	107.001	Western Europe
91	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	104.056	Western Europe
92	GuyanaGUYSouth America	103.562	South America
93	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	102.479	East Asia
94	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	100.714	Eastern Europe
95	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	98.983	Sub-Saharan Africa
96	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	98.081	Sub-Saharan Africa
97	CanadaCANNorthern America	96.192	North America
98	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	95.022	South Asia
99	VenezuelaVENSouth America	89.322	South America
100	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	85.887	Central Europe
101	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	85.613	Sub-Saharan Africa
102	ParaguayPRYSouth America	85.245	South America
103	BrazilBRASouth America	82.245	South America
104	KenyaKENEastern Africa	81.980	Sub-Saharan Africa
105	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	81.633	Sub-Saharan Africa
106	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	81.536	Oceania
107	ArgentinaARGSouth America	80.925	South America
108	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	80.796	Central America and the Caribbean
109	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	79.790	Central Asia
110	FijiFJIMelanesia	78.441	Oceania
111	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	77.481	East Asia
112	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	77.118	East Asia
113	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	75.791	Sub-Saharan Africa
114	TogoTGOWestern Africa	75.605	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	71.094	Sub-Saharan Africa
116	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	70.739	Central America and the Caribbean
117	JapanJPNEastern Asia	70.608	East Asia
118	HondurasHNDCentral America	69.950	Central America and the Caribbean
119	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	67.620	Central Asia
120	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	67.305	South Asia
121	MaliMLIWestern Africa	66.842	Sub-Saharan Africa
122	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	66.590	Sub-Saharan Africa
123	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	64.918	South Asia
124	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	63.635	Sub-Saharan Africa
125	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	63.015	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	61.366	Central America and the Caribbean
127	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	59.554	Sub-Saharan Africa
128	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	59.252	Western Europe
129	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	56.054	Sub-Saharan Africa
130	SenegalSENWestern Africa	52.897	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	48.505	Sub-Saharan Africa
132	BelizeBLZCentral America	48.149	Central America and the Caribbean
133	MexicoMEXCentral America	46.235	Central America and the Caribbean
134	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	45.545	Sub-Saharan Africa
135	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	42.472	Sub-Saharan Africa
136	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	40.171	Central America and the Caribbean
137	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	39.417	Oceania
138	NigerNERWestern Africa	39.074	Sub-Saharan Africa
139	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	39.067	Western Europe
140	BeninBENWestern Africa	38.589	Sub-Saharan Africa
141	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	36.530	Sub-Saharan Africa
142	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	29.730	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	28.605	Western Europe
144	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	26.706	Central America and the Caribbean
145	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	26.287	Sub-Saharan Africa
146	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	22.449	Sub-Saharan Africa
147	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	20.340	Sub-Saharan Africa

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Eritrea449.684
#2Israel320.743
#3Singapore314.947
#4Syria283.731
#5Bahrain279.653

Lowest

#147Malawi20.340
#146Ghana22.449
#145Gambia26.287
#144Trinidad and Tobago26.706
#143Luxembourg28.605

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 117.894. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −3countries joined / left
144values changed, of 144 in both
53 · 91rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Indonesia48.564 → 77.481+28.917
Ethiopia117.127 → 142.140+25.012
DR Congo21.405 → 45.545+24.140
Lesotho87.955 → 108.332+20.376
Eritrea430.932 → 449.684+18.753

Fell most

Zimbabwe179.093 → 137.574−41.519
Croatia197.384 → 166.271−31.113
Bosnia and Herzegovina140.072 → 115.973−24.099
Sudan149.363 → 126.712−22.651
Rwanda120.257 → 98.081−22.176

+ Côte d’Ivoire

+ Togo

+ Vietnam

− Panama

− Turkmenistan

− Zambia

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) (2003). Global Militarisation Index, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2003

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07Questions

Global Militarisation Index, 2003: questions and answers

Which country has the highest Global Militarisation Index in Global Militarisation Index, 2003?

Eritrea, at 449.684, of the 147 countries in the file.

What year does Global Militarisation Index, 2003 describe?

2003.

How many countries does Global Militarisation Index, 2003 cover?

147.

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