Data for 2014

Global Militarisation Index, 2014

Figures for 2014, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2014 covers 152 countries. Israel is highest, at 284.44; Haiti is lowest, at 0.50. The middle country reads 103.04. Against 2013, 151 values changed (59 up, 92 down), 1 country joined, 2 left.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2014

HighestIsrael

284.44

LowestHaiti

0.50

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

152countries
1measure
2014the year it describes
152distinct values14 decimals, as published
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01BICC’s rank

The table

Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 2014, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2014: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	IsraelISRWestern Asia	284.44	Middle East
2	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	260.87	East Asia
3	OmanOMNWestern Asia	238.91	Middle East
4	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	236.63	Middle East
5	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	234.08	Middle East
6	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	222.05	Eastern Europe
7	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	221.50	East Asia
8	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	221.49	Middle East
9	JordanJORWestern Asia	214.18	Middle East
10	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	211.15	Eastern Europe
11	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	210.70	Middle East
12	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	204.04	East Asia
13	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	203.55	Eastern Europe
14	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	198.31	Middle East
15	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	195.06	Western Europe
16	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	190.71	Sub-Saharan Africa
17	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	189.64	Western Europe
18	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	187.25	North Africa
19	YemenYEMWestern Asia	174.61	Middle East
20	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	173.19	Sub-Saharan Africa
21	BelarusBLREastern Europe	172.78	Eastern Europe
22	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	168.62	Sub-Saharan Africa
23	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	167.52	North Africa
24	United StatesUSANorthern America	165.25	North America
25	IraqIRQWestern Asia	164.88	Middle East
26	CubaCUBCaribbean	160.48	Central America and the Caribbean
27	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	160.03	East Asia
28	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	157.19	North Africa
29	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	157.17	East Asia
30	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	155.49	East Asia
31	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	154.53	Western Europe
32	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	154.20	Sub-Saharan Africa
33	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	153.91	Western Europe
34	UkraineUKREastern Europe	153.07	Eastern Europe
35	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	152.93	Middle East
36	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	150.11	Eastern Europe
37	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	148.56	Sub-Saharan Africa
38	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	148.53	East Asia
39	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	146.35	Central Europe
40	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	143.53	Sub-Saharan Africa
41	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	142.00	Central Europe
42	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	141.60	South Asia
43	IranIRNSouthern Asia	140.80	Middle East
44	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	140.25	Sub-Saharan Africa
45	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	138.24	Sub-Saharan Africa
46	UruguayURYSouth America	137.94	South America
47	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	137.85	South Asia
48	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	135.68	Central Europe
49	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	131.92	Central Europe
50	ChileCHLSouth America	128.41	South America
51	PolandPOLEastern Europe	125.93	Central Europe
52	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	124.52	Central Asia
53	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	124.43	Central Europe
54	BoliviaBOLSouth America	124.36	South America
55	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	123.88	East Asia
56	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	123.12	Western Europe
57	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	123.03	Sub-Saharan Africa
58	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	122.07	South Asia
59	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	121.50	Central Europe
60	PeruPERSouth America	116.46	South America
61	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	116.40	Central Asia
62	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	115.60	Western Europe
63	FranceFRAWestern Europe	115.19	Western Europe
64	ColombiaCOLSouth America	115.15	South America
65	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	114.48	Sub-Saharan Africa
66	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	113.17	Western Europe
67	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	112.80	North Africa
68	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	112.54	Sub-Saharan Africa
69	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	111.07	Oceania
70	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	110.73	East Asia
71	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	110.56	Central Europe
72	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	108.36	Western Europe
73	EcuadorECUSouth America	108.35	South America
74	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	107.85	Western Europe
75	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	107.40	East Asia
76	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	104.15	Western Europe
77	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	101.93	Sub-Saharan Africa
78	GabonGABMiddle Africa	99.66	Sub-Saharan Africa
79	GuineaGINWestern Africa	97.93	Sub-Saharan Africa
80	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	97.83	Central Europe
81	VenezuelaVENSouth America	97.42	South America
82	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	95.97	Central Europe
83	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	95.82	Sub-Saharan Africa
84	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	93.67	South Asia
85	ItalyITASouthern Europe	92.75	Western Europe
86	SpainESPSouthern Europe	92.74	Western Europe
87	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	91.97	Sub-Saharan Africa
88	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	91.67	South Asia
89	NicaraguaNICCentral America	91.16	Central America and the Caribbean
90	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	91.03	Central Europe
91	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	88.30	East Asia
92	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	88.26	Central Europe
93	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	85.54	Eastern Europe
94	CanadaCANNorthern America	84.42	North America
95	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	83.82	Western Europe
96	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	83.35	Central Europe
97	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	83.19	Sub-Saharan Africa
98	FijiFJIMelanesia	81.64	Oceania
99	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	81.45	Sub-Saharan Africa
100	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	81.27	Sub-Saharan Africa
101	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	81.11	Western Europe
102	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	80.59	Western Europe
103	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	79.33	Western Europe
104	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	78.64	Sub-Saharan Africa
105	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	77.88	Sub-Saharan Africa
106	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	77.86	Sub-Saharan Africa
107	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	77.78	Western Europe
108	TogoTGOWestern Africa	77.13	Sub-Saharan Africa
109	ParaguayPRYSouth America	76.93	South America
110	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	76.35	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	76.33	Sub-Saharan Africa
112	ArgentinaARGSouth America	75.91	South America
113	BrazilBRASouth America	74.05	South America
114	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	73.73	Central America and the Caribbean
115	NigerNERWestern Africa	73.63	Sub-Saharan Africa
116	HondurasHNDCentral America	72.92	Central America and the Caribbean
117	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	71.59	East Asia
118	MaliMLIWestern Africa	71.32	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	70.68	Sub-Saharan Africa
120	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	70.58	Oceania
121	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	70.56	Sub-Saharan Africa
122	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	69.69	Sub-Saharan Africa
123	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	69.33	South Asia
124	JapanJPNEastern Asia	67.80	East Asia
125	BeninBENWestern Africa	66.86	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	66.08	Central Europe
127	KenyaKENEastern Africa	65.27	Sub-Saharan Africa
128	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	65.08	Sub-Saharan Africa
129	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	63.49	Central Asia
130	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	61.15	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	60.66	East Asia
132	GuyanaGUYSouth America	59.93	South America
133	SenegalSENWestern Africa	59.92	Sub-Saharan Africa
134	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	58.19	East Asia
135	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	57.56	Central America and the Caribbean
136	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	57.34	Western Europe
137	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	56.89	Sub-Saharan Africa
138	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	54.46	Central Europe
139	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	50.37	Central America and the Caribbean
140	BelizeBLZCentral America	48.22	Central America and the Caribbean
141	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	45.43	Central America and the Caribbean
142	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	44.77	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	MexicoMEXCentral America	44.68	Central America and the Caribbean
144	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	44.61	Sub-Saharan Africa
145	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	43.92	Sub-Saharan Africa
146	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	42.41	Sub-Saharan Africa
147	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	37.60	Sub-Saharan Africa
148	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	36.63	Central America and the Caribbean
149	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	36.25	Sub-Saharan Africa
150	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	36.00	Oceania
151	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	33.52	Western Europe
152	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.50	Central America and the Caribbean

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Israel284.44
#2Singapore260.87
#3Oman238.91
#4Bahrain236.63
#5Saudi Arabia234.08

Lowest

#152Haiti0.50
#151Malta33.52
#150Papua New Guinea36.00
#149Cabo Verde36.25
#148Trinidad and Tobago36.63

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 103.04. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −2countries joined / left
151values changed, of 151 in both
59 · 92rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Republic of the Congo138.61 → 168.62+30.00
Libya141.64 → 167.52+25.88
Seychelles58.05 → 81.27+23.23
Mali56.19 → 71.32+15.12
Brunei207.86 → 221.50+13.64

Fell most

Chad171.86 → 138.24−33.62
Albania80.43 → 54.46−25.98
Senegal84.26 → 59.92−24.34
Togo99.61 → 77.13−22.48
Iraq184.98 → 164.88−20.11

+ Equatorial Guinea

− Qatar

− Syria

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Which end is better
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Every one of the 152 countries has every column.

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Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (2014). Global Militarisation Index, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2014

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