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Military Dimension Index, 2018

2018, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Military Dimension Index, 2018 covers 176 countries. 3 countries share the highest reading, 0.500; 64 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.081. Against 2017, 74 values changed (46 up, 28 down), the same countries are covered.

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Military Dimension Index · Data for 2018

Highest3 countries share it

0.500

Lowest64 countries share it

0.000

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

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Military Dimension Index, 2018, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 176 countries · select a heading to sort

Military Dimension Index, 2018: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa0.500
GabonGABMiddle Africa0.500
GuineaGINWestern Africa0.500
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa0.429
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa0.417
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa0.393
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa0.389
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa0.389
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia0.389
YemenYEMWestern Asia0.389
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa0.375
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa0.375
ComorosCOMEastern Africa0.375
EcuadorECUSouth America0.375
ChadTCDMiddle Africa0.357
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia0.357
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa0.333
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa0.333
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia0.333
SyriaSYRWestern Asia0.318
El SalvadorSLVCentral America0.312
NigerNERWestern Africa0.312
SenegalSENWestern Africa0.300
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa0.300
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia0.292

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Egyptshared0.500
  2. Gabonshared0.500
  3. Guineashared0.500
  4. Zimbabwe0.429
  5. Republic of the Congo0.417

Lowest

  1. Kosovoshared0.000
  2. Vietnamshared0.000
  3. United Statesshared0.000
  4. Taiwanshared0.000
  5. Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.000

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.081. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 74values changed, of 176 in both
  • 46 · 28rose · fell
  • 102unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

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

The site’s method

  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2018.

  • 42 distinct values among 176

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 64 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the worse result.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially with credit — and anything you publish that adapts it must carry the same licence.

Cite this edition

V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2018). Military Dimension Index, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/military-dimension/2018

0636 held

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07Questions

Military Dimension Index, 2018: questions and answers

Which country has the highest military role in government in Military Dimension Index, 2018?

3 countries share the highest reading, 0.500, so no single country is named.

What year does Military Dimension Index, 2018 describe?

2018.

How many countries does Military Dimension Index, 2018 cover?

176.

Where can I download Military Dimension Index, 2018?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Military Dimension Index, 2018 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Military Dimension Index, 2025.

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