Data for 1992

Global Militarisation Index, 1992

Name: Global Militarisation Index, 1992
Creator: Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-militarization-index

Figures for 1992, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 1992 covers 133 countries. Israel is highest, at 374.25; Haiti is lowest, at 11.49. The middle country reads 136.12. Against 1991, 123 values changed (45 up, 78 down), 10 countries joined.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 1992

HighestIsrael

374.25

LowestHaiti

11.49

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

133countries
1measure
1992the year it describes
133distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01BICC’s rank

The table

Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 1992, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 1992: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	374.25	Middle East
2	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	348.21	Middle East
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	341.33	East Asia
4	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	328.93	Middle East
5	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	306.52	Middle East
6	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	303.28	Western Europe
7	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	289.81	Middle East
8	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	286.72	Middle East
9	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	285.66	Eastern Europe
10	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	279.31	Middle East
11	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	276.32	Middle East
12	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	273.14	East Asia
13	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	267.75	Central Europe
14	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	253.93	Central Europe
15	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	251.24	East Asia
16	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	246.55	Central Europe
17	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	241.49	East Asia
18	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	241.40	Western Europe
19	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	238.90	East Asia
20	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	238.58	Central Europe
21	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	232.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
22	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	231.94	Western Europe
23	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	226.46	Middle East
24	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	225.93	Sub-Saharan Africa
25	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	215.42	Eastern Europe
26	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	214.01	Middle East
27	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	208.15	Eastern Europe
28	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	201.42	South Asia
29	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	197.59	Middle East
30	United States`USA`Northern America	196.52	North America
31	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	195.07	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	194.35	Western Europe
33	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	188.25	Western Europe
34	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	183.76	Western Europe
35	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	182.64	Central Europe
36	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	182.55	East Asia
37	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	177.58	North Africa
38	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	174.79	Eastern Europe
39	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	172.07	Sub-Saharan Africa
40	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	168.40	Sub-Saharan Africa
41	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	166.70	Western Europe
42	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	165.31	Western Europe
43	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	165.19	Central Europe
44	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	164.66	Western Europe
45	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	163.64	Western Europe
46	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	163.40	Western Europe
47	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	159.38	East Asia
48	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	159.27	Sub-Saharan Africa
49	Chile`CHL`South America	159.13	South America
50	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	157.53	Western Europe
51	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	156.55	Sub-Saharan Africa
52	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	156.38	South Asia
53	France`FRA`Western Europe	155.39	Western Europe
54	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	155.16	Sub-Saharan Africa
55	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	154.57	East Asia
56	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	152.94	North Africa
57	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	151.22	East Asia
58	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	149.61	Central America and the Caribbean
59	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	147.84	East Asia
60	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	146.52	Central Europe
61	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	146.37	Sub-Saharan Africa
62	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	146.31	East Asia
63	Peru`PER`South America	144.44	South America
64	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	143.23	Western Europe
65	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	140.51	Sub-Saharan Africa
66	Uruguay`URY`South America	138.64	South America
67	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	136.12	Western Europe
68	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	135.88	Western Europe
69	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	133.67	Middle East
70	Bolivia`BOL`South America	132.01	South America
71	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	130.16	North Africa
72	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	127.65	Sub-Saharan Africa
73	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	127.45	Sub-Saharan Africa
74	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	123.86	Western Europe
75	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	122.90	Oceania
76	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	120.43	Central America and the Caribbean
77	Canada`CAN`Northern America	118.39	North America
78	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	117.97	Sub-Saharan Africa
79	Ecuador`ECU`South America	117.32	South America
80	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	113.88	Oceania
81	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	110.51	Sub-Saharan Africa
82	Paraguay`PRY`South America	106.55	South America
83	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	106.02	Central Asia
84	Colombia`COL`South America	105.84	South America
85	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	103.62	Sub-Saharan Africa
86	Venezuela`VEN`South America	103.27	South America
87	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	100.59	Sub-Saharan Africa
88	Argentina`ARG`South America	99.67	South America
89	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	99.37	Sub-Saharan Africa
90	India`IND`Southern Asia	97.88	South Asia
91	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	95.07	Sub-Saharan Africa
92	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	93.59	Sub-Saharan Africa
93	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	93.01	East Asia
94	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	90.48	Western Europe
95	Honduras`HND`Central America	88.88	Central America and the Caribbean
96	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	88.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
97	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	88.68	Central America and the Caribbean
98	Brazil`BRA`South America	87.57	South America
99	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	87.49	Sub-Saharan Africa
100	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	85.60	Sub-Saharan Africa
101	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	85.01	Sub-Saharan Africa
102	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	84.50	Sub-Saharan Africa
103	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	83.75	Sub-Saharan Africa
104	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	83.34	Sub-Saharan Africa
105	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	82.26	Sub-Saharan Africa
106	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	78.81	Central Asia
107	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	76.75	Sub-Saharan Africa
108	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	75.93	East Asia
109	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	75.81	East Asia
110	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	73.78	Oceania
111	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	73.62	Sub-Saharan Africa
112	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	72.53	Sub-Saharan Africa
113	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	68.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
114	Guyana`GUY`South America	65.10	South America
115	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	63.65	Sub-Saharan Africa
116	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	63.49	Sub-Saharan Africa
117	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	62.89	Western Europe
118	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	62.68	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	Belize`BLZ`Central America	56.43	Central America and the Caribbean
120	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	55.71	Central America and the Caribbean
121	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	55.03	South Asia
122	Panama`PAN`Central America	54.88	Central America and the Caribbean
123	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	52.38	Sub-Saharan Africa
124	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	51.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
125	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	49.50	Central America and the Caribbean
126	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	49.15	Western Europe
127	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	44.16	South Asia
128	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	42.38	Oceania
129	Mexico`MEX`Central America	42.06	Central America and the Caribbean
130	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	36.31	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	27.36	Sub-Saharan Africa
132	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	20.19	Sub-Saharan Africa
133	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	11.49	Central America and the Caribbean

02In 1992

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Israel374.25
#2Kuwait348.21
#3Singapore341.33
#4Syria328.93
#5Qatar306.52

Lowest

#133Haiti11.49
#132Gambia20.19
#131Ghana27.36
#130Côte d’Ivoire36.31
#129Mexico42.06

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 136.12. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031991 → 1992

Since 1991

What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+10 / −0countries joined / left
123values changed, of 123 in both
45 · 78rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Algeria129.33 → 152.94+23.61
Cambodia124.43 → 147.84+23.41
Liberia137.39 → 156.55+19.16
Cyprus285.20 → 303.28+18.08
Lebanon196.27 → 214.01+17.74

Fell most

Kuwait444.51 → 348.21−96.30
Ethiopia175.25 → 140.51−34.73
Vietnam214.37 → 182.55−31.82
Türkiye270.95 → 241.40−29.55
Mongolia266.31 → 238.90−27.41

+ Armenia

+ Azerbaijan

+ Belarus

+ Republic of the Congo

+ Croatia

+ Kyrgyzstan

+ Laos

+ Russia

+ Slovenia

+ Tajikistan

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

Read before you use

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

How values are stored

The rank is BICC’s
Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 133 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (1992). Global Militarisation Index, 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/1992

0634 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Global Militarisation Index, 1991
123 countries
The year after ›
Global Militarisation Index, 1993
143 countries
All of them
Global Militarisation Index: every year
34 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions