Data for 1994

Global Militarisation Index, 1994

Name: Global Militarisation Index, 1994
Creator: Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-militarization-index

Figures for 1994, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 1994 covers 147 countries. Israel is highest, at 365.32; Haiti is lowest, at 11.99. The middle country reads 136.36. Against 1993, 142 values changed (70 up, 72 down), 5 countries joined, 1 left.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 1994

HighestIsrael

365.32

LowestHaiti

11.99

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

147countries
1measure
1994the year it describes
147distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01BICC’s rank

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Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 1994, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 1994: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	365.32	Middle East
2	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	360.99	Middle East
3	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	328.81	Middle East
4	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	324.69	East Asia
5	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	322.02	Central Europe
6	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	317.06	Middle East
7	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	315.93	Sub-Saharan Africa
8	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	311.45	Middle East
9	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	299.03	Middle East
10	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	289.78	Middle East
11	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	277.86	Middle East
12	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	270.97	East Asia
13	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	265.34	East Asia
14	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	264.22	Middle East
15	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	261.83	Western Europe
16	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	258.10	Eastern Europe
17	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	255.25	Central Europe
18	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	249.27	Sub-Saharan Africa
19	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	245.55	Sub-Saharan Africa
20	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	243.40	Sub-Saharan Africa
21	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	233.51	Western Europe
22	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	231.49	Eastern Europe
23	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	231.28	East Asia
24	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	226.28	East Asia
25	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	225.04	Central Europe
26	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	223.02	Middle East
27	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	218.53	Western Europe
28	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	214.14	Central Europe
29	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	211.54	Central Asia
30	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	208.59	Central Europe
31	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	201.94	Central Europe
32	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	196.47	Western Europe
33	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	192.05	Eastern Europe
34	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	190.14	South Asia
35	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	189.17	Middle East
36	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	188.43	Sub-Saharan Africa
37	United States`USA`Northern America	186.51	North America
38	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	185.69	Eastern Europe
39	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	182.09	Western Europe
40	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	181.89	North Africa
41	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	181.44	Western Europe
42	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	181.27	Eastern Europe
43	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	180.56	Sub-Saharan Africa
44	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	179.12	Sub-Saharan Africa
45	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	175.49	Sub-Saharan Africa
46	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	174.99	Sub-Saharan Africa
47	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	169.39	Central Europe
48	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	166.32	South Asia
49	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	166.16	North Africa
50	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	163.03	East Asia
51	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	162.36	East Asia
52	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	160.66	Sub-Saharan Africa
53	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	158.81	Western Europe
54	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	158.07	Western Europe
55	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	157.00	Central Europe
56	Uruguay`URY`South America	155.07	South America
57	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	155.00	Western Europe
58	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	154.25	East Asia
59	France`FRA`Western Europe	152.08	Western Europe
60	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	150.76	East Asia
61	Chile`CHL`South America	149.62	South America
62	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	148.60	East Asia
63	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	147.69	Sub-Saharan Africa
64	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	146.83	Western Europe
65	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	146.03	North Africa
66	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	145.96	Central Asia
67	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	145.90	Middle East
68	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	141.41	Sub-Saharan Africa
69	Bolivia`BOL`South America	139.77	South America
70	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	139.50	Western Europe
71	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	138.97	Western Europe
72	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	138.68	Western Europe
73	Peru`PER`South America	136.89	South America
74	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	136.36	Western Europe
75	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	135.44	Central Asia
76	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	134.95	Sub-Saharan Africa
77	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	134.89	Central Europe
78	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	129.22	Sub-Saharan Africa
79	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	127.53	Sub-Saharan Africa
80	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	127.09	Western Europe
81	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	121.92	Oceania
82	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	120.57	Sub-Saharan Africa
83	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	120.01	Central America and the Caribbean
84	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	119.60	Western Europe
85	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	119.26	Sub-Saharan Africa
86	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	116.27	Sub-Saharan Africa
87	Canada`CAN`Northern America	114.13	North America
88	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	114.06	Sub-Saharan Africa
89	Ecuador`ECU`South America	112.60	South America
90	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	110.37	Sub-Saharan Africa
91	Colombia`COL`South America	109.13	South America
92	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	107.07	Central Asia
93	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	107.00	Oceania
94	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	106.52	East Asia
95	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	105.69	Eastern Europe
96	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	104.62	Central America and the Caribbean
97	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	102.78	East Asia
98	Venezuela`VEN`South America	100.96	South America
99	Argentina`ARG`South America	100.16	South America
100	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	99.20	Sub-Saharan Africa
101	Paraguay`PRY`South America	98.39	South America
102	Brazil`BRA`South America	98.13	South America
103	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	96.37	Sub-Saharan Africa
104	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	95.66	East Asia
105	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	94.40	Sub-Saharan Africa
106	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	94.04	Sub-Saharan Africa
107	India`IND`Southern Asia	93.03	South Asia
108	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	88.30	Western Europe
109	Honduras`HND`Central America	87.03	Central America and the Caribbean
110	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	86.09	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	84.08	Sub-Saharan Africa
112	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	83.24	Sub-Saharan Africa
113	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	82.99	Sub-Saharan Africa
114	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	81.95	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	80.91	Sub-Saharan Africa
116	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	79.37	Sub-Saharan Africa
117	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	78.95	Central America and the Caribbean
118	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	77.36	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	76.57	Central Asia
120	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	74.88	Sub-Saharan Africa
121	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	74.40	East Asia
122	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	70.51	South Asia
123	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	67.90	Sub-Saharan Africa
124	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	67.80	Oceania
125	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	66.94	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	Belize`BLZ`Central America	66.78	Central America and the Caribbean
127	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	66.37	Western Europe
128	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	65.17	Sub-Saharan Africa
129	Panama`PAN`Central America	63.38	Central America and the Caribbean
130	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	61.69	Central America and the Caribbean
131	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	61.21	Sub-Saharan Africa
132	Guyana`GUY`South America	59.75	South America
133	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	57.21	Western Europe
134	Niger`NER`Western Africa	53.34	Sub-Saharan Africa
135	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	48.42	Oceania
136	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	46.83	South Asia
137	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	44.00	Central Europe
138	Mexico`MEX`Central America	43.49	Central America and the Caribbean
139	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	39.81	Central Europe
140	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	39.48	Central America and the Caribbean
141	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	36.76	Central Europe
142	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	32.71	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	28.30	Sub-Saharan Africa
144	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	25.91	Central America and the Caribbean
145	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	25.14	Sub-Saharan Africa
146	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	15.16	Sub-Saharan Africa
147	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	11.99	Central America and the Caribbean

02In 1994

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Israel365.32
#2Qatar360.99
#3Bahrain328.81
#4Singapore324.69
#5Croatia322.02

Lowest

#147Haiti11.99
#146Gambia15.16
#145Mauritius25.14
#144Trinidad and Tobago25.91
#143Côte d’Ivoire28.30

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 136.36. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031993 → 1994

Since 1993

What changed between 1993 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+5 / −1countries joined / left
142values changed, of 142 in both
70 · 72rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Liberia196.17 → 315.93+119.76
Ukraine138.62 → 185.69+47.06
Cambodia116.23 → 162.36+46.13
Qatar317.74 → 360.99+43.25
Lebanon221.80 → 264.22+42.42

Fell most

Angola239.03 → 180.56−58.47
Eritrea298.69 → 243.40−55.30
Azerbaijan208.98 → 181.27−27.71
Belgium164.62 → 139.50−25.12
Nicaragua140.27 → 120.01−20.26

+ Guinea-Bissau

+ Equatorial Guinea

+ Niger

+ Turkmenistan

+ Uzbekistan

− Benin

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.

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 147 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (1994). Global Militarisation Index, 1994 [data set], describing 1994. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/1994

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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions