Data for 2016

Global Militarisation Index, 2016

Name: Global Militarisation Index, 2016
Creator: Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-militarization-index

Figures for 2016, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2016 covers 153 countries. Israel is highest, at 280.693; Haiti is lowest, at 1.812. The middle country reads 102.036. Against 2015, 153 values changed (64 up, 89 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2016

HighestIsrael

280.693

LowestHaiti

1.812

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

153countries
1measure
2016the year it describes
153distinct values14 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, 2016, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2016: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	280.693	Middle East
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	258.299	East Asia
3	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	238.836	Middle East
4	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	236.560	Middle East
5	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	227.938	Eastern Europe
6	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	224.822	Middle East
7	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	223.654	Eastern Europe
8	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	221.881	East Asia
9	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	217.170	Middle East
10	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	215.213	Middle East
11	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	214.501	Middle East
12	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	206.788	Middle East
13	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	200.661	East Asia
14	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	199.260	Western Europe
15	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	190.903	North Africa
16	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	189.192	Eastern Europe
17	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	187.457	Western Europe
18	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	181.893	Eastern Europe
19	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	171.612	Sub-Saharan Africa
20	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	166.737	Sub-Saharan Africa
21	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	165.377	Eastern Europe
22	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	162.915	North Africa
23	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	161.086	East Asia
24	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	158.253	Middle East
25	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	157.783	East Asia
26	United States`USA`Northern America	157.166	North America
27	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	156.999	Central America and the Caribbean
28	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	155.764	East Asia
29	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	152.619	Western Europe
30	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	151.490	North Africa
31	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	151.211	Middle East
32	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	148.943	Middle East
33	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	148.940	East Asia
34	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	147.836	Western Europe
35	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	144.344	Central Europe
36	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	143.189	Sub-Saharan Africa
37	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	142.889	Central Europe
38	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	142.836	Sub-Saharan Africa
39	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	142.706	Sub-Saharan Africa
40	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	141.903	Sub-Saharan Africa
41	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	141.886	Sub-Saharan Africa
42	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	140.798	South Asia
43	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	140.161	Eastern Europe
44	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	138.746	Central Europe
45	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	138.587	South Asia
46	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	138.554	Sub-Saharan Africa
47	Uruguay`URY`South America	137.063	South America
48	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	129.907	Central Europe
49	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	127.716	Central Europe
50	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	127.619	Central Europe
51	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	127.404	Central Europe
52	Chile`CHL`South America	126.511	South America
53	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	126.074	Sub-Saharan Africa
54	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	124.393	Western Europe
55	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	122.979	Central Asia
56	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	121.091	East Asia
57	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	119.518	North Africa
58	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	117.300	Sub-Saharan Africa
59	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	117.008	Sub-Saharan Africa
60	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	115.876	Western Europe
61	Colombia`COL`South America	115.218	South America
62	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	114.513	South Asia
63	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	114.083	Central Asia
64	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	113.719	Oceania
65	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	113.471	Western Europe
66	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	113.098	Western Europe
67	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	111.844	Middle East
68	France`FRA`Western Europe	110.697	Western Europe
69	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	110.225	Western Europe
70	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	110.156	Central Europe
71	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	109.015	East Asia
72	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	108.479	Central Europe
73	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	106.979	Western Europe
74	Peru`PER`South America	105.485	South America
75	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	105.126	Sub-Saharan Africa
76	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	105.038	East Asia
77	Bolivia`BOL`South America	102.036	South America
78	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	100.710	Central Europe
79	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	100.024	Sub-Saharan Africa
80	Ecuador`ECU`South America	98.476	South America
81	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	95.966	Sub-Saharan Africa
82	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	94.948	Sub-Saharan Africa
83	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	93.712	Western Europe
84	India`IND`Southern Asia	93.699	South Asia
85	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	93.365	Sub-Saharan Africa
86	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	92.829	South Asia
87	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	92.818	Sub-Saharan Africa
88	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	92.081	Central Europe
89	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	91.899	Western Europe
90	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	91.884	Sub-Saharan Africa
91	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	90.671	Central America and the Caribbean
92	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	89.505	Central Europe
93	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	89.483	Central Europe
94	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	89.428	Sub-Saharan Africa
95	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	89.415	Sub-Saharan Africa
96	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	88.982	Western Europe
97	Venezuela`VEN`South America	88.864	South America
98	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	88.264	Eastern Europe
99	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	87.301	East Asia
100	Canada`CAN`Northern America	86.364	North America
101	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	86.094	Sub-Saharan Africa
102	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	81.693	Western Europe
103	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	80.667	Western Europe
104	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	80.052	Western Europe
105	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	79.879	Sub-Saharan Africa
106	Niger`NER`Western Africa	78.570	Sub-Saharan Africa
107	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	78.501	Sub-Saharan Africa
108	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	77.171	Central Europe
109	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	76.206	Central America and the Caribbean
110	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	75.538	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	75.479	Western Europe
112	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	75.042	Sub-Saharan Africa
113	Brazil`BRA`South America	74.472	South America
114	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	72.323	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	Honduras`HND`Central America	71.751	Central America and the Caribbean
116	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	71.152	Oceania
117	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	70.632	Sub-Saharan Africa
118	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	70.604	South Asia
119	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	70.443	Oceania
120	Paraguay`PRY`South America	69.868	South America
121	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	69.187	East Asia
122	Argentina`ARG`South America	67.829	South America
123	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	67.617	Sub-Saharan Africa
124	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	67.070	East Asia
125	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	66.328	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	66.170	Sub-Saharan Africa
127	Guyana`GUY`South America	65.920	South America
128	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	65.747	Sub-Saharan Africa
129	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	64.233	Central Asia
130	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	60.688	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	59.757	Central America and the Caribbean
132	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	57.485	Sub-Saharan Africa
133	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	56.334	East Asia
134	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	55.661	Sub-Saharan Africa
135	Belize`BLZ`Central America	53.770	Central America and the Caribbean
136	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	53.087	Central America and the Caribbean
137	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	53.079	East Asia
138	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	52.595	Sub-Saharan Africa
139	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	52.426	Western Europe
140	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	50.668	Sub-Saharan Africa
141	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	49.436	Central Europe
142	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	44.478	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	Mexico`MEX`Central America	43.622	Central America and the Caribbean
144	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	43.223	Sub-Saharan Africa
145	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	41.655	Central America and the Caribbean
146	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	41.335	Sub-Saharan Africa
147	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	40.936	Central America and the Caribbean
148	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	37.993	Sub-Saharan Africa
149	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	36.366	Sub-Saharan Africa
150	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	36.099	Sub-Saharan Africa
151	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	33.402	Western Europe
152	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	17.970	Oceania
153	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	1.812	Central America and the Caribbean

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Israel280.693
#2Singapore258.299
#3Oman238.836
#4Bahrain236.560
#5Russia227.938

Lowest

#153Haiti1.812
#152Papua New Guinea17.970
#151Malta33.402
#150Cabo Verde36.099
#149Ghana36.366

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 102.036. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
153values changed, of 153 in both
64 · 89rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Senegal63.444 → 93.365+29.921
Armenia205.572 → 223.654+18.083
Chad125.648 → 142.706+17.057
Gabon101.784 → 117.300+15.516
Belgium78.941 → 91.899+12.958

Fell most

South Sudan176.368 → 141.886−34.483
Iraq186.731 → 158.253−28.478
Papua New Guinea38.036 → 17.970−20.066
Azerbaijan208.616 → 189.192−19.424
Lesotho76.767 → 57.485−19.282

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

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Every one of the 153 countries has every column.

05The files

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Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (2016). Global Militarisation Index, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2016

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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions