Data for 2019

Global Militarisation Index, 2019

Name: Global Militarisation Index, 2019
Creator: Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-militarization-index

Figures for 2019, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2019 covers 150 countries. Israel is highest, at 270.020; Haiti is lowest, at 4.236. The middle country reads 101.640. Against 2018, 150 values changed (77 up, 73 down), the same countries are covered.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2019

HighestIsrael

270.020

LowestHaiti

4.236

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

150countries
1measure
2019the year it describes
150distinct 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, 2019, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2019: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	270.020	Middle East
2	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	233.574	Middle East
3	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	231.061	Eastern Europe
4	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	219.064	Middle East
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	212.513	East Asia
6	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	211.693	Middle East
7	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	210.189	Middle East
8	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	208.793	East Asia
9	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	208.132	Eastern Europe
10	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	205.266	Middle East
11	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	202.791	Middle East
12	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	198.538	Western Europe
13	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	195.339	Western Europe
14	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	192.591	Eastern Europe
15	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	190.921	East Asia
16	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	189.494	North Africa
17	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	176.192	Eastern Europe
18	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	172.568	Sub-Saharan Africa
19	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	170.844	Eastern Europe
20	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	163.459	Western Europe
21	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	162.150	Middle East
22	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	161.752	East Asia
23	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	159.575	Sub-Saharan Africa
24	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	158.048	North Africa
25	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	155.103	Central America and the Caribbean
26	United States`USA`Northern America	149.413	North America
27	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	147.810	Central Europe
28	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	147.176	East Asia
29	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	146.362	Western Europe
30	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	145.071	Sub-Saharan Africa
31	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	144.995	South Asia
32	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	144.882	East Asia
33	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	142.538	Central Europe
34	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	142.537	Central Europe
35	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	142.132	Central Europe
36	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	140.084	Middle East
37	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	139.564	Middle East
38	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	137.203	Central Europe
39	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	137.050	Central Europe
40	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	136.914	Sub-Saharan Africa
41	Venezuela`VEN`South America	136.908	South America
42	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	136.485	Sub-Saharan Africa
43	Uruguay`URY`South America	135.701	South America
44	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	135.437	Eastern Europe
45	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	134.735	Sub-Saharan Africa
46	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	131.015	South Asia
47	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	130.096	Western Europe
48	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	129.972	Central Europe
49	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	129.429	Central Europe
50	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	129.122	East Asia
51	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	127.510	Central Asia
52	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	126.380	North Africa
53	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	124.323	Sub-Saharan Africa
54	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	124.201	Sub-Saharan Africa
55	Chile`CHL`South America	124.070	South America
56	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	120.095	Sub-Saharan Africa
57	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	120.024	Sub-Saharan Africa
58	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	116.958	Central Asia
59	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	116.043	Sub-Saharan Africa
60	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	114.893	South Asia
61	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	114.622	East Asia
62	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	114.287	Central Asia
63	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	114.039	Sub-Saharan Africa
64	Colombia`COL`South America	113.207	South America
65	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	112.816	Western Europe
66	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	111.848	Central Europe
67	France`FRA`Western Europe	110.040	Western Europe
68	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	109.928	Oceania
69	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	108.342	Western Europe
70	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	105.620	Western Europe
71	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	104.571	Central Europe
72	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	102.564	Sub-Saharan Africa
73	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	102.499	Western Europe
74	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	101.842	Western Europe
75	India`IND`Southern Asia	101.675	South Asia
76	Bolivia`BOL`South America	101.606	South America
77	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	101.560	Central Europe
78	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	100.902	Central Europe
79	Peru`PER`South America	100.369	South America
80	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	98.499	Sub-Saharan Africa
81	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	96.117	Sub-Saharan Africa
82	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	94.802	Sub-Saharan Africa
83	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	93.311	Oceania
84	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	92.816	Western Europe
85	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	92.253	Western Europe
86	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	91.952	Sub-Saharan Africa
87	Ecuador`ECU`South America	91.276	South America
88	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	90.818	Western Europe
89	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	90.783	Central Europe
90	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	90.687	Central America and the Caribbean
91	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	89.092	Sub-Saharan Africa
92	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	89.033	Western Europe
93	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	88.809	Eastern Europe
94	Canada`CAN`Northern America	88.711	North America
95	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	88.074	Central Europe
96	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	86.684	Western Europe
97	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	85.635	Sub-Saharan Africa
98	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	84.784	East Asia
99	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	83.579	East Asia
100	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	83.262	Sub-Saharan Africa
101	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	83.254	Western Europe
102	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	83.145	Central America and the Caribbean
103	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	82.786	Western Europe
104	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	80.785	Sub-Saharan Africa
105	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	80.687	South Asia
106	Niger`NER`Western Africa	79.680	Sub-Saharan Africa
107	Honduras`HND`Central America	79.615	Central America and the Caribbean
108	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	79.308	Sub-Saharan Africa
109	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	76.172	Sub-Saharan Africa
110	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	75.353	Central Europe
111	Brazil`BRA`South America	75.207	South America
112	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	74.151	Oceania
113	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	72.743	Central America and the Caribbean
114	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	72.740	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	72.498	Sub-Saharan Africa
116	Guyana`GUY`South America	72.133	South America
117	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	71.516	South Asia
118	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	70.975	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	69.384	Sub-Saharan Africa
120	Paraguay`PRY`South America	68.754	South America
121	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	67.628	East Asia
122	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	65.083	Sub-Saharan Africa
123	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	64.527	East Asia
124	Argentina`ARG`South America	64.371	South America
125	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	61.918	East Asia
126	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	60.738	Central America and the Caribbean
127	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	59.511	Sub-Saharan Africa
128	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	59.502	East Asia
129	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	59.421	Sub-Saharan Africa
130	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	59.210	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	58.405	Central Asia
132	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	58.118	Sub-Saharan Africa
133	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	56.279	Sub-Saharan Africa
134	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	55.565	Sub-Saharan Africa
135	Belize`BLZ`Central America	55.439	Central America and the Caribbean
136	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	55.367	Central America and the Caribbean
137	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	52.541	Sub-Saharan Africa
138	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	49.790	Sub-Saharan Africa
139	Mexico`MEX`Central America	48.637	Central America and the Caribbean
140	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	48.437	Western Europe
141	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	47.912	Sub-Saharan Africa
142	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	47.409	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	42.602	Sub-Saharan Africa
144	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	41.311	Sub-Saharan Africa
145	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	34.869	Oceania
146	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	33.294	Central America and the Caribbean
147	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	32.601	Sub-Saharan Africa
148	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	31.626	Sub-Saharan Africa
149	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	30.944	Western Europe
150	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	4.236	Central America and the Caribbean

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Israel270.020
#2Bahrain233.574
#3Armenia231.061
#4Oman219.064
#5Singapore212.513

Lowest

#150Haiti4.236
#149Malta30.944
#148Cabo Verde31.626
#147Mauritius32.601
#146Trinidad and Tobago33.294

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 101.640. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
150values changed, of 150 in both
77 · 73rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Venezuela84.887 → 136.908+52.021
Bulgaria107.435 → 137.203+29.768
Albania49.665 → 75.353+25.688
Gambia38.698 → 58.118+19.420
Serbia123.313 → 142.132+18.819

Fell most

Singapore227.658 → 212.513−15.145
Denmark113.390 → 102.499−10.890
Malaysia93.975 → 84.784−9.190
Zimbabwe92.367 → 83.262−9.106
Oman227.855 → 219.064−8.791

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 150 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (2019). Global Militarisation Index, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2019

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