Data for 1998

Military Dimension Index, 1998

1998, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Military Dimension Index, 1998 covers 174 countries. Myanmar is highest, at 0.917; 74 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.092. Against 1997, 8 values changed (1 up, 7 down), 1 country joined.

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Military Dimension Index · Data for 1998

HighestMyanmar

0.917

Lowest74 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.

174countries
1measure
1998the year it describes
29distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Military Dimension Index, 1998, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Military Dimension Index, 1998: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.

MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.917
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.833
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.800
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.750
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.750
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.667
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.500
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.500
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.500
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.500
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.417
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.417
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.400
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.400
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.400
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.400
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.389
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.375
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.375
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.375
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.357
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.357
NigerNERWestern Africa	0.333
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.333
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.333
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.312
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.300
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.300
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.300
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.300
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.300
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.300
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.300
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.300
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.300
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.286
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.286
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.286
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.250
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.250
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.250
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.250
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.250
PeruPERSouth America	0.250
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.250
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.250
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.250
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.214
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.214
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.214
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.200
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.200
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.200
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.200
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.200
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.200
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.200
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.200
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.200
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.200
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.188
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.188
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.167
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.167
PanamaPANCentral America	0.167
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.167
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.167
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.167
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.143
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.143
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.125
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.125
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.125
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.125
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.125
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.125
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.100
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.100
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.100
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.100
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.100
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.100
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.100
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.100
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.100
SurinameSURSouth America	0.100
UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.100
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.083
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.083
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.083
SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.083
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.083
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.071
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.071
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.071
BrazilBRASouth America	0.062
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.062
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.062
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.056
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.050
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.000
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.000
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.000
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.000
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.000
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.000
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	0.000
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.000
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	0.000
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	0.000
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	0.000
CanadaCANNorthern America	0.000
ChileCHLSouth America	0.000
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.000
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.000
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.000
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	0.000
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.000
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	0.000
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	0.000
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	0.000
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	0.000
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.000
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.000
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.000
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.000
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.000
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.000
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.000
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.000
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.000
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.000
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.000
JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.000
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.000
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.000
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.000
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.000
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	0.000
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	0.000
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.000
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.000
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.000
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	0.000
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	0.000
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.000
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.000
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.000
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.000
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.000
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.000
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.000
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.000
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.000
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.000
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.000
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.000
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.000
SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.000
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.000
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.000
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.000
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.000
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.000
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.000
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.000
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.000
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.000
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.000
UruguayURYSouth America	0.000
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.000
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.000

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Myanmar0.917
Burundi0.833
Republic of the Congo0.800
DR Congoshared0.750
Nigeriashared0.750

Lowest

Zimbabweshared0.000
South Africashared0.000
Somalilandshared0.000
Vietnamshared0.000
United Statesshared0.000

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.092. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
8values changed, of 173 in both
1 · 7rose · fell
165unchanged

Rose most

Pakistan0.300 → 0.400+0.100

Fell most

Sierra Leone0.714 → 0.143−0.571
Timor-Leste0.500 → 0.000−0.500
Türkiye0.375 → 0.250−0.125
Chile0.100 → 0.000−0.100
El Salvador0.200 → 0.100−0.100

+ Montenegro

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

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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 1998.
29 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 74 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 174 countries has every column.

05The files

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V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (1998). Military Dimension Index, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/military-dimension/1998

0636 held

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