Data for 2018

Military Dimension Index, 2018

Name: Military Dimension Index, 2018
Creator: V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
License: https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/

2018, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Military Dimension Index, 2018 covers 176 countries. 3 countries share the highest reading, 0.500; 64 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.081. Against 2017, 74 values changed (46 up, 28 down), the same countries are covered.

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Military Dimension Index · Data for 2018

Highest3 countries share it

0.500

Lowest64 countries share it

0.000

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

176countries
1measure
2018the year it describes
42distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Military Dimension Index, 2018, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Military Dimension Index, 2018: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.

Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.500
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.500
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.500
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.429
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.417
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.393
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.389
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.389
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.389
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.389
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.375
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.375
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.375
Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.375
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.357
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.357
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.333
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.333
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.333
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.318
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.312
Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.312
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.300
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.300
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.292
Honduras`HND`Central America	0.286
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.286
Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.286
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.278
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.278
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.278
Brazil`BRA`South America	0.267
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.250
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.250
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.250
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.250
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.250
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.250
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.250
Suriname`SUR`South America	0.250
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.250
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.231
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.222
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.222
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.214
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.214
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.214
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.200
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.200
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.200
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.188
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.188
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.188
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.188
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.182
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.179
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.175
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.167
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.167
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.167
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.167
Somaliland`XSL`Eastern Africa	0.167
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.143
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.143
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.143
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.143
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.136
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.134
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.125
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.125
Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.125
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.125
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	0.125
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.125
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.125
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.111
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.111
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.111
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.111
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.100
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.100
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.100
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.100
Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.100
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.083
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.083
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.083
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.083
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.079
Uruguay`URY`South America	0.077
Guyana`GUY`South America	0.071
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.071
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.071
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.062
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.062
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.062
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.062
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.062
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.059
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.059
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.056
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.056
Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.050
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.050
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.050
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.045
Peru`PER`South America	0.045
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.045
Argentina`ARG`South America	0.042
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.042
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.042
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.042
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.000
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.000
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.000
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.000
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.000
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	0.000
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.000
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.000
Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.000
Chile`CHL`South America	0.000
Colombia`COL`South America	0.000
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.000
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.000
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.000
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.000
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.000
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.000
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.000
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.000
France`FRA`Western Europe	0.000
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.000
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.000
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.000
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.000
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.000
India`IND`Southern Asia	0.000
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.000
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.000
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.000
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	0.000
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.000
Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0.000
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.000
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.000
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.000
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.000
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.000
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.000
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.000
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.000
Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.000
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.000
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	0.000
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.000
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.000
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.000
Panama`PAN`Central America	0.000
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.000
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.000
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.000
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.000
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.000
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.000
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.000
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.000
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.000
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.000
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.000
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.000
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.000
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.000
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.000
United States`USA`Northern America	0.000
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.000

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Egyptshared0.500
Gabonshared0.500
Guineashared0.500
Zimbabwe0.429
Republic of the Congo0.417

Lowest

Kosovoshared0.000
Vietnamshared0.000
United Statesshared0.000
Taiwanshared0.000
Trinidad and Tobagoshared0.000

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.081. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
74values changed, of 176 in both
46 · 28rose · fell
102unchanged

Rose most

Gabon0.375 → 0.500+0.125
Guatemala0.167 → 0.278+0.111
Singapore0.056 → 0.167+0.111
Thailand0.300 → 0.389+0.089
Namibia0.100 → 0.188+0.088

Fell most

Eritrea0.188 → 0.000−0.188
Azerbaijan0.167 → 0.056−0.111
Sri Lanka0.167 → 0.062−0.105
South Sudan0.227 → 0.125−0.102
Benin0.278 → 0.188−0.090

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.

How values are stored

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 2018.
42 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 64 countries share 0.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2018). Military Dimension Index, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/military-dimension/2018

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