Data for 2023

Military Dimension Index, 2023

Name: Military Dimension Index, 2023
Creator: V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
License: https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/

2023, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Military Dimension Index, 2023 covers 176 countries. 3 countries share the highest reading, 1.000; 69 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.100. Against 2022, 60 values changed (28 up, 32 down), the same countries are covered.

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Military Dimension Index · Data for 2023

Highest3 countries share it

1.000

Lowest69 countries share it

0.000

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

176countries
1measure
2023the year it describes
38distinct 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, 2023, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Military Dimension Index, 2023: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.

Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1.000
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1.000
Niger`NER`Western Africa	1.000
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.900
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.900
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.875
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.750
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.571
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.500
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.500
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.429
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.417
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.400
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.400
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.375
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.375
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.375
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.375
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.357
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.350
Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.346
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.333
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.333
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.333
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.333
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.333
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.312
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.312
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.300
Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.300
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.300
Honduras`HND`Central America	0.300
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.300
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.286
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.286
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.286
Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.278
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.250
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.250
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.250
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.250
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.250
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.250
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.250
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	0.250
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.250
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.237
Brazil`BRA`South America	0.214
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.214
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.214
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.214
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.214
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.200
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.200
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.200
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.200
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.200
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.188
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.167
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.167
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.167
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.167
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.167
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.167
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.150
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.143
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.143
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.143
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.143
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.143
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.143
Somaliland`XSL`Eastern Africa	0.143
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.125
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.125
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.125
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.125
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.125
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.125
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.125
Uruguay`URY`South America	0.125
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.125
Peru`PER`South America	0.111
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.107
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.100
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.100
Guyana`GUY`South America	0.100
Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.100
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.100
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.100
India`IND`Southern Asia	0.091
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.083
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.083
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.083
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.083
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.083
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.083
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	0.083
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.083
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.071
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	0.071
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	0.062
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.062
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.062
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.056
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	0.050
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.050
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.031
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.000
Argentina`ARG`South America	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
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
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.000
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.000
Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.000
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.000
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	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
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.000
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.000
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.000
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	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 Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.000
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.000
Panama`PAN`Central America	0.000
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.000
Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.000
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.000
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.000
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.000
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	0.000
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.000
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.000
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.000
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.000
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.000
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.000
Suriname`SUR`South America	0.000
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.000
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	0.000
Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.000
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.000
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.000
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.000
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.000
United States`USA`Northern America	0.000
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.000

02In 2023

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Burkina Fasoshared1.000
Malishared1.000
Nigershared1.000
Guineashared0.900
Sudanshared0.900

Lowest

South Africashared0.000
Kosovoshared0.000
Vietnamshared0.000
United Statesshared0.000
Tanzaniashared0.000

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.100. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032022 → 2023

Since 2022

What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
60values changed, of 176 in both
28 · 32rose · fell
116unchanged

Rose most

Niger0.250 → 1.000+0.750
Gabon0.375 → 0.750+0.375
Central African Republic0.125 → 0.250+0.125
Qatar0.100 → 0.200+0.100
Bolivia0.200 → 0.300+0.100

Fell most

Guatemala0.214 → 0.000−0.214
Libya0.500 → 0.300−0.200
Suriname0.167 → 0.000−0.167
Liberia0.375 → 0.250−0.125
Guyana0.200 → 0.100−0.100

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

Read before you use

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 2023.
38 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 69 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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Download military-dimension-2023-nations-inquiry.csv
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The publisher’s original
V-Dem Institute’s own file, on its own site.
V-Dem-CY-Core-v16_csv.zip

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2023). Military Dimension Index, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/military-dimension/2023

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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions