Data for 2024

Military Dimension Index, 2024

Name: Military Dimension Index, 2024
Creator: V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
License: https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/

2024, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Military Dimension Index, 2024 covers 176 countries. 2 countries share the highest reading, 1.000; 71 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.100. Against 2023, 75 values changed (37 up, 38 down), the same countries are covered.

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Military Dimension Index · Data for 2024

Highest2 countries share it

1.000

Lowest71 countries share it

0.000

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

176countries
1measure
2024the 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, 2024, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Military Dimension Index, 2024: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.

Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1.000
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1.000
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.929
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	0.917
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.900
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	0.875
Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.833
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	0.750
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	0.714
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	0.500
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	0.500
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	0.500
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.429
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.417
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	0.400
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.375
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	0.375
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	0.375
Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.375
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	0.357
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.357
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.357
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	0.350
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.333
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	0.333
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.312
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	0.300
Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.300
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.300
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.286
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.286
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.286
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.278
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	0.250
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	0.250
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	0.250
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.250
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.250
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.250
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	0.250
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.250
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.250
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	0.250
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.250
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.250
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.250
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.250
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.250
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.214
Ecuador`ECU`South America	0.214
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	0.214
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.214
Honduras`HND`Central America	0.200
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.200
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.200
Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.200
South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	0.200
Uruguay`URY`South America	0.200
Brazil`BRA`South America	0.192
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.188
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.167
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.167
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.167
Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.167
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.167
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	0.167
Suriname`SUR`South America	0.167
Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.167
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.167
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.150
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.143
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.143
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	0.143
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.143
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.125
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	0.125
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.125
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.125
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.125
Peru`PER`South America	0.125
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.125
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	0.125
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.107
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.100
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.100
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	0.100
Guyana`GUY`South America	0.100
Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.100
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.100
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.100
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.100
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	0.091
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.083
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.083
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.083
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.083
Somaliland`XSL`Eastern Africa	0.083
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	0.083
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.077
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.071
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	0.071
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.071
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.050
India`IND`Southern Asia	0.050
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.038
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
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	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
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.000
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	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
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	0.000
Lebanon`LBN`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
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	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
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	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
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.000
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.000
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.000
United States`USA`Northern America	0.000
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.000
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.000

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Gabonshared1.000
Malishared1.000
Burkina Faso0.929
Myanmar0.917
Guinea0.900

Lowest

South Africashared0.000
Kosovoshared0.000
Vanuatushared0.000
Vietnamshared0.000
United Statesshared0.000

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

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
75values changed, of 176 in both
37 · 38rose · fell
101unchanged

Rose most

Syria0.333 → 0.875+0.542
Myanmar0.417 → 0.917+0.500
Gabon0.750 → 1.000+0.250
Guatemala0.000 → 0.167+0.167
Kuwait0.000 → 0.167+0.167

Fell most

Chad0.875 → 0.500−0.375
El Salvador0.357 → 0.167−0.190
Niger1.000 → 0.833−0.167
Vanuatu0.167 → 0.000−0.167
Sudan0.900 → 0.750−0.150

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 2024.
38 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 71 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-2024-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 (2024). Military Dimension Index, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/military-dimension/2024

0636 held

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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions