Data for 2025

Military Dimension Index, 2025

2025, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Military Dimension Index, 2025 covers 176 countries. 5 countries share the highest reading, 1.000; 76 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 0.100. Against 2024, 85 values changed (45 up, 40 down), the same countries are covered.

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Military Dimension Index · Data for 2025

Highest5 countries share it

1.000

Lowest76 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.

176countries
1measure
2025the year it describes
31distinct 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, 2025, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Military Dimension Index, 2025: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.

GuineaGINWestern Africa	1.000
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1.000
MaliMLIWestern Africa	1.000
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.000
NigerNERWestern Africa	1.000
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.900
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.875
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.875
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.750
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.600
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.500
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.500
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	0.500
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.500
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.500
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.500
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.500
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.417
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.417
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.400
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.400
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.375
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.375
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.375
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.375
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.357
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.333
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.333
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.333
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.333
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	0.333
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.312
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.300
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.300
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.300
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.300
YemenYEMWestern Asia	0.300
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.286
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.286
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.250
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.250
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.250
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.250
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.250
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.250
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.250
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.214
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.214
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.200
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.200
IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.200
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.200
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.200
QatarQATWestern Asia	0.200
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.200
UruguayURYSouth America	0.200
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.167
BrazilBRASouth America	0.167
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.167
EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.167
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	0.167
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	0.167
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.167
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.167
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.150
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.143
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.143
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.143
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.125
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.125
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.125
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.125
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.125
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.125
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.125
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.125
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.125
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0.125
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.125
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.111
BelarusBLREastern Europe	0.100
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.100
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.100
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.100
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.100
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	0.100
OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.100
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.100
SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.100
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.100
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.100
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.094
IranIRNSouthern Asia	0.092
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	0.083
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.083
JordanJORWestern Asia	0.071
PeruPERSouth America	0.071
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.062
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.056
UkraineUKREastern Europe	0.050
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	0.000
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.000
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	0.000
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.000
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	0.000
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.000
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	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
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
FranceFRAWestern Europe	0.000
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	0.000
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.000
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.000
Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0.000
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	0.000
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.000
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	0.000
IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.000
ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.000
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.000
JapanJPNEastern Asia	0.000
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.000
KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.000
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.000
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	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
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.000
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.000
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	0.000
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	0.000
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.000
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.000
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	0.000
PanamaPANCentral America	0.000
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.000
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.000
PolandPOLEastern Europe	0.000
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	0.000
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	0.000
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.000
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.000
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	0.000
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	0.000
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.000
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	0.000
SpainESPSouthern Europe	0.000
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.000
SurinameSURSouth America	0.000
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	0.000
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	0.000
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	0.000
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.000
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.000
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	0.000
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.000
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.000
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.000

02In 2025

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Guineashared1.000
Guinea-Bissaushared1.000
Malishared1.000
Myanmarshared1.000
Nigershared1.000

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.

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
85values changed, of 176 in both
45 · 40rose · fell
91unchanged

Rose most

Guinea-Bissau0.125 → 1.000+0.875
Madagascar0.200 → 0.875+0.675
Botswana0.250 → 0.500+0.250
Benin0.286 → 0.500+0.214
Republic of the Congo0.300 → 0.500+0.200

Fell most

Gabon1.000 → 0.500−0.500
Morocco0.250 → 0.000−0.250
Eswatini0.375 → 0.167−0.208
Kuwait0.167 → 0.000−0.167
Suriname0.167 → 0.000−0.167

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.

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 2025.
31 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 76 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 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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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.

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Cite this edition

V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2025). Military Dimension Index, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/military-dimension/2025

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