Global Militarisation Index

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The Global Militarization Index (GMI) is an annual report produced by the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) which measures the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness. It is financially supported by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. [1]

Contents

The first GMI was first published in 2006. [2] The GMI 2023 covers 149 states and is widely used to study military economies of different countries and compare them. [3] [4] [5] [6] It focuses on three major indicators: Military personnel; Military expenditures; and weaponry. [7]

Measurement

The index uses a number of indicators. [8]

Countries

2023 Global Militarisation Index
RankCountry [9]
1Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
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90Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
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Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal
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138Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo
139Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor
140Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala
141Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar
142Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
143Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
144Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
145Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
146Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
147Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
148Flag of Malta.svg Malta
149Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti

See also

Notes

The 2023 report [9] has been published but the full data set for 2023 is not yet available on the BICC website.

The Military Power Rankings (2025) provide an alternative index based on real-world warfighting capacity across 114 factors, including national will, terrain, doctrine, and force survivability. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "BICC Publications/Global Militarization Index 2022". www.bicc.de. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "BICC Publications/Annual Report 2006". www.bicc.de. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Feffer, John (30 July 2021). "Artificial Intelligence Wants You and Your Job". Fair Observer. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Why Do Israel And Singapore Love Each Other?". Seeker. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. ↑ Ruiz-Healy, Eduardo (20 September 2022). "México está poco militarizado, actuemos para que así siga". El ecominista. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Україна потрапила до топ-15 найбільш мілітаризованих країн: інфографіка". Український тиждень (in Ukrainian). 20 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "How the Philippines' military advancements compare with its peers in the region". BusinessWorld Online. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Global Militarisation Index" (PDF). 2013 Fact Sheet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Global Militarisation Index 2023". 31 October 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 December 2023.
  10. ↑ https://www.militarypowerrankings.com
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