Composite Index of National Capability
Introduction The '''Composite Index of National Capability''' ('''CINC''') is a statistical measure of national power created by J. David Singer for the Correlates of War project in 1963.It uses an average of percentages of world totals in six different components. The components represent demographic, economic, and military strength. More recent studies tend to use the (CINC) score, which “focuses on measures that are more salient to the perception of true state power” beyond GDP. It is still “among the best-known and most accepted methods for measuring national capabilities.” The CINC only measures hard powers and may not represent total national power.
Methodology Each component is a dimensionless percentage of the world's total.RATIO=CINC = WhereTPR = total population of country ratioUPR = urban population of country ratioISPR = iron and steel production of country ratioECR = primary energy consumption ratioMER = military expenditure ratioMPR = military personnel ratio
List of countries by CINC Countries listed by and CINC, data is from 2007.Military Expenditure of every world country 2023 Number Country    CINC.211495.178566.096444.023878.039274.036924.034317.033675.033158.031238.030638.024082.013772.013464.013450.013108.012269.011835.011389.010883.010683.009713.008060.008010.007973.007792.007612.007113.006939.006395.006316.006174.005722.005646.005290.005222.004721.004559.004471.004454.004403.004175.003895.003858.003813.003683.003233.003226.003213.003107.003076.002986.002980.002979.002572.002557.002483.002353.002256.002179.002144.002078.001932.001841.001777.001763.001640.001608.001556.001556.001518.001493.001448.001437.001433.001422.001420.001352.001334.001320.001279.001217.001173.001109.001083.001050.001032.000994.000974.000969.000951.000884.000844.000822.000789.000771.000749.000711.000697.000659.000645.000635.000614.000581.000580.000575.000568.000562.000542.000531.000527.000516.000505.000504.000474.000471.000458.000454.000450.000442.000428.000400.000393.000390.000388.000370.000361.000357.000354.000352.000346.000346.000345.000297.000290.000276.000270.000253.000249.000240.000237.000223.000206.000202.000196.000192.000187.000179.000153.000150.000145.000133.000132.000113.000109.000098.000081.000062.000058.000057.000051.000049.000046.000044.000043.000035.000029.000024.000022.000021.000020.000013.000006.000006.000005.000005.000004.000003.000003.000003.000003.000003.000003.000003.000003.000002.000002.000002.000002.000001.000001.000000.000000194
See also *Comprehensive National Power*Power in international relations
References
Reference works *Singer, Joel David: The Correlates of War. Testing some Realpolitik Models. New York: The Free Press, 1980.