The Composite Index of National Capability (CINC) is a statistical measure of

national power National power is defined as the sum of all resources available to a nation in the pursuit of national objectives. Assessing the national power of political entities was already a matter of relevance during the classical antiquity, the Middle Ages ...

created by J. David Singer for the

Correlates of War The Correlates of War project is an academic study of the history of warfare. It was started in 1963 at the University of Michigan by political scientist J. David Singer. Concerned with collecting data about the history of wars and conflict among s ...

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=

\frac

CINC =

\frac

Where TPR = total population of country ratio UPR = urban population of country ratio ISPR = iron and steel production of country ratio ECR = primary energy consumption ratio MER = military expenditure ratio MPR = military personnel ratio

List of countries by CINC

Countries listed by and CINC, data is from 2007. Military expenditure by country map

References

Reference works

*Singer, Joel David: The Correlates of War. Testing some Realpolitik Models. New York: The Free Press, 1980. {{Politics country lists International relations theory International security International rankings