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
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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.”
Methodology
Each component is a dimensionless percentage of the world's total.
RATIO=
CINC =
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 CINC, data is from 2007
See also
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*Singer, Joel David: The Correlates of War. Testing some Realpolitik Models. New York: The Free Press, 1980.
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