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Vatican

Name: Vatican — military power, instability and arms-trade indicators
Creator: ConflictIQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Vatican ranks #75 of 242 on the Composite Power Index (0.9/100), scored on military spending, active personnel, nuclear arsenal, economic size and logistics. Its Instability Index is 33.3/100 (#60 most fragile). Every figure below carries its source and year. Data read 2026-08-04.

What drives the instability score

Governance fragility

72/100 · weight 10%

V-Dem

Forced displacement

18/100 · weight 25%

UNHCR

Capability and economy · click a metric to compare

CINC is a composite index (already contains military spending, personnel, energy & population) — shown for reference; it is not added into the Composite Power Index to avoid double-counting. Each figure carries its own source year; vintages can differ.