Data Presentation / The Non-Contributor Countries (NCCs)

The NCCs have been categorized into seven groups based on characteristics such as having or not having defence forces. Some of the groups have NCCs which are special cases. For example, if one country does not own defence forces, but it still seeks opportunities for its citizens to be employed as peacekeepers, then this country becomes a special case within that group.

The groups are identified below:

Group One: Countries without armies: Andorra, Costa Rica, Dominica, Grenada, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Panama, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saint Vincent, and Tuvalu. The special cases are: Kiribati, Micronesia and Palau.

Group Two: Countries with internal major conflicts: Afghanistan, Somalia, Eritrea, Haiti, Iraq, Liberia, Georgia, East Timor, Solomon Islands, and Democratic Republic of Congo. The special cases are: Angola and Burundi.

Group Three: Countries whose participation would be controversial: Israel, Syria, North Korea, Myanmar, Cuba and Libya.

Group Four: Countries with large militaries and economic development whose lack of participation puzzles the international peace operations community: Mexico. The special case: Viet-Nam.

Group Five: Countries participating in non-UN peacekeeping operations: Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Latvia, and Macedonia. The special case: Armenia, Nicaragua and Tonga.

Group Six: Small countries with small defence forces: Bahrain, Bhutan, Cape Verde, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Laos, Lesotho, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Sao Tomes, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The special cases are: Belarus and Guyana.

Group Seven: Countries with unique characteristics: Iceland, Maldives and Malta.