Hard/Critical Technology/Energy Technologies

Advanced Nuclear & Fusion

The capacity to design, build and fuel advanced nuclear systems, next-generation and small modular reactors, fusion, and the fuel-cycle and waste technologies that sustain them.
factbase.org/cap/00BV57J50X
World mean
3.4
of 20 · median 1.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–5.0
Panel SD
±0.39
round 1 ±0.78 — the honest estimate
Leader
20
United States

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 5
Advanced 5
Established 9
Transitional 12
Foundational 11
Nascent 27
Inception 128

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#NationRegionScoreBandPanel SD
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 20 Frontier ±0.43
2 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 19 Frontier ±0.00
3 🇫🇷France Europe 18 Frontier ±0.43
4 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 18 Frontier ±0.50
5 🇷🇺Russia Europe 18 Frontier ±0.43
6 🇨🇦Canada Americas 17 Advanced ±0.50
7 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.00
8 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 17 Advanced ±0.00
9 🇩🇪Germany Europe 15 Advanced ±0.43
10 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.43
11 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 13 Established ±0.43
12 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 13 Established ±0.83
13 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 13 Established ±0.00
14 🇫🇮Finland Europe 13 Established ±0.71
15 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 13 Established ±0.83
16 🇮🇹Italy Europe 12 Established ±0.43
17 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 12 Established ±1.09
18 🇪🇸Spain Europe 12 Established ±0.43
19 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 12 Established ±0.43
20 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 11 Transitional ±0.71
21 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±0.87
22 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 11 Transitional ±0.43
23 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±0.43
24 🇷🇴Romania Europe 10 Transitional ±0.43
25 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±2.92
26 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±1.23
27 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 9 Transitional ±0.71
28 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 9 Transitional ±0.83
29 🇵🇱Poland Europe 9 Transitional ±1.30
30 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 9 Transitional ±1.12
31 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 9 Transitional ±0.43
32 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±1.48
33 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±1.09
34 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 8 Foundational ±0.50
35 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 7 Foundational ±0.71
36 🇳🇴Norway Europe 7 Foundational ±1.30
37 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 7 Foundational ±0.83
38 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 7 Foundational ±1.50
39 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 6 Foundational ±0.50
40 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 6 Foundational ±0.43
41 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.00
42 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 6 Foundational ±0.43
43 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 5 Nascent ±0.43
44 🇦🇹Austria Europe 5 Nascent ±0.00
45 🇨🇱Chile Americas 5 Nascent ±0.50
46 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 5 Nascent ±2.17
47 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 5 Nascent ±0.43
48 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.50
49 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.00
50 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 5 Nascent ±0.43
51 🇵🇪Peru Americas 5 Nascent ±0.50
52 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
53 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.71
54 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.50
55 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.43
56 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.83
57 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.43
58 🇬🇷Greece Europe 4 Nascent ±0.71
59 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 4 Nascent ±0.43
60 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.83
61 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 4 Nascent ±1.23
62 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 4 Nascent ±0.83
63 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±1.23
64 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 3 Nascent ±0.00
65 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
66 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 3 Nascent ±0.43
67 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 3 Nascent ±1.12
68 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 3 Nascent ±0.50
69 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
70 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 2 Inception ±0.50
71 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 2 Inception ±0.71
72 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
73 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
74 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 2 Inception ±0.50
75 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 2 Inception ±0.87
76 🇱🇾Libya Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
77 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.30
78 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
79 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.50
80 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
81 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
82 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 2 Inception ±0.00
83 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
84 🇦🇴Angola Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
85 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
86 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
87 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
88 🇨🇬Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
89 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
90 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
91 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
92 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
93 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
94 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
95 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
96 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
97 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
98 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
99 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 1 Inception ±0.00
100 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
101 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
102 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
103 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
104 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
105 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 1 Inception ±0.71
106 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
107 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
108 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
109 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.00
110 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
111 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
112 🇳🇪Niger Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
113 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
114 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
115 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
116 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
117 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
118 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
119 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
120 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
121 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 1 Inception ±0.00
122 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
123 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
124 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
125 🇦🇱Albania Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
126 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
127 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
128 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
129 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
130 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
131 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
132 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
133 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
134 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
135 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
136 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
137 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
138 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
139 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
140 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
141 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
143 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
144 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
145 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
146 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
147 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
148 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
149 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
151 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
152 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
153 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
155 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
156 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
161 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
162 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
163 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
164 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
165 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
166 🇲🇹Malta Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
167 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
168 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
169 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
170 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
173 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
174 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇵🇦Panama Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
176 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
177 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
178 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
180 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
185 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
186 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
192 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
194 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
195 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00

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CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Batteries & Energy Storage3.90–20China
Hydrogen, Ammonia & Sustainable Fuels4.10–19China, Japan, United States
Next-Generation Solar & Renewables4.51–20China
Directed Energy Technologies2.30–20United States