Hard/Critical Technology/Space Technologies

Advanced Propulsion & Hypersonic Systems

The capacity to propel flight at the frontier: advanced air-breathing and rocket propulsion, hypersonic flight technologies, and the propulsion systems that decide speed, range and endurance in air, sea and space.
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World mean
2.2
of 20 · median 0.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–2.0
Panel SD
±0.39
round 1 ±0.77 — 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 3
Advanced 6
Established 2
Transitional 10
Foundational 8
Nascent 15
Inception 153

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 ±0.00
2 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 18 Frontier ±0.00
3 🇷🇺Russia Europe 18 Frontier ±0.00
4 🇫🇷France Europe 17 Advanced ±0.00
5 🇩🇪Germany Europe 16 Advanced ±0.50
6 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.43
7 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
8 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 15 Advanced ±0.50
9 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.50
10 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.43
11 🇮🇹Italy Europe 14 Established ±0.50
12 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±1.92
13 🇨🇦Canada Americas 11 Transitional ±1.64
14 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 11 Transitional ±1.30
15 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 11 Transitional ±0.43
16 🇪🇸Spain Europe 10 Transitional ±1.30
17 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±1.09
18 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 10 Transitional ±0.50
19 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 9 Transitional ±0.00
20 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.83
21 🇳🇴Norway Europe 9 Transitional ±1.30
22 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 8 Foundational ±1.50
23 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±1.23
24 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.50
25 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.50
26 🇵🇱Poland Europe 7 Foundational ±1.09
27 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 7 Foundational ±0.50
28 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 6 Foundational ±0.71
29 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 6 Foundational ±1.92
30 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±2.17
31 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 4 Nascent ±0.43
32 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.48
33 🇫🇮Finland Europe 4 Nascent ±1.78
34 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.71
35 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 4 Nascent ±1.50
36 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 4 Nascent ±1.64
37 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.78
38 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 3 Nascent ±1.50
39 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.87
40 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 3 Nascent ±1.12
41 🇷🇴Romania Europe 3 Nascent ±1.48
42 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.30
43 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 3 Nascent ±1.41
44 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.41
45 🇦🇹Austria Europe 2 Inception ±0.71
46 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
47 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 2 Inception ±0.71
48 🇬🇷Greece Europe 2 Inception ±0.71
49 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 2 Inception ±0.83
50 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.09
51 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 2 Inception ±0.87
52 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 2 Inception ±0.83
53 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
54 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
55 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
56 🇨🇱Chile Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
57 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
58 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
59 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
60 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
61 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
62 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
63 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
64 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 1 Inception ±0.71
65 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
66 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
67 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
68 🇵🇪Peru Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
69 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
70 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
71 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
72 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
73 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
74 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
75 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
76 🇦🇱Albania Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
77 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
78 🇦🇴Angola Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
79 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
80 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
81 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
82 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
83 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
84 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
85 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
86 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
87 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
88 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
89 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
90 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
91 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
92 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
93 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
94 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
95 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
96 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
97 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
98 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
99 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
100 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
101 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
102 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
103 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
104 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
105 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
106 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
107 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
108 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
109 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
110 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
111 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
112 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
113 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
114 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
115 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
116 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
117 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
118 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
119 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
120 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
121 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
122 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
123 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
124 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
125 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
126 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
127 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
128 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
129 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
130 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
131 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
132 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
133 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
134 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
135 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
136 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
137 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
138 🇱🇾Libya Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
139 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
140 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
141 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
143 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
144 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
145 🇲🇹Malta Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
146 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
147 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
148 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
149 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
151 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
152 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
153 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
155 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
156 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
158 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇳🇪Niger Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
161 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
162 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
163 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
164 🇵🇦Panama Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
165 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
166 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
167 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
168 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
169 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
170 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
173 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
174 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
176 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
178 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
180 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
181 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
183 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
185 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
189 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
192 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
193 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
194 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
195 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00

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