Hard/National Security/Space Operations

Assured Space Access

The capacity to place and replace payloads on orbit at need, through national, allied or commercial launch.
factbase.org/cap/B11ZEE3B19
World mean
3.0
of 20 · median 2.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–5.0
Panel SD
±0.41
round 1 ±1.15 — 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 2
Advanced 6
Established 3
Transitional 7
Foundational 22
Nascent 24
Inception 133

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 19 Frontier ±0.00
3 🇫🇷France Europe 17 Advanced ±0.43
4 🇷🇺Russia Europe 17 Advanced ±0.71
5 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.00
6 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.43
7 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.43
8 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 15 Advanced ±1.66
9 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 13 Established ±0.71
10 🇩🇪Germany Europe 12 Established ±0.43
11 🇮🇹Italy Europe 12 Established ±0.83
12 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±0.50
13 🇨🇦Canada Americas 11 Transitional ±0.00
14 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±1.58
15 🇪🇸Spain Europe 10 Transitional ±1.12
16 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.83
17 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 9 Transitional ±0.43
18 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 9 Transitional ±0.00
19 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 8 Foundational ±0.83
20 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 8 Foundational ±1.09
21 🇳🇴Norway Europe 8 Foundational ±0.71
22 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.50
23 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 8 Foundational ±0.43
24 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±1.30
25 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 7 Foundational ±0.71
26 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 7 Foundational ±0.71
27 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.43
28 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.50
29 🇵🇱Poland Europe 7 Foundational ±0.83
30 🇦🇹Austria Europe 6 Foundational ±0.50
31 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 6 Foundational ±0.50
32 🇫🇮Finland Europe 6 Foundational ±0.71
33 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.43
34 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 6 Foundational ±1.50
35 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±0.50
36 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 6 Foundational ±0.50
37 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.43
38 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 6 Foundational ±0.71
39 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 6 Foundational ±0.43
40 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 6 Foundational ±0.50
41 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
42 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 5 Nascent ±0.43
43 🇬🇷Greece Europe 5 Nascent ±0.00
44 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.43
45 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 5 Nascent ±1.09
46 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 5 Nascent ±1.09
47 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.50
48 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 5 Nascent ±0.43
49 🇷🇴Romania Europe 5 Nascent ±0.00
50 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.83
51 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.83
52 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 4 Nascent ±1.12
53 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 4 Nascent ±1.41
54 🇵🇪Peru Americas 4 Nascent ±0.83
55 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.83
56 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.50
57 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.12
58 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 4 Nascent ±0.43
59 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 3 Nascent ±1.09
60 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 3 Nascent ±1.23
61 🇨🇱Chile Americas 3 Nascent ±0.87
62 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 3 Nascent ±0.87
63 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
64 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 3 Nascent ±1.00
65 🇦🇴Angola Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
66 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 2 Inception ±0.50
67 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.71
68 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 2 Inception ±0.71
69 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.50
70 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 2 Inception ±0.83
71 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
72 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 2 Inception ±1.09
73 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 2 Inception ±0.83
74 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 2 Inception ±0.43
75 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 2 Inception ±0.00
76 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
77 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
78 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
79 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
80 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 2 Inception ±0.43
81 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.50
82 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 2 Inception ±0.71
83 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
84 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.50
85 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.83
86 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 2 Inception ±0.71
87 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 2 Inception ±0.83
88 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
89 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
90 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
91 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.71
92 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
93 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 2 Inception ±0.87
94 🇹🇬Togo Africa 2 Inception ±0.87
95 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
96 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.71
97 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 2 Inception ±1.00
98 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
99 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
100 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 2 Inception ±1.00
101 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
102 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
103 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
104 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
105 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
106 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 1 Inception ±0.00
107 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 1 Inception ±0.00
108 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
109 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
110 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 1 Inception ±0.00
111 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
112 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
113 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 1 Inception ±0.00
114 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
115 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
116 🇲🇹Malta Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
117 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
118 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
119 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
120 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 1 Inception ±1.09
121 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
122 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
123 🇦🇱Albania Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
124 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
125 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
126 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
127 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
128 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
129 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
130 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
131 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
132 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
133 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
134 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
135 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
136 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
137 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
138 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
139 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
140 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
141 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
143 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
144 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
145 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
146 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
147 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
148 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
149 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
151 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
152 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
153 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
155 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
156 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇱🇾Libya Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
161 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
162 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
163 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
164 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
165 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
166 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
167 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
168 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
169 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
170 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
173 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
174 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
175 🇳🇪Niger Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
176 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
178 🇵🇦Panama Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
179 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
180 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
185 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
187 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
188 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
194 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
195 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00

Others in Space Operations

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Space Support to Operations4.20–20United States
Space Domain Awareness & Control2.71–20United States