Hard/Critical Technology/Energy Technologies

Directed Energy Technologies

The capacity to master directed energy, high-energy lasers, high-power microwaves and the beam control, power and thermal technologies behind them.
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World mean
2.3
of 20 · median 1.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–2.0
Panel SD
±0.80
round 1 ±1.00 — 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 5
Established 3
Transitional 4
Foundational 9
Nascent 24
Inception 149

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 ±0.50
3 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 18 Frontier ±0.00
4 🇫🇷France Europe 16 Advanced ±0.50
5 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 16 Advanced ±0.83
6 🇩🇪Germany Europe 15 Advanced ±0.50
7 🇷🇺Russia Europe 15 Advanced ±0.43
8 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.43
9 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 14 Established ±1.50
10 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 12 Established ±0.83
11 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 12 Established ±0.87
12 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±1.50
13 🇮🇹Italy Europe 10 Transitional ±2.17
14 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±3.90
15 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 9 Transitional ±2.49
16 🇨🇦Canada Americas 8 Foundational ±2.18
17 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 8 Foundational ±3.46
18 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±1.50
19 🇪🇸Spain Europe 8 Foundational ±1.92
20 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±1.50
21 🇵🇱Poland Europe 7 Foundational ±2.60
22 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 6 Foundational ±2.17
23 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 6 Foundational ±3.35
24 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 6 Foundational ±1.30
25 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 5 Nascent ±2.60
26 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 5 Nascent ±2.77
27 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 5 Nascent ±3.03
28 🇫🇮Finland Europe 5 Nascent ±2.92
29 🇳🇴Norway Europe 5 Nascent ±2.86
30 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 5 Nascent ±2.06
31 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 5 Nascent ±1.23
32 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 4 Nascent ±2.06
33 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±1.64
34 🇷🇴Romania Europe 4 Nascent ±2.28
35 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 3 Nascent ±1.50
36 🇦🇹Austria Europe 3 Nascent ±1.92
37 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 3 Nascent ±1.64
38 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 3 Nascent ±2.05
39 🇬🇷Greece Europe 3 Nascent ±1.87
40 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 3 Nascent ±2.12
41 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.64
42 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 3 Nascent ±1.73
43 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.50
44 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.92
45 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 3 Nascent ±1.64
46 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 3 Nascent ±1.64
47 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.64
48 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.64
49 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 2 Inception ±0.87
50 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 2 Inception ±1.30
51 🇨🇱Chile Americas 2 Inception ±1.09
52 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 2 Inception ±1.09
53 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 2 Inception ±1.30
54 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 2 Inception ±1.09
55 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 2 Inception ±1.48
56 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 2 Inception ±1.09
57 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.23
58 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 2 Inception ±1.23
59 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.87
60 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 2 Inception ±1.12
61 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 2 Inception ±0.87
62 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 2 Inception ±0.87
63 🇵🇪Peru Americas 2 Inception ±0.87
64 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.87
65 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 2 Inception ±1.23
66 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 2 Inception ±1.23
67 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.87
68 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 2 Inception ±1.09
69 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
70 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
71 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
72 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
73 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
74 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
75 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
76 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
77 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
78 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
79 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
80 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
81 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
82 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
83 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
84 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
85 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
86 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
87 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
88 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
89 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
90 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
91 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
92 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
93 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
94 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
95 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
96 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
97 🇱🇾Libya Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
98 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
99 🇲🇹Malta Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
100 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
101 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
102 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
103 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
104 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
105 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
106 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
107 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
108 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
109 🇵🇦Panama Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
110 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
111 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
112 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
113 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
114 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
115 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
116 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
117 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
118 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
119 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
120 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
121 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
122 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
123 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
124 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
125 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
126 🇦🇱Albania Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
127 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
128 🇦🇴Angola Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
129 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
130 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
131 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
132 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
133 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
134 🇧🇹Bhutan 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 ±0.43
138 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
139 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
140 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
141 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
143 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
144 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
145 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
146 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
147 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
148 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
149 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
151 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
152 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
153 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
154 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
155 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
156 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
159 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0 Inception ±0.43
161 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
162 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
163 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
164 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
165 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
166 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
167 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
168 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
169 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
170 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
173 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
174 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇳🇪Niger Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
176 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
178 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
180 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
185 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
187 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
189 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
190 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
193 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
194 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
195 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
197 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43

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CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
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Hydrogen, Ammonia & Sustainable Fuels4.10–19China, Japan, United States
Next-Generation Solar & Renewables4.51–20China
Advanced Nuclear & Fusion3.40–20United States