Hard/National Security/Strategic Strike & Missile Defence

Integrated Air & Missile Defence

The capacity to defend against the high-end air and missile threat, aircraft, ballistic, cruise and hypersonic, as one integrated, multi-tier system.
pending/cap/integrated-air-missile-defence
World mean
4.3
of 20 · median 2.0
Range
0–20
middle half 1.0–7.0
Panel SD
±0.67
round 1 ±1.17 — 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 7
Established 16
Transitional 11
Foundational 24
Nascent 26
Inception 111

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 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 19 Frontier ±0.00
3 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.43
4 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.00
5 🇷🇺Russia Europe 17 Advanced ±0.00
6 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.00
7 🇫🇷France Europe 16 Advanced ±1.23
8 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.50
9 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.43
10 🇩🇪Germany Europe 14 Established ±1.48
11 🇮🇹Italy Europe 14 Established ±0.71
12 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 14 Established ±0.87
13 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 14 Established ±0.00
14 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.43
15 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 14 Established ±0.43
16 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 14 Established ±0.43
17 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.83
18 🇬🇷Greece Europe 13 Established ±0.50
19 🇵🇱Poland Europe 13 Established ±0.43
20 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 13 Established ±0.83
21 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 13 Established ±1.92
22 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 12 Established ±0.43
23 🇫🇮Finland Europe 12 Established ±2.18
24 🇪🇸Spain Europe 12 Established ±0.71
25 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 12 Established ±1.92
26 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 11 Transitional ±0.43
27 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±0.83
28 🇳🇴Norway Europe 11 Transitional ±2.69
29 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±1.50
30 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 10 Transitional ±0.71
31 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 10 Transitional ±0.83
32 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±2.17
33 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 10 Transitional ±1.09
34 🇷🇴Romania Europe 10 Transitional ±0.43
35 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 9 Transitional ±1.12
36 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 9 Transitional ±0.50
37 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 8 Foundational ±0.83
38 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 8 Foundational ±0.00
39 🇨🇦Canada Americas 8 Foundational ±2.77
40 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 8 Foundational ±2.28
41 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±1.09
42 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 8 Foundational ±1.41
43 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 8 Foundational ±2.35
44 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.83
45 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 7 Foundational ±0.50
46 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 7 Foundational ±0.71
47 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 7 Foundational ±2.17
48 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 7 Foundational ±2.59
49 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±1.48
50 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 7 Foundational ±1.78
51 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±1.48
52 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 7 Foundational ±0.71
53 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±1.23
54 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 7 Foundational ±0.83
55 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 6 Foundational ±1.23
56 🇨🇱Chile Americas 6 Foundational ±0.43
57 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 6 Foundational ±0.43
58 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 6 Foundational ±2.18
59 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 6 Foundational ±1.92
60 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 6 Foundational ±1.09
61 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±1.09
62 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 5 Nascent ±1.87
63 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 5 Nascent ±0.87
64 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 5 Nascent ±1.30
65 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.71
66 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 5 Nascent ±1.48
67 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 5 Nascent ±2.17
68 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±1.23
69 🇵🇪Peru Americas 5 Nascent ±0.71
70 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±1.78
71 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 5 Nascent ±1.87
72 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 5 Nascent ±1.09
73 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±0.43
74 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 4 Nascent ±1.12
75 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 4 Nascent ±0.71
76 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 4 Nascent ±1.23
77 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 4 Nascent ±1.41
78 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 4 Nascent ±0.71
79 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.50
80 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±0.83
81 🇦🇴Angola Africa 3 Nascent ±0.71
82 🇦🇹Austria Europe 3 Nascent ±0.71
83 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 3 Nascent ±0.83
84 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±2.05
85 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.71
86 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 3 Nascent ±0.71
87 🇦🇱Albania Europe 2 Inception ±0.83
88 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 2 Inception ±0.87
89 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
90 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
91 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
92 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
93 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 2 Inception ±0.50
94 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 2 Inception ±0.87
95 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
96 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
97 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 2 Inception ±0.87
98 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 2 Inception ±0.87
99 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 2 Inception ±0.83
100 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
101 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
102 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.50
103 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 2 Inception ±0.71
104 🇱🇾Libya Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
105 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 2 Inception ±0.83
106 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 2 Inception ±0.87
107 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 2 Inception ±0.71
108 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 2 Inception ±1.09
109 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
110 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
111 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
112 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.43
113 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
114 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
115 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 2 Inception ±0.43
116 🇧🇯Benin Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
117 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
118 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
119 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
120 🇹🇩Chad Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
121 🇨🇬Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
122 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
123 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
124 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
125 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
126 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
127 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
128 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
129 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
130 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
131 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
132 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
133 🇲🇱Mali Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
134 🇲🇹Malta Europe 1 Inception ±0.87
135 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
136 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
137 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
138 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
139 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
140 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.71
141 🇳🇪Niger Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
142 🇵🇦Panama Americas 1 Inception ±0.87
143 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
144 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
145 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
146 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
147 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
148 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
149 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.43
150 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
151 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
152 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
153 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
155 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
156 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
161 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
162 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
163 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
164 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
165 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
166 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
167 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
168 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
169 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
170 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
173 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
174 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
176 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
178 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
180 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
184 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
185 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
191 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
193 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
194 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
195 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00

Others in Strategic Strike & Missile Defence

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Long-Range Strike2.50–20United States
Counter-Uncrewed & Low-Altitude Defence5.00–19Israel, United States