Hard/National Security/Strategic Strike & Missile Defence

Long-Range Strike

The capacity to strike at strategic range with conventional means: ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missiles, bombers and deep-strike uncrewed systems, and the targeting complex behind them.
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World mean
2.5
of 20 · median 0.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–3.0
Panel SD
±0.69
round 1 ±1.19 — 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 4
Established 6
Transitional 8
Foundational 7
Nascent 26
Inception 143

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 ±0.50
3 🇷🇺Russia Europe 18 Frontier ±0.00
4 🇫🇷France Europe 17 Advanced ±0.50
5 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 17 Advanced ±0.43
6 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 16 Advanced ±0.71
7 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.83
8 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.83
9 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.50
10 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.71
11 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.50
12 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 13 Established ±0.83
13 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 12 Established ±0.71
14 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 11 Transitional ±1.12
15 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 11 Transitional ±1.23
16 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 10 Transitional ±4.44
17 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±2.55
18 🇩🇪Germany Europe 9 Transitional ±2.17
19 🇮🇹Italy Europe 9 Transitional ±2.17
20 🇵🇱Poland Europe 9 Transitional ±2.59
21 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 9 Transitional ±1.30
22 🇪🇸Spain Europe 8 Foundational ±2.24
23 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 8 Foundational ±2.59
24 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 7 Foundational ±1.48
25 🇫🇮Finland Europe 7 Foundational ±2.69
26 🇬🇷Greece Europe 7 Foundational ±1.92
27 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±1.92
28 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 6 Foundational ±1.92
29 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 5 Nascent ±0.83
30 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 5 Nascent ±0.83
31 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 5 Nascent ±2.12
32 🇨🇦Canada Americas 5 Nascent ±4.44
33 🇳🇴Norway Europe 5 Nascent ±2.17
34 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±3.35
35 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 4 Nascent ±0.71
36 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 4 Nascent ±2.49
37 🇷🇴Romania Europe 4 Nascent ±2.29
38 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 4 Nascent ±2.28
39 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±2.86
40 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 3 Nascent ±1.92
41 🇨🇱Chile Americas 3 Nascent ±1.66
42 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±2.17
43 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 3 Nascent ±1.80
44 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±2.05
45 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±2.17
46 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 3 Nascent ±1.92
47 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 3 Nascent ±1.92
48 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.66
49 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.87
50 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 3 Nascent ±2.49
51 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 3 Nascent ±1.92
52 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 3 Nascent ±1.30
53 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 3 Nascent ±1.64
54 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 3 Nascent ±1.87
55 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.12
56 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 2 Inception ±1.30
57 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 2 Inception ±1.09
58 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 2 Inception ±1.12
59 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 2 Inception ±1.87
60 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 2 Inception ±1.41
61 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 2 Inception ±1.12
62 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 2 Inception ±1.23
63 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 2 Inception ±1.41
64 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 2 Inception ±1.50
65 🇱🇾Libya Africa 2 Inception ±0.87
66 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 2 Inception ±1.50
67 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 2 Inception ±1.23
68 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 2 Inception ±1.09
69 🇵🇪Peru Americas 2 Inception ±1.41
70 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 2 Inception ±1.12
71 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 2 Inception ±0.87
72 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.12
73 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.12
74 🇦🇴Angola Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
75 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
76 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
77 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
78 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 1 Inception ±0.71
79 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
80 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
81 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
82 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
83 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
84 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
85 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 1 Inception ±1.00
86 🇲🇱Mali Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
87 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
88 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
89 🇳🇪Niger Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
90 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
91 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
92 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
93 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
94 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.43
95 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
96 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 1 Inception ±1.09
97 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
98 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
99 🇦🇱Albania Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
100 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
101 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
102 🇦🇹Austria Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
103 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
104 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
105 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
106 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
107 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
108 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
109 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
110 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
111 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
112 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
113 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
114 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
115 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
116 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
117 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
118 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
119 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
120 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
121 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
122 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
123 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 0 Inception ±0.43
124 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
125 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
126 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
127 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
128 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
129 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
130 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
131 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
132 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
133 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
134 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
135 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
136 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
137 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
138 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
139 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
140 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
141 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
143 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
144 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
145 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
146 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
147 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
148 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.43
149 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
151 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
152 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
153 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
155 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
156 🇲🇹Malta Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
161 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
162 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
163 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
164 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
165 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
166 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
167 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
168 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
169 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
170 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇵🇦Panama Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
173 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
174 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
176 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
178 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
179 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
180 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
181 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
182 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
183 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
184 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
185 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
193 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
194 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
195 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
196 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
197 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 0 Inception ±0.00

Others in Strategic Strike & Missile Defence

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Integrated Air & Missile Defence4.30–20United States
Counter-Uncrewed & Low-Altitude Defence5.00–19Israel, United States