Hard/Critical Technology/Sensing, Timing & Navigation

Radar & Radiofrequency Sensing

The capacity to sense with radio: radar across bands and apertures, passive radio-frequency sensing, and the detection technologies that find what moves, including the fastest things that fly.
factbase.org/cap/R5W4QQ0Y0W
World mean
3.4
of 20 · median 1.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–4.0
Panel SD
±0.53
round 1 ±0.98 — 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 6
Advanced 11
Established 8
Transitional 6
Foundational 12
Nascent 16
Inception 138

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 18 Frontier ±0.43
4 🇩🇪Germany Europe 18 Frontier ±0.43
5 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 18 Frontier ±0.71
6 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 18 Frontier ±0.50
7 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.43
8 🇷🇺Russia Europe 17 Advanced ±0.43
9 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 17 Advanced ±0.50
10 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 17 Advanced ±0.00
11 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 16 Advanced ±0.00
12 🇮🇹Italy Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
13 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 16 Advanced ±0.43
14 🇨🇦Canada Americas 15 Advanced ±0.00
15 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.43
16 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.50
17 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 15 Advanced ±0.50
18 🇪🇸Spain Europe 14 Established ±0.43
19 🇫🇮Finland Europe 13 Established ±1.30
20 🇳🇴Norway Europe 13 Established ±1.12
21 🇵🇱Poland Europe 13 Established ±0.43
22 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.43
23 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 13 Established ±0.50
24 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 12 Established ±0.83
25 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 12 Established ±0.83
26 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 11 Transitional ±0.43
27 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 11 Transitional ±0.43
28 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 11 Transitional ±2.35
29 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 11 Transitional ±0.71
30 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 9 Transitional ±1.12
31 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 9 Transitional ±0.83
32 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 8 Foundational ±1.09
33 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 8 Foundational ±3.90
34 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 8 Foundational ±0.71
35 🇦🇹Austria Europe 7 Foundational ±3.70
36 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.43
37 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±0.43
38 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 7 Foundational ±1.12
39 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 6 Foundational ±0.43
40 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±1.92
41 🇷🇴Romania Europe 6 Foundational ±2.69
42 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 6 Foundational ±1.00
43 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 6 Foundational ±0.83
44 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 5 Nascent ±1.50
45 🇬🇷Greece Europe 5 Nascent ±1.92
46 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 5 Nascent ±1.87
47 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 5 Nascent ±2.29
48 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 5 Nascent ±1.64
49 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±1.48
50 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 4 Nascent ±1.23
51 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 3 Nascent ±0.43
52 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 3 Nascent ±1.50
53 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 3 Nascent ±1.78
54 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.09
55 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 3 Nascent ±1.87
56 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 3 Nascent ±0.71
57 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±1.64
58 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.50
59 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 3 Nascent ±1.92
60 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 2 Inception ±0.83
61 🇨🇱Chile Americas 2 Inception ±1.48
62 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 2 Inception ±1.09
63 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 2 Inception ±1.48
64 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 2 Inception ±1.30
65 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 2 Inception ±1.48
66 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 2 Inception ±1.12
67 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 2 Inception ±1.41
68 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.87
69 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
70 🇵🇪Peru Americas 2 Inception ±1.09
71 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
72 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 2 Inception ±1.48
73 🇦🇱Albania Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
74 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
75 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
76 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
77 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
78 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
79 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
80 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
81 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
82 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 1 Inception ±0.71
83 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
84 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
85 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
86 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
87 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
88 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
89 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
90 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
91 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
92 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
93 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
94 🇱🇾Libya Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
95 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
96 🇲🇹Malta Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
97 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
98 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
99 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
100 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
101 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
102 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
103 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 1 Inception ±0.50
104 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 1 Inception ±1.00
105 🇵🇦Panama Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
106 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
107 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 1 Inception ±1.30
108 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
109 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
110 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
111 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
112 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 1 Inception ±0.50
113 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
114 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
115 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
116 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
117 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 1 Inception ±0.50
118 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 1 Inception ±0.50
119 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±1.00
120 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 1 Inception ±0.43
121 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
122 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
123 🇦🇴Angola Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
124 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
125 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
126 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
127 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
128 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
129 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
130 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 0 Inception ±0.43
131 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
132 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
133 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
134 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
135 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
136 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
137 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 0 Inception ±0.43
138 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
139 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
140 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
141 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
142 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
143 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
144 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
145 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
146 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
147 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
148 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
149 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
150 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
151 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
152 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
153 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
154 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
155 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
156 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
157 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
158 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
159 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
160 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
161 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
162 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
163 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
164 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
165 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
166 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
167 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
168 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
169 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
170 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
171 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0 Inception ±0.00
172 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
173 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
174 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
175 🇳🇪Niger Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
176 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
177 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 0 Inception ±0.00
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 ±0.00
185 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
186 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
187 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
188 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
189 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
190 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0 Inception ±0.00
191 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0 Inception ±0.00
192 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0 Inception ±0.00
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

Others in Sensing, Timing & Navigation

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Precision Timing & Atomic Clocks3.70–20United States
Resilient Positioning & Navigation2.80–20United States
Advanced Imaging & Photonic Sensing3.80–20United States
Acoustic & Undersea Sensing2.90–20United States