Hard/Critical Technology/Sensing, Timing & Navigation

Resilient Positioning & Navigation

The capacity to navigate when satellites cannot be trusted: inertial systems, gravitational and magnetic-field navigation, and the alternative positioning technologies that work under denial.
factbase.org/cap/92JJJPB82Q
World mean
2.8
of 20 · median 1.0
Range
0–20
middle half 0.0–4.0
Panel SD
±0.40
round 1 ±0.86 — 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 9
Transitional 6
Foundational 10
Nascent 24
Inception 140

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

Others in Sensing, Timing & Navigation

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Precision Timing & Atomic Clocks3.70–20United States
Advanced Imaging & Photonic Sensing3.80–20United States
Radar & Radiofrequency Sensing3.40–20United States
Acoustic & Undersea Sensing2.90–20United States