Hard/National Security/Space Operations

Space Domain Awareness & Control

The capacity to know what is on orbit, protect one's own use of it and, at need, deny an adversary theirs.
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World mean
2.7
of 20 · median 1.0
Range
1–20
middle half 1.0–3.0
Panel SD
±1.08
round 1 ±0.96 — 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 1
Established 8
Transitional 3
Foundational 9
Nascent 30
Inception 144

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 18 Frontier ±0.43
3 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 15 Advanced ±0.43
4 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 14 Established ±0.71
5 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 13 Established ±0.71
6 🇨🇦Canada Americas 13 Established ±0.43
7 🇫🇷France Europe 13 Established ±6.36
8 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 13 Established ±0.83
9 🇷🇺Russia Europe 13 Established ±6.50
10 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 12 Established ±1.92
11 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 12 Established ±5.93
12 🇩🇪Germany Europe 11 Transitional ±5.20
13 🇮🇹Italy Europe 10 Transitional ±4.64
14 🇪🇸Spain Europe 10 Transitional ±4.33
15 🇳🇴Norway Europe 7 Foundational ±3.57
16 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 7 Foundational ±2.29
17 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 6 Foundational ±1.50
18 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 6 Foundational ±2.74
19 🇵🇱Poland Europe 6 Foundational ±3.04
20 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 6 Foundational ±0.43
21 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 6 Foundational ±2.74
22 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 6 Foundational ±2.18
23 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 6 Foundational ±3.16
24 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 5 Nascent ±1.09
25 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±2.17
26 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±1.23
27 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 5 Nascent ±2.55
28 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 5 Nascent ±1.41
29 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 5 Nascent ±2.17
30 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 4 Nascent ±0.83
31 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 4 Nascent ±1.30
32 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 4 Nascent ±1.09
33 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 4 Nascent ±1.12
34 🇫🇮Finland Europe 4 Nascent ±1.48
35 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±1.12
36 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±1.12
37 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±1.48
38 🇷🇴Romania Europe 4 Nascent ±1.78
39 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 4 Nascent ±1.48
40 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 4 Nascent ±1.23
41 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 4 Nascent ±2.28
42 🇦🇹Austria Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
43 🇨🇱Chile Americas 3 Nascent ±0.71
44 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
45 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 3 Nascent ±0.50
46 🇬🇷Greece Europe 3 Nascent ±0.83
47 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 3 Nascent ±0.50
48 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.43
49 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 3 Nascent ±1.23
50 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 3 Nascent ±0.50
51 🇵🇪Peru Americas 3 Nascent ±0.50
52 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.50
53 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 3 Nascent ±0.83
54 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
55 🇦🇴Angola Africa 2 Inception ±0.87
56 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 2 Inception ±0.50
57 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.87
58 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
59 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 2 Inception ±0.87
60 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
61 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 2 Inception ±0.83
62 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
63 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 2 Inception ±1.12
64 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 2 Inception ±0.83
65 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
66 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
67 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
68 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
69 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
70 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
71 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
72 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 2 Inception ±0.83
73 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.12
74 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 2 Inception ±0.87
75 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 2 Inception ±0.87
76 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 2 Inception ±0.00
77 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 2 Inception ±0.50
78 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 2 Inception ±0.50
79 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 2 Inception ±0.43
80 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 2 Inception ±0.00
81 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±0.83
82 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 2 Inception ±0.71
83 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 2 Inception ±0.87
84 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 2 Inception ±1.12
85 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 2 Inception ±1.30
86 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
87 🇦🇱Albania Europe 1 Inception ±0.87
88 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 1 Inception ±0.87
89 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 1 Inception ±0.87
90 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
91 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 1 Inception ±0.87
92 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 1 Inception ±0.43
93 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 1 Inception ±0.87
94 🇧🇿Belize Americas 1 Inception ±0.87
95 🇧🇯Benin Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
96 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
97 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
98 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
99 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
100 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
101 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
102 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
103 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
104 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
105 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
106 🇹🇩Chad Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
107 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
108 🇨🇬Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
109 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
110 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
111 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
112 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
113 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 1 Inception ±0.87
114 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 1 Inception ±1.23
115 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
116 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 1 Inception ±1.09
117 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
118 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
119 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
120 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
121 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
122 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
123 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
124 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 1 Inception ±0.87
125 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 1 Inception ±1.09
126 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
127 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
128 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
129 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 1 Inception ±0.87
130 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 1 Inception ±0.87
131 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 1 Inception ±1.09
132 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
133 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
134 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 1 Inception ±1.23
135 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
136 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
137 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
138 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
139 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±1.23
140 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
141 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
142 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
143 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
144 🇱🇾Libya Africa 1 Inception ±1.09
145 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 1 Inception ±0.87
146 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
147 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
148 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
149 🇲🇱Mali Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
150 🇲🇹Malta Europe 1 Inception ±0.43
151 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
152 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
153 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
154 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
155 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
156 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
157 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±1.09
158 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
159 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
160 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
161 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
162 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
163 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 1 Inception ±1.09
164 🇳🇪Niger Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
165 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 1 Inception ±0.83
166 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
167 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
168 🇵🇦Panama Americas 1 Inception ±1.09
169 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
170 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
171 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
172 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 1 Inception ±0.83
173 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.83
174 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 1 Inception ±0.87
175 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
176 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
177 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
178 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
179 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
180 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
181 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
182 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 1 Inception ±1.09
183 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 1 Inception ±0.87
184 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 1 Inception ±0.71
185 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±1.09
186 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 1 Inception ±0.71
187 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
188 🇹🇬Togo Africa 1 Inception ±0.87
189 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
190 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 1 Inception ±1.23
191 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.50
192 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
193 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
194 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 1 Inception ±0.87
195 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 1 Inception ±0.83
196 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 1 Inception ±0.83
197 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 1 Inception ±0.83

Others in Space Operations

CapabilityWorld meanRangeLeader
Assured Space Access3.00–20United States
Space Support to Operations4.20–20United States