Soft/Information & Influence/Capability group

Alliances & Security Cooperation

The capacity to bind partners: the treaties and alliances that commit nations to each other, and the daily security cooperation that gives the commitments substance.
pending/cpg/alliances-security-cooperation
World mean
8.0
of 20 · median 7.0
Range
1.5–20.0
middle half 4.5–11.5
Capabilities
2
2 capabilities beneath
Leader
20.0
United States

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 3
Advanced 15
Established 25
Transitional 34
Foundational 43
Nascent 68
Inception 9

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Alliances & Security Cooperation. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

# Nation Region Alliances & Security Cooperation Alliance & Treaty NetworksSecurity Cooperation & Defence Diplomacy
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 20.0Frontier 2020
2 🇫🇷France Europe 18.5Frontier 1819
3 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 18.0Frontier 1818
4 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 17.0Advanced 1717
5 🇨🇦Canada Americas 16.5Advanced 1716
6 🇩🇪Germany Europe 16.5Advanced 1716
7 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 16.5Advanced 1716
8 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 16.0Advanced 1517
9 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 16.0Advanced 1616
10 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 16.0Advanced 1616
11 🇮🇹Italy Europe 15.5Advanced 1615
12 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 15.5Advanced 1615
13 🇳🇴Norway Europe 15.5Advanced 1615
14 🇵🇱Poland Europe 15.5Advanced 1615
15 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 15.0Advanced 1614
16 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 15.0Advanced 1416
17 🇷🇺Russia Europe 15.0Advanced 1416
18 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 15.0Advanced 1515
19 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 14.5Established 1514
20 🇪🇸Spain Europe 14.5Established 1514
21 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 14.0Established 1513
22 🇫🇮Finland Europe 14.0Established 1414
23 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 14.0Established 1315
24 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 14.0Established 1315
25 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 13.5Established 1413
26 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 13.5Established 1413
27 🇬🇷Greece Europe 13.5Established 1413
28 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 13.5Established 1314
29 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 13.0Established 1412
30 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 13.0Established 1412
31 🇷🇴Romania Europe 13.0Established 1412
32 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 13.0Established 1313
33 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 12.5Established 1213
34 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 12.5Established 1411
35 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 12.5Established 1312
36 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 12.0Established 1113
37 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 12.0Established 1311
38 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 12.0Established 1311
39 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 12.0Established 1311
40 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 12.0Established 1113
41 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 12.0Established 1311
42 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 12.0Established 1212
43 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 12.0Established 1113
44 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 11.5Transitional 1112
45 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 11.5Transitional 1112
46 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 11.5Transitional 1112
47 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 11.5Transitional 1112
48 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 11.5Transitional 1112
49 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 11.5Transitional 1211
50 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 11.5Transitional 1310
51 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 11.0Transitional 1111
52 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 11.0Transitional 1111
53 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 11.0Transitional 1111
54 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 10.5Transitional 129
55 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 10.5Transitional 1011
56 🇦🇱Albania Europe 10.0Transitional 128
57 🇦🇹Austria Europe 10.0Transitional 119
58 🇨🇱Chile Americas 10.0Transitional 911
59 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 10.0Transitional 119
60 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 10.0Transitional 119
61 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 10.0Transitional 137
62 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 10.0Transitional 1010
63 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 10.0Transitional 128
64 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 9.5Transitional 910
65 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 9.5Transitional 109
66 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 9.5Transitional 910
67 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 9.5Transitional 910
68 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 9.5Transitional 136
69 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 9.5Transitional 910
70 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 9.5Transitional 109
71 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 9.5Transitional 118
72 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 9.5Transitional 109
73 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 9.5Transitional 910
74 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 9.0Transitional 108
75 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 9.0Transitional 99
76 🇵🇪Peru Americas 9.0Transitional 99
77 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 9.0Transitional 810
78 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 8.5Foundational 710
79 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 8.5Foundational 710
80 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 8.5Foundational 98
81 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 8.5Foundational 89
82 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 8.5Foundational 89
83 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 8.0Foundational 97
84 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 8.0Foundational 97
85 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 8.0Foundational 79
86 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 8.0Foundational 79
87 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 8.0Foundational 88
88 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 7.5Foundational 96
89 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 7.5Foundational 87
90 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 7.5Foundational 87
91 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 7.5Foundational 78
92 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 7.5Foundational 78
93 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 7.0Foundational 77
94 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 7.0Foundational 77
95 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 7.0Foundational 77
96 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 7.0Foundational 86
97 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 7.0Foundational 68
98 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 7.0Foundational 77
99 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 7.0Foundational 77
100 🇦🇴Angola Africa 6.5Foundational 76
101 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 6.5Foundational 76
102 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 6.5Foundational 76
103 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 6.5Foundational 76
104 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 6.5Foundational 67
105 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 6.5Foundational 76
106 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 6.5Foundational 76
107 🇲🇹Malta Europe 6.5Foundational 76
108 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 6.5Foundational 67
109 🇵🇦Panama Americas 6.5Foundational 76
110 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 6.5Foundational 76
111 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 6.5Foundational 85
112 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 6.0Foundational 66
113 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 6.0Foundational 66
114 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 6.0Foundational 66
115 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 6.0Foundational 66
116 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 6.0Foundational 66
117 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 6.0Foundational 66
118 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 6.0Foundational 66
119 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 6.0Foundational 66
120 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 6.0Foundational 66
121 🇧🇯Benin Africa 5.5Nascent 65
122 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 5.5Nascent 65
123 🇹🇩Chad Africa 5.5Nascent 65
124 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 5.5Nascent 65
125 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 5.5Nascent 65
126 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 5.5Nascent 65
127 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 5.5Nascent 65
128 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 5.5Nascent 56
129 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 5.5Nascent 56
130 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 5.5Nascent 65
131 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 5.5Nascent 65
132 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 5.5Nascent 56
133 🇹🇬Togo Africa 5.5Nascent 65
134 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 5.0Nascent 64
135 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 5.0Nascent 55
136 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 5.0Nascent 64
137 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 5.0Nascent 64
138 🇲🇱Mali Africa 5.0Nascent 55
139 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 5.0Nascent 55
140 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 5.0Nascent 55
141 🇳🇪Niger Africa 5.0Nascent 55
142 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 63
143 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 4.5Nascent 54
144 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 4.5Nascent 54
145 🇨🇬Congo Africa 4.5Nascent 54
146 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 4.5Nascent 54
147 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 4.5Nascent 54
148 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 4.5Nascent 54
149 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 4.5Nascent 45
150 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 72
151 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 72
152 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 45
153 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 72
154 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 4.5Nascent 63
155 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 4.5Nascent 63
156 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 4.5Nascent 63
157 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 63
158 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 4.5Nascent 54
159 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 63
160 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 54
161 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 4.5Nascent 54
162 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 4.5Nascent 45
163 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 4.0Nascent 53
164 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 4.0Nascent 53
165 🇧🇿Belize Americas 4.0Nascent 53
166 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 4.0Nascent 53
167 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 4.0Nascent 53
168 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 4.0Nascent 53
169 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 4.0Nascent 53
170 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 4.0Nascent 71
171 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 4.0Nascent 53
172 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 4.0Nascent 44
173 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 4.0Nascent 44
174 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 4.0Nascent 44
175 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 4.0Nascent 53
176 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 3.5Nascent 43
177 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 3.5Nascent 34
178 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 3.5Nascent 34
179 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 3.5Nascent 43
180 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 3.0Nascent 33
181 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 3.0Nascent 42
182 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 3.0Nascent 42
183 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 3.0Nascent 33
184 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 3.0Nascent 42
185 🇱🇾Libya Africa 3.0Nascent 33
186 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 3.0Nascent 51
187 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 3.0Nascent 33
188 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 3.0Nascent 33
189 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 2.5Inception 32
190 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 2.5Inception 41
191 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 2.5Inception 32
192 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 2.5Inception 41
193 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 2.0Inception 31
194 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 2.0Inception 40
195 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 2.0Inception 31
196 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 2.0Inception 22
197 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 1.5Inception 12