Land Power — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 1

Advanced 10

Established 20

Transitional 33

Foundational 28

Nascent 54

Inception 51

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Land Power. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Land Power	Combined Arms Manoeuvre	Land Fires	Battlefield Aviation & Uncrewed Systems	Special Operations & Irregular Warfare
1	🇺🇸United States	Americas	20.0Frontier	20	20	20	20
2	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	17.8Advanced	17	17	19	18
3	🇫🇷France	Europe	17.3Advanced	17	17	17	18
4	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	17.3Advanced	17	18	17	17
5	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	17.0Advanced	17	18	18	15
6	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	16.5Advanced	17	18	16	15
7	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	16.5Advanced	16	15	17	18
8	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	16.3Advanced	16	16	17	16
9	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	16.3Advanced	16	17	16	16
10	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	15.0Advanced	16	15	14	15
11	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	15.0Advanced	15	15	15	15
12	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	14.8Established	15	16	13	15
13	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	14.3Established	14	13	15	15
14	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	14.0Established	14	12	14	16
15	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	14.0Established	14	13	15	14
16	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	14.0Established	15	15	14	12
17	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	14.0Established	15	14	14	13
18	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	14.0Established	15	15	13	13
19	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	13.8Established	15	16	11	13
20	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	13.8Established	14	13	14	14
21	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	13.8Established	14	15	14	12
22	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	13.5Established	12	14	13	15
23	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	13.5Established	13	14	13	14
24	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	13.3Established	13	12	14	14
25	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	13.0Established	14	13	13	12
26	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	13.0Established	13	15	11	13
27	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	13.0Established	13	13	11	15
28	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	12.8Established	14	10	12	15
29	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	12.8Established	13	13	13	12
30	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	12.5Established	13	13	13	11
31	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	12.0Established	12	12	12	12
32	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	11.8Transitional	12	12	12	11
33	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	11.5Transitional	12	11	11	12
34	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	11.3Transitional	11	11	11	12
35	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	11.3Transitional	13	11	11	10
36	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	11.3Transitional	12	11	10	12
37	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	11.0Transitional	11	12	11	10
38	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	11.0Transitional	11	10	11	12
39	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	11.0Transitional	11	12	11	10
40	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	10.8Transitional	12	11	11	9
41	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	10.8Transitional	12	10	10	11
42	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	10.8Transitional	10	10	10	13
43	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	10.5Transitional	11	12	9	10
44	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	10.5Transitional	11	11	10	10
45	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	10.3Transitional	12	11	9	9
46	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	10.3Transitional	9	7	11	14
47	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	10.3Transitional	11	9	8	13
48	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	10.3Transitional	11	11	9	10
49	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	10.0Transitional	11	11	9	9
50	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	9.8Transitional	9	8	10	12
51	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	9.8Transitional	10	10	9	10
52	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	9.5Transitional	11	9	8	10
53	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	9.5Transitional	11	9	8	10
54	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	9.5Transitional	8	7	10	13
55	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	9.5Transitional	9	9	10	10
56	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	9.5Transitional	10	9	9	10
57	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	9.5Transitional	9	10	11	8
58	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	9.3Transitional	10	11	6	10
59	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	9.3Transitional	7	9	10	11
60	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	9.3Transitional	10	8	8	11
61	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	9.0Transitional	9	8	9	10
62	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	9.0Transitional	9	8	9	10
63	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	9.0Transitional	10	10	7	9
64	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	9.0Transitional	8	9	9	10
65	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	8.8Foundational	9	7	8	11
66	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	8.8Foundational	10	8	8	9
67	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	8.8Foundational	9	9	8	9
68	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	8.5Foundational	9	9	8	8
69	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	8.5Foundational	9	9	9	7
70	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	8.5Foundational	9	8	8	9
71	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	8.3Foundational	9	8	7	9
72	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	8.3Foundational	9	8	7	9
73	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	8.3Foundational	9	8	8	8
74	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	9	8	7	8
75	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	7.8Foundational	8	8	6	9
76	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	7.8Foundational	8	6	7	10
77	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	7.5Foundational	8	8	7	7
78	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	7.5Foundational	9	7	6	8
79	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	7.3Foundational	7	6	7	9
80	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	7.3Foundational	8	7	6	8
81	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	7.3Foundational	8	7	7	7
82	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	7.0Foundational	7	7	7	7
83	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	6.8Foundational	7	6	7	7
84	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	6.8Foundational	7	7	5	8
85	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	6.8Foundational	7	6	6	8
86	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	6.8Foundational	7	7	6	7
87	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	6.5Foundational	7	6	6	7
88	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	6.5Foundational	8	6	6	6
89	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	6.5Foundational	7	6	5	8
90	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	6.5Foundational	6	6	6	8
91	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	6.3Foundational	6	6	6	7
92	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	6.3Foundational	7	6	6	6
93	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	5.8Nascent	6	5	5	7
94	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	5.8Nascent	5	5	5	8
95	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	5.8Nascent	5	6	6	6
96	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	5.8Nascent	7	6	6	4
97	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	5.5Nascent	5	5	5	7
98	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	5.5Nascent	6	6	4	6
99	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	5.5Nascent	5	5	5	7
100	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	5.5Nascent	5	5	5	7
101	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	5.5Nascent	6	5	5	6
102	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	5.5Nascent	6	5	5	6
103	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	5.5Nascent	6	5	5	6
104	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	5.5Nascent	6	5	5	6
105	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	5.3Nascent	6	6	4	5
106	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	5.3Nascent	5	4	5	7
107	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	5.3Nascent	5	5	5	6
108	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	5	5	5	5
109	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	4	4	7
110	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	5.0Nascent	4	5	4	7
111	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	5.0Nascent	5	5	4	6
112	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	6	5	4	5
113	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	5.0Nascent	5	5	5	5
114	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	4.8Nascent	5	4	4	6
115	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	4.8Nascent	5	5	4	5
116	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	4.8Nascent	5	6	4	4
117	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	4.8Nascent	5	5	4	5
118	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	4.8Nascent	5	5	4	5
119	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	4.8Nascent	4	4	5	6
120	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	4.8Nascent	5	5	4	5
121	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	4.8Nascent	5	4	5	5
122	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	4.5Nascent	4	4	4	6
123	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	4.5Nascent	5	5	3	5
124	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	4.3Nascent	5	4	3	5
125	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	4.3Nascent	5	4	3	5
126	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	4.3Nascent	4	4	4	5
127	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	4.3Nascent	5	5	3	4
128	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	4.3Nascent	5	4	4	4
129	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	4.0Nascent	3	4	4	5
130	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	4.0Nascent	4	3	4	5
131	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	4	3	4
132	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	3	4	4
133	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	4	3	4
134	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	3.8Nascent	4	2	3	6
135	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	3.5Nascent	4	3	3	4
136	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	3.5Nascent	4	3	3	4
137	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	3.5Nascent	4	3	3	4
138	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	3.3Nascent	3	3	3	4
139	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	3	2	3	5
140	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	3.3Nascent	3	3	2	5
141	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	3.3Nascent	3	3	3	4
142	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	3.3Nascent	3	2	3	5
143	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	3.0Nascent	2	3	2	5
144	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	2	3	4
145	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	3.0Nascent	3	2	4	3
146	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	3.0Nascent	2	2	3	5
147	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	2.8Inception	3	2	3	3
148	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	2.8Inception	3	3	2	3
149	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	2.8Inception	3	2	3	3
150	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	2.8Inception	3	2	2	4
151	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	2.5Inception	3	2	1	4
152	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	2.5Inception	1	1	4	4
153	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	2.3Inception	3	1	2	3
154	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	2.3Inception	2	1	3	3
155	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	2.3Inception	2	1	2	4
156	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	2.3Inception	2	2	1	4
157	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	2.0Inception	3	2	1	2
158	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	2.0Inception	2	2	2	2
159	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	1.8Inception	2	2	1	2
160	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	1.8Inception	2	2	1	2
161	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	1.8Inception	2	2	1	2
162	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	1.8Inception	2	2	1	2
163	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	1.8Inception	1	1	2	3
164	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	1.8Inception	2	1	1	3
165	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	1.5Inception	2	1	1	2
166	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	1.5Inception	2	1	1	2
167	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	1.5Inception	1	0	1	4
168	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	1.3Inception	1	1	1	2
169	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	2	1	0	2
170	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	0.8Inception	1	0	0	2
171	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	0.8Inception	1	0	0	2
172	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	0.8Inception	1	0	1	1
173	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	0.8Inception	1	1	0	1
174	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	0.8Inception	1	0	0	2
175	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	0.5Inception	1	0	0	1
176	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	0.5Inception	1	0	0	1
177	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	0.5Inception	0	0	1	1
178	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	0.5Inception	0	0	0	2
179	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	0.5Inception	0	0	1	1
180	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
181	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
182	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
183	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
184	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
185	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	1
186	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
187	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
188	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
189	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
190	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
191	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
192	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
193	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
194	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
195	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
196	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0
197	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0