Sensing, Timing & Navigation — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 2

Advanced 10

Established 8

Transitional 6

Foundational 10

Nascent 24

Inception 137

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Sensing, Timing & Navigation. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Sensing, Timing & Navigation	Precision Timing & Atomic Clocks	Resilient Positioning & Navigation	Advanced Imaging & Photonic Sensing	Radar & Radiofrequency Sensing	Acoustic & Undersea Sensing
1	🇺🇸United States	Americas	20.0Frontier	20	20	20	20	20
2	🇫🇷France	Europe	18.0Frontier	18	18	18	18	18
3	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	17.8Advanced	18	17	18	19	17
4	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	17.6Advanced	19	16	19	17	17
5	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	17.4Advanced	18	16	18	18	17
6	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	17.2Advanced	17	16	17	18	18
7	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	16.2Advanced	13	17	18	18	15
8	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	15.8Advanced	15	14	17	17	16
9	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	15.6Advanced	16	15	14	17	16
10	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	15.2Advanced	16	14	15	16	15
11	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	15.0Advanced	15	13	16	15	16
12	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	15.0Advanced	14	13	15	17	16
13	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	14.2Established	14	13	13	16	15
14	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	13.8Established	14	13	14	15	13
15	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	13.8Established	14	9	16	16	14
16	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	13.4Established	10	12	14	13	18
17	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	12.8Established	12	11	13	14	14
18	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	12.8Established	11	11	16	15	11
19	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	12.4Established	13	10	15	13	11
20	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	12.0Established	9	12	12	15	12
21	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	11.8Transitional	11	10	13	13	12
22	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	11.6Transitional	17	12	15	11	3
23	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	10.2Transitional	9	7	10	12	13
24	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	10.2Transitional	11	6	12	13	9
25	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	9.2Transitional	9	7	9	13	8
26	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	9.0Transitional	11	7	14	8	5
27	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	8.8Foundational	8	8	9	11	8
28	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	8.4Foundational	7	9	8	11	7
29	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	8.0Foundational	9	7	10	12	2
30	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	7	8	8	11	6
31	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	7.4Foundational	9	6	13	7	2
32	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	6.4Foundational	7	4	9	6	6
33	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	6.2Foundational	9	4	8	3	7
34	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	6.2Foundational	5	6	6	9	5
35	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	6.2Foundational	7	4	8	5	7
36	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	6.0Foundational	6	5	6	8	5
37	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	5.8Nascent	9	4	8	4	4
38	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	5.8Nascent	7	4	8	6	4
39	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	5.8Nascent	6	5	7	6	5
40	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	5.8Nascent	5	5	6	8	5
41	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	5.6Nascent	5	4	7	5	7
42	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	5.6Nascent	7	5	6	5	5
43	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	5.4Nascent	5	4	5	7	6
44	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	5.2Nascent	6	4	6	6	4
45	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	5.2Nascent	3	7	4	7	5
46	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	5.2Nascent	6	5	6	6	3
47	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	5.0Nascent	4	5	6	9	1
48	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	4.8Nascent	7	3	8	5	1
49	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	4.8Nascent	6	4	8	2	4
50	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	4.8Nascent	5	4	6	7	2
51	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	4.6Nascent	6	3	7	3	4
52	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	4.6Nascent	5	3	9	3	3
53	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	4.4Nascent	6	3	5	5	3
54	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	4.2Nascent	6	4	6	3	2
55	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	4.0Nascent	6	3	5	5	1
56	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	3.8Nascent	5	3	4	2	5
57	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	3.6Nascent	5	2	5	3	3
58	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	3.4Nascent	5	2	5	2	3
59	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	3.2Nascent	5	3	4	2	2
60	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	3.2Nascent	4	2	4	3	3
61	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	2.8Inception	4	2	3	2	3
62	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	2.8Inception	5	2	3	3	1
63	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	2.8Inception	4	2	3	2	3
64	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	2.4Inception	2	2	3	3	2
65	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	2.4Inception	3	2	2	3	2
66	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	2.4Inception	3	2	3	2	2
67	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	2.4Inception	3	2	3	2	2
68	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	2.2Inception	3	1	3	1	3
69	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	2.2Inception	3	2	4	1	1
70	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	2.0Inception	3	1	3	2	1
71	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	2.0Inception	2	2	2	2	2
72	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	1.8Inception	2	2	2	2	1
73	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	1.8Inception	3	1	2	1	2
74	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	1.8Inception	3	1	2	2	1
75	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	1.8Inception	2	1	3	1	2
76	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	1.8Inception	3	1	3	1	1
77	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	1.8Inception	3	1	2	1	2
78	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	1.8Inception	3	1	2	1	2
79	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	1.6Inception	2	1	3	1	1
80	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	1.6Inception	2	1	3	1	1
81	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	1.6Inception	2	1	3	1	1
82	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	1.6Inception	3	1	2	1	1
83	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	1.4Inception	2	1	3	1	0
84	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	1.4Inception	2	1	2	1	1
85	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	1.4Inception	2	1	2	1	1
86	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	1.4Inception	2	1	2	1	1
87	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	1.4Inception	2	1	2	1	1
88	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	1.4Inception	2	1	2	1	1
89	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	1.4Inception	2	1	1	2	1
90	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	1.4Inception	2	1	2	1	1
91	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	1.2Inception	2	1	1	1	1
92	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	1.2Inception	2	1	2	1	0
93	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	1.2Inception	2	1	1	1	1
94	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	1.2Inception	2	1	2	1	0
95	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	1.2Inception	2	1	1	1	1
96	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	1.2Inception	2	1	2	1	0
97	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	1.0Inception	1	1	1	1	1
98	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	1.0Inception	2	1	1	1	0
99	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	1.0Inception	2	0	1	1	1
100	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	1.0Inception	2	0	1	1	1
101	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	1.0Inception	2	0	1	1	1
102	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	1.0Inception	2	0	1	1	1
103	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	1.0Inception	1	1	1	1	1
104	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	1.0Inception	1	1	1	1	1
105	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	1.0Inception	2	1	1	1	0
106	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	0.8Inception	1	1	1	1	0
107	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	0.8Inception	1	1	1	0	1
108	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	0.8Inception	1	1	1	1	0
109	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	0.8Inception	1	1	1	1	0
110	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	0.8Inception	1	0	1	1	1
111	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	0.8Inception	2	1	1	0	0
112	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	0.8Inception	2	0	1	1	0
113	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	0.8Inception	2	0	1	1	0
114	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	0.8Inception	1	1	1	1	0
115	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	0.8Inception	1	1	1	1	0
116	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	0.8Inception	1	1	1	1	0
117	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	0.6Inception	1	1	1	0	0
118	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	0.6Inception	1	1	1	0	0
119	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	0.6Inception	1	0	1	0	1
120	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	0.6Inception	1	0	1	1	0
121	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	0.6Inception	1	0	1	1	0
122	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	0.6Inception	1	0	1	0	1
123	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	0.6Inception	1	0	1	0	1
124	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	0.6Inception	1	0	1	1	0
125	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	0.6Inception	1	0	1	1	0
126	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	0.6Inception	1	1	0	1	0
127	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	0.6Inception	1	1	0	1	0
128	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	0.4Inception	1	1	0	0	0
129	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	0.4Inception	1	0	0	0	1
130	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	0.4Inception	1	1	0	0	0
131	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	0.4Inception	1	0	0	0	1
132	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	0.4Inception	1	0	0	0	1
133	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	0.4Inception	1	0	0	0	1
134	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	0.4Inception	1	0	0	0	1
135	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	0.4Inception	1	0	1	0	0
136	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	0.4Inception	1	0	1	0	0
137	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	0.4Inception	1	0	1	0	0
138	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	0.4Inception	1	0	0	0	1
139	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	0.4Inception	1	0	0	0	1
140	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	0.4Inception	1	0	1	0	0
141	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	0.4Inception	1	0	0	0	1
142	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	0.4Inception	1	0	1	0	0
143	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
144	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
145	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
146	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
147	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
148	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
149	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
150	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
151	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
152	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
153	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0
154	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	0.2Inception	0	0	0	0	1
155	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
156	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
157	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
158	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
159	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
160	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
161	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
162	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
163	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
164	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
165	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
166	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
167	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
168	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
169	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
170	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
171	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
172	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
173	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
174	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
175	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
176	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
177	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
178	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
179	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
180	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
181	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
182	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
183	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
184	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
185	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
186	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
187	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
188	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
189	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
190	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
191	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
192	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
193	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
194	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
195	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
196	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0
197	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0