Space, Aerospace & Defence Infrastructure — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 3

Advanced 7

Established 10

Transitional 18

Foundational 23

Nascent 31

Inception 105

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Space, Aerospace & Defence Infrastructure. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Space, Aerospace & Defence Infrastructure	R&D & Testing Facilities	Manufacturing Facilities	Launch, Maintenance & Support	Satellites & Orbital Systems	Ground Segment & Tracking	Military Bases & Installations
1	🇺🇸United States	Americas	20.0Frontier	20	20	20	20	20	20
2	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	18.3Frontier	18	19	18	19	19	17
3	🇫🇷France	Europe	18.0Frontier	18	18	18	18	18	18
4	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	17.2Advanced	17	17	17	17	18	17
5	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	17.0Advanced	17	17	16	17	18	17
6	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	16.5Advanced	18	17	12	17	17	18
7	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	16.3Advanced	17	18	15	16	15	17
8	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	15.7Advanced	16	15	15	16	16	16
9	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	15.3Advanced	18	17	9	16	17	15
10	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	15.3Advanced	16	17	12	16	15	16
11	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	14.3Established	15	16	9	15	16	15
12	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	14.2Established	15	13	11	13	17	16
13	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	13.8Established	15	15	7	16	15	15
14	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	13.8Established	16	16	11	11	15	14
15	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	13.5Established	13	13	10	13	17	15
16	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	13.5Established	14	15	9	14	15	14
17	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	13.5Established	14	16	8	14	13	16
18	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	12.7Established	14	15	7	13	12	15
19	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	12.5Established	13	14	9	13	13	13
20	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	12.2Established	15	14	5	11	13	15
21	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	11.7Transitional	12	14	5	12	12	15
22	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	11.2Transitional	9	11	6	14	13	14
23	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	10.7Transitional	11	13	7	9	10	14
24	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	10.5Transitional	9	12	3	12	12	15
25	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	10.5Transitional	11	12	10	8	9	13
26	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	10.3Transitional	12	13	5	8	10	14
27	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	10.3Transitional	12	11	7	9	12	11
28	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	10.2Transitional	7	10	5	12	12	15
29	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	10.0Transitional	12	13	3	8	11	13
30	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	9.8Transitional	9	10	5	12	12	11
31	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	9.8Transitional	9	12	4	10	10	14
32	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	9.8Transitional	9	11	5	11	11	12
33	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	9.7Transitional	7	12	4	11	11	13
34	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	9.7Transitional	9	7	11	8	11	12
35	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	9.3Transitional	8	11	4	11	10	12
36	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	9.2Transitional	11	12	2	8	10	12
37	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	9.0Transitional	8	9	4	11	10	12
38	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	9.0Transitional	11	13	5	5	8	12
39	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	8.8Foundational	8	10	4	8	10	13
40	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	8.8Foundational	8	11	8	5	7	14
41	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	8.5Foundational	9	11	3	6	9	13
42	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	8.0Foundational	10	12	1	5	8	12
43	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	6	6	9	9	9	9
44	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	8.0Foundational	7	9	3	7	10	12
45	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	7	9	2	9	9	12
46	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	7.7Foundational	5	9	2	9	8	13
47	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	7.2Foundational	5	8	3	6	9	12
48	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	7.0Foundational	4	8	3	7	8	12
49	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	6.7Foundational	6	9	1	5	7	12
50	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	6.7Foundational	4	7	3	7	8	11
51	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	6.5Foundational	3	6	2	8	8	12
52	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	6.5Foundational	7	9	1	6	7	9
53	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	6.5Foundational	6	9	1	6	6	11
54	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	6.3Foundational	5	9	1	6	6	11
55	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	6.3Foundational	4	6	2	8	8	10
56	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	6.3Foundational	3	5	1	9	8	12
57	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	6.3Foundational	7	10	2	3	5	11
58	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	6.2Foundational	4	8	2	5	6	12
59	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	6.2Foundational	2	3	1	14	12	5
60	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	6.2Foundational	3	7	2	7	7	11
61	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	6.2Foundational	6	10	1	4	5	11
62	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	5.7Nascent	4	5	2	5	7	11
63	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	5.5Nascent	3	6	1	7	7	9
64	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	5.2Nascent	2	6	1	6	6	10
65	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	5.2Nascent	3	6	1	4	6	11
66	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	5.2Nascent	3	6	2	6	6	8
67	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	5.0Nascent	4	8	0	3	4	11
68	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	5.0Nascent	5	6	1	3	4	11
69	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	5.0Nascent	2	4	3	4	5	12
70	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	5.0Nascent	4	7	1	4	5	9
71	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	4.8Nascent	3	5	2	4	6	9
72	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	4.7Nascent	2	4	3	4	6	9
73	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	4.7Nascent	3	5	1	3	6	10
74	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	4.5Nascent	3	6	1	4	5	8
75	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	4.2Nascent	3	5	1	2	4	10
76	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	4.2Nascent	2	5	1	3	6	8
77	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	4.2Nascent	2	4	2	3	6	8
78	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	4.2Nascent	2	7	1	3	2	10
79	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	4.2Nascent	2	5	1	3	4	10
80	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	4.0Nascent	3	4	1	4	5	7
81	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	3.7Nascent	1	2	1	5	6	7
82	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	3.7Nascent	3	5	1	1	4	8
83	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	3.7Nascent	2	2	1	3	4	10
84	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	3.5Nascent	2	4	1	3	3	8
85	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	3.3Nascent	1	2	1	3	3	10
86	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	3.3Nascent	1	2	1	5	5	6
87	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	2	4	1	2	3	8
88	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	3.2Nascent	2	4	1	2	2	8
89	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	3.2Nascent	1	2	1	3	4	8
90	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	3.2Nascent	1	2	0	5	4	7
91	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	3.2Nascent	1	4	1	3	3	7
92	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	3.2Nascent	1	3	1	3	4	7
93	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	2.8Inception	1	2	1	3	3	7
94	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	2.8Inception	1	3	1	3	3	6
95	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	2.7Inception	1	6	0	1	1	7
96	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	2.7Inception	2	2	0	1	3	8
97	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	2.7Inception	1	3	0	3	3	6
98	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	2.7Inception	1	2	0	3	3	7
99	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	2.7Inception	1	5	1	2	2	5
100	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	2.5Inception	1	2	0	2	2	8
101	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	2.5Inception	1	2	1	2	2	7
102	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	2.5Inception	1	1	1	3	3	6
103	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	2.5Inception	1	2	0	3	2	7
104	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	2.5Inception	1	1	0	3	3	7
105	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	2.5Inception	1	2	1	1	3	7
106	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	2.3Inception	1	2	0	1	2	8
107	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	2.3Inception	1	1	0	3	3	6
108	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	2.3Inception	0	1	0	4	4	5
109	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	2.3Inception	1	1	1	2	3	6
110	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	2.3Inception	1	4	0	1	2	6
111	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	2.3Inception	1	2	1	2	2	6
112	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	2.2Inception	1	2	0	1	2	7
113	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	2.2Inception	1	1	0	1	3	7
114	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	2.2Inception	1	2	1	1	2	6
115	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	2.2Inception	1	1	1	2	2	6
116	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	2.2Inception	1	2	1	1	2	6
117	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	2.2Inception	1	2	1	1	2	6
118	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	2.2Inception	1	1	1	3	3	4
119	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	2.2Inception	1	2	0	2	2	6
120	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	2.2Inception	1	2	1	1	2	6
121	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	1	1	0	1	2	7
122	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	2.0Inception	1	2	1	3	3	2
123	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	2.0Inception	0	0	1	2	2	7
124	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	2.0Inception	1	2	1	1	2	5
125	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	2.0Inception	1	3	0	0	2	6
126	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	1	1	1	0	3	6
127	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	1.8Inception	1	1	0	1	1	7
128	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	1.8Inception	1	1	1	1	2	5
129	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	1.8Inception	1	1	1	1	4	3
130	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	1.8Inception	1	1	0	1	2	6
131	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	1.8Inception	1	2	1	1	3	3
132	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	1.8Inception	1	3	0	1	1	5
133	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	1.7Inception	1	2	0	1	1	5
134	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	1.5Inception	0	1	0	1	2	5
135	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	1.5Inception	0	1	0	1	1	6
136	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	1.5Inception	0	1	0	1	1	6
137	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	1.5Inception	0	1	0	1	1	6
138	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	1.5Inception	0	1	0	1	1	6
139	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	1.5Inception	0	1	1	1	1	5
140	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	1.3Inception	0	1	0	1	1	5
141	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	1.3Inception	0	1	0	0	1	6
142	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	1.3Inception	1	1	0	0	0	6
143	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	0	1	0	0	2	5
144	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	1.3Inception	0	2	0	0	1	5
145	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	1.3Inception	0	1	0	1	1	5
146	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	1.3Inception	0	1	0	1	1	5
147	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	1.2Inception	0	0	0	1	1	5
148	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	1.2Inception	0	0	0	0	1	6
149	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	1.2Inception	0	1	0	1	1	4
150	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	1.2Inception	0	1	0	0	1	5
151	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	1.2Inception	0	1	1	0	1	4
152	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	1.2Inception	1	1	0	1	1	3
153	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	1.2Inception	0	0	0	1	2	4
154	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	1.2Inception	0	1	0	0	1	5
155	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	0	0	0	2	1	3
156	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	1.0Inception	0	0	0	0	1	5
157	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	1.0Inception	0	0	0	0	2	4
158	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	0	0	0	0	1	5
159	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	1.0Inception	0	1	0	0	1	4
160	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	1.0Inception	0	2	0	0	1	3
161	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	0.8Inception	0	1	0	0	0	4
162	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	0.8Inception	0	0	0	0	1	4
163	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	0.8Inception	0	0	0	0	1	4
164	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	0.8Inception	0	1	0	0	1	3
165	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	0.8Inception	0	0	0	0	1	4
166	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	0.7Inception	0	0	0	0	1	3
167	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	0.7Inception	0	0	0	0	1	3
168	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	0.7Inception	0	0	0	0	1	3
169	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	0.7Inception	0	0	0	0	1	3
170	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	0.7Inception	0	0	0	2	1	1
171	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	0	0	0	3
172	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	0	0	0	1	3
173	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	0	0	0	1	3
174	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	0.5Inception	0	0	0	0	0	3
175	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	0.5Inception	0	0	0	0	0	3
176	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	0.5Inception	0	0	0	0	0	3
177	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	0.5Inception	0	0	0	0	1	2
178	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	0.5Inception	0	0	1	0	1	1
179	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	0.5Inception	0	0	0	0	1	2
180	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	0.5Inception	0	0	0	0	1	2
181	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	0.5Inception	0	0	0	0	0	3
182	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	1
183	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	1
184	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	1
185	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	1
186	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	1
187	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	1
188	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	1
189	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	1
190	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	0	0	1	1
191	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	0.2Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1
192	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	0.2Inception	1	0	0	0	0	0
193	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	0.2Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1
194	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	0.2Inception	0	0	0	0	0	1
195	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0
196	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0
197	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0	0	0	0