Space Operations — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 2

Advanced 4

Established 7

Transitional 3

Foundational 20

Nascent 31

Inception 130

197 nations, by capabilities

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

#	Nation	Region	Space Operations	Assured Space Access	Space Support to Operations	Space Domain Awareness & Control
1	🇺🇸United States	Americas	20.0Frontier	20	20	20
2	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	18.3Frontier	19	18	18
3	🇫🇷France	Europe	15.7Advanced	17	17	13
4	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	15.7Advanced	16	16	15
5	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	15.7Advanced	17	17	13
6	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	15.0Advanced	16	15	14
7	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	14.7Established	15	17	12
8	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	14.0Established	13	16	13
9	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	13.7Established	15	14	12
10	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	13.0Established	11	15	13
11	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	12.7Established	11	14	13
12	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	12.7Established	12	15	11
13	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	12.0Established	12	14	10
14	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	11.0Transitional	10	13	10
15	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	9.3Transitional	9	13	6
16	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	9.0Transitional	8	12	7
17	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	8.7Foundational	8	12	6
18	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	8.7Foundational	9	12	5
19	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	8.3Foundational	11	9	5
20	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	8.3Foundational	8	10	7
21	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	8	11	5
22	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	8.0Foundational	8	10	6
23	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	7.7Foundational	9	8	6
24	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	7.7Foundational	7	10	6
25	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	7.3Foundational	8	9	5
26	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	7.0Foundational	7	9	5
27	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	6.7Foundational	7	9	4
28	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	6.7Foundational	6	10	4
29	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	6.7Foundational	6	10	4
30	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	6.3Foundational	6	9	4
31	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	6.3Foundational	6	7	6
32	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	6.0Foundational	7	7	4
33	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	6.0Foundational	5	9	4
34	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	6.0Foundational	6	9	3
35	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	6.0Foundational	5	8	5
36	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	6.0Foundational	6	6	6
37	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	5.7Nascent	6	8	3
38	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	5.7Nascent	6	7	4
39	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	5.3Nascent	5	7	4
40	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	5.3Nascent	5	8	3
41	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	5	7	4
42	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	5.3Nascent	6	8	2
43	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	5.3Nascent	5	9	2
44	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	5.3Nascent	5	7	4
45	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	5.3Nascent	5	7	4
46	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	6	6	3
47	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	7	4	4
48	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	5	7	3
49	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	4.7Nascent	5	6	3
50	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	4.3Nascent	6	4	3
51	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	4.3Nascent	4	6	3
52	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	4.3Nascent	4	7	2
53	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	4.3Nascent	4	6	3
54	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	4.3Nascent	5	5	3
55	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	4.3Nascent	4	7	2
56	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	4.0Nascent	3	7	2
57	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	4.0Nascent	3	6	3
58	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	4.0Nascent	3	6	3
59	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	3.7Nascent	4	5	2
60	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	3.7Nascent	4	5	2
61	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	3.7Nascent	4	5	2
62	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	3.3Nascent	3	5	2
63	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	3.3Nascent	3	5	2
64	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	3.0Nascent	2	5	2
65	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	3.0Nascent	2	5	2
66	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	3.0Nascent	2	5	2
67	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	3.0Nascent	2	5	2
68	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	2.7Inception	2	4	2
69	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	2.7Inception	2	4	2
70	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	2.7Inception	3	3	2
71	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	2.7Inception	2	4	2
72	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	2.7Inception	2	4	2
73	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	2.3Inception	2	3	2
74	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	2.3Inception	2	3	2
75	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	2.3Inception	2	3	2
76	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	2.3Inception	2	3	2
77	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	2.3Inception	2	3	2
78	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	2.3Inception	2	4	1
79	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	2.3Inception	2	3	2
80	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	2.0Inception	2	3	1
81	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	2.0Inception	1	3	2
82	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	2.0Inception	2	3	1
83	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	2	2	2
84	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	2.0Inception	2	2	2
85	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	2.0Inception	2	2	2
86	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	2.0Inception	2	2	2
87	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	2.0Inception	2	2	2
88	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	1.7Inception	1	3	1
89	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	1.7Inception	2	2	1
90	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	1.7Inception	1	3	1
91	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	1.7Inception	1	3	1
92	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	1.7Inception	2	2	1
93	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	1.7Inception	2	2	1
94	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	1.7Inception	1	3	1
95	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	1.7Inception	2	2	1
96	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	1.7Inception	2	2	1
97	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	1.7Inception	2	2	1
98	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	1.7Inception	2	2	1
99	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	1.7Inception	2	2	1
100	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	1.7Inception	1	2	2
101	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	1.7Inception	2	2	1
102	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	1.3Inception	0	3	1
103	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	2	1	1
104	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	1.3Inception	1	2	1
105	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	1.3Inception	1	2	1
106	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	1.3Inception	1	2	1
107	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	1.3Inception	1	2	1
108	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	1.3Inception	1	2	1
109	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	1.3Inception	1	2	1
110	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	1.3Inception	1	2	1
111	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	1.3Inception	1	2	1
112	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	1.3Inception	2	1	1
113	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	1.3Inception	2	1	1
114	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	2	2	1
115	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	1.3Inception	2	1	1
116	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	1.0Inception	0	2	1
117	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	0	2	1
118	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	1.0Inception	1	1	1
119	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	0	2	1
120	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	1.0Inception	0	2	1
121	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	1.0Inception	1	1	1
122	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	1.0Inception	0	2	1
123	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	0	2	1
124	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	1	1	1
125	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	1.0Inception	0	2	1
126	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	1	1	1
127	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	1.0Inception	0	2	1
128	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	1.0Inception	0	2	1
129	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	1.0Inception	0	2	1
130	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	1.0Inception	1	1	1
131	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	1.0Inception	0	2	1
132	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	1.0Inception	0	2	1
133	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	1	1	1
134	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	1.0Inception	1	1	1
135	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
136	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
137	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
138	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
139	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
140	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
141	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
142	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
143	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
144	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
145	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
146	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
147	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
148	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
149	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
150	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
151	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
152	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
153	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
154	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
155	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
156	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
157	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
158	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	0.7Inception	0	1	1
159	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
160	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
161	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
162	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
163	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
164	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
165	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
166	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
167	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
168	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	0.7Inception	0	1	1
169	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	0.7Inception	0	1	1
170	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
171	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
172	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
173	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
174	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
175	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
176	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
177	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
178	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
179	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
180	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
181	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
182	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
183	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
184	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
185	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
186	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
187	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
188	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
189	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
190	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	0.7Inception	0	1	1
191	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	1
192	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	0.3Inception	0	0	1
193	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	1
194	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0.3Inception	0	0	1
195	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	0.3Inception	0	0	1
196	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	0.3Inception	0	0	1
197	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	1