Hard/Critical Technology/Capability group

Space Technologies

The capacity to master the technologies of reach, speed and presence beyond the atmosphere: launch and reusability, advanced propulsion through hypersonic flight, and the satellite and constellation technologies that put systems on orbit.
pending/cpg/space-technologies
World mean
2.5
of 20 · median 0.7
Range
0.0–20.0
middle half 0.0–3.0
Capabilities
3
3 capabilities beneath
Leader
20.0
United States

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 2
Advanced 5
Established 4
Transitional 9
Foundational 12
Nascent 18
Inception 147

197 nations, by capabilities

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

# Nation Region Space Technologies Space Launch & Reusable SystemsAdvanced Propulsion & Hypersonic SystemsSatellite & Constellation Technologies
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 20.0Frontier 202020
2 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 18.0Frontier 171819
3 🇫🇷France Europe 17.0Advanced 161718
4 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 16.7Advanced 161618
5 🇷🇺Russia Europe 16.7Advanced 161816
6 🇩🇪Germany Europe 15.3Advanced 131617
7 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 15.3Advanced 161416
8 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 14.7Established 131516
9 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 14.3Established 121516
10 🇮🇹Italy Europe 14.3Established 131416
11 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 14.0Established 91617
12 🇨🇦Canada Americas 10.3Transitional 51115
13 🇪🇸Spain Europe 10.3Transitional 71014
14 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 10.3Transitional 61114
15 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 9.7Transitional 61112
16 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 9.7Transitional 71111
17 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 9.7Transitional 11108
18 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 9.3Transitional 7912
19 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 9.0Transitional 10710
20 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 9.0Transitional 41013
21 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 8.7Foundational 998
22 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 8.7Foundational 4814
23 🇳🇴Norway Europe 8.0Foundational 5910
24 🇵🇱Poland Europe 7.7Foundational 5711
25 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 7.3Foundational 5413
26 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 7.3Foundational 5710
27 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 7.3Foundational 4612
28 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 6.7Foundational 2612
29 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 6.7Foundational 686
30 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 6.7Foundational 3512
31 🇫🇮Finland Europe 6.3Foundational 2413
32 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 6.0Foundational 477
33 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 5.3Nascent 2311
34 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 5.0Nascent 447
35 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 4.7Nascent 2210
36 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 4.7Nascent 248
37 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 4.3Nascent 247
38 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 4.3Nascent 346
39 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 4.0Nascent 237
40 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 4.0Nascent 237
41 🇷🇴Romania Europe 4.0Nascent 237
42 🇦🇹Austria Europe 3.7Nascent 128
43 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 3.7Nascent 236
44 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 3.7Nascent 119
45 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 3.7Nascent 236
46 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 3.3Nascent 325
47 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 3.3Nascent 235
48 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 3.0Nascent 117
49 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 3.0Nascent 126
50 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 3.0Nascent 243
51 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 2.7Inception 116
52 🇬🇷Greece Europe 2.7Inception 125
53 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 2.7Inception 125
54 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 2.3Inception 124
55 🇨🇱Chile Americas 2.3Inception 115
56 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 2.3Inception 115
57 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 2.3Inception 124
58 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 2.3Inception 115
59 🇵🇪Peru Americas 2.3Inception 214
60 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 2.3Inception 115
61 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 2.3Inception 115
62 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 2.0Inception 114
63 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 2.0Inception 114
64 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 2.0Inception 006
65 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 1.7Inception 113
66 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 1.7Inception 113
67 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 1.7Inception 113
68 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 1.7Inception 113
69 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 1.7Inception 113
70 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 1.7Inception 212
71 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 1.3Inception 112
72 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 1.3Inception 103
73 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 1.3Inception 103
74 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 1.3Inception 103
75 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 1.3Inception 103
76 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 1.3Inception 103
77 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 1.0Inception 012
78 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 1.0Inception 003
79 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 1.0Inception 003
80 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 1.0Inception 102
81 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 1.0Inception 012
82 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 1.0Inception 003
83 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 1.0Inception 102
84 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 0.7Inception 002
85 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 0.7Inception 002
86 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 0.7Inception 002
87 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 0.7Inception 002
88 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 0.7Inception 002
89 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 0.7Inception 002
90 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 0.7Inception 002
91 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 0.7Inception 002
92 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 0.7Inception 002
93 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 0.7Inception 002
94 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 0.7Inception 002
95 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 0.7Inception 011
96 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 0.7Inception 002
97 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 0.7Inception 002
98 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 0.7Inception 002
99 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 0.7Inception 002
100 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 0.7Inception 101
101 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 0.7Inception 002
102 🇦🇴Angola Africa 0.3Inception 001
103 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 0.3Inception 001
104 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 0.3Inception 001
105 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 0.3Inception 001
106 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 0.3Inception 001
107 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 0.3Inception 001
108 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 0.3Inception 001
109 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 0.3Inception 001
110 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 0.3Inception 001
111 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 0.3Inception 001
112 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 0.3Inception 001
113 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 0.3Inception 001
114 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 0.3Inception 001
115 🇲🇹Malta Europe 0.3Inception 001
116 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 0.3Inception 001
117 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 0.3Inception 001
118 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 0.3Inception 001
119 🇵🇦Panama Americas 0.3Inception 001
120 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 0.3Inception 010
121 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 0.3Inception 001
122 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
123 🇦🇱Albania Europe 0.0Inception 000
124 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 0.0Inception 000
125 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0.0Inception 000
126 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 0.0Inception 000
127 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 0.0Inception 000
128 🇧🇿Belize Americas 0.0Inception 000
129 🇧🇯Benin Africa 0.0Inception 000
130 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
131 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 0.0Inception 000
132 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 0.0Inception 000
133 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 0.0Inception 000
134 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
135 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 0.0Inception 000
136 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 0.0Inception 000
137 🇹🇩Chad Africa 0.0Inception 000
138 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 0.0Inception 000
139 🇨🇬Congo Africa 0.0Inception 000
140 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 0.0Inception 000
141 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 0.0Inception 000
142 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 0.0Inception 000
143 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 0.0Inception 000
144 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 0.0Inception 000
145 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 0.0Inception 000
146 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 0.0Inception 000
147 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 0.0Inception 000
148 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 0.0Inception 000
149 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 0.0Inception 000
150 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 0.0Inception 000
151 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 0.0Inception 000
152 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 0.0Inception 000
153 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 0.0Inception 000
154 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
155 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 0.0Inception 000
156 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
157 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 0.0Inception 000
158 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 0.0Inception 000
159 🇱🇾Libya Africa 0.0Inception 000
160 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 0.0Inception 000
161 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 0.0Inception 000
162 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 0.0Inception 000
163 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
164 🇲🇱Mali Africa 0.0Inception 000
165 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
166 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 0.0Inception 000
167 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
168 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 0.0Inception 000
169 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 0.0Inception 000
170 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
171 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 0.0Inception 000
172 🇳🇪Niger Africa 0.0Inception 000
173 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
174 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 0.0Inception 000
175 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
176 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 0.0Inception 000
177 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 0.0Inception 000
178 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 0.0Inception 000
179 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
180 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 0.0Inception 000
181 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 0.0Inception 000
182 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 0.0Inception 000
183 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 0.0Inception 000
184 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
185 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 0.0Inception 000
186 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 0.0Inception 000
187 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 0.0Inception 000
188 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 0.0Inception 000
189 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
190 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
191 🇹🇬Togo Africa 0.0Inception 000
192 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
193 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
194 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
195 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 0.0Inception 000
196 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 0.0Inception 000
197 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 0.0Inception 000