Strategic Strike & Missile Defence — National Capability Index

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 2

Advanced 4

Established 13

Transitional 10

Foundational 22

Nascent 33

Inception 113

197 nations, by capabilities

Best first on Strategic Strike & Missile Defence. The group score is the unweighted mean of the capability integers beside it.

#	Nation	Region	Strategic Strike & Missile Defence	Long-Range Strike	Integrated Air & Missile Defence	Counter-Uncrewed & Low-Altitude Defence
1	🇺🇸United States	Americas	19.7Frontier	20	20	19
2	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	18.3Frontier	17	19	19
3	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	17.7Advanced	19	17	17
4	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	17.0Advanced	18	17	16
5	🇫🇷France	Europe	16.3Advanced	17	16	16
6	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	16.0Advanced	15	17	16
7	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	14.7Established	16	13	15
8	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	14.0Established	14	15	13
9	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	14.0Established	12	15	15
10	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	14.0Established	13	14	15
11	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	14.0Established	11	13	18
12	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	13.7Established	10	17	14
13	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	13.0Established	9	14	16
14	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	12.7Established	14	11	13
15	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	12.7Established	11	14	13
16	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	12.3Established	9	14	14
17	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	12.3Established	9	13	15
18	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	12.0Established	9	13	14
19	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	12.0Established	9	14	13
20	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	11.7Transitional	13	11	11
21	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	11.3Transitional	14	10	10
22	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	11.3Transitional	8	12	14
23	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	11.0Transitional	7	12	14
24	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	11.0Transitional	5	14	14
25	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	10.7Transitional	4	14	14
26	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	10.7Transitional	8	12	12
27	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	10.3Transitional	7	13	11
28	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	10.0Transitional	7	12	11
29	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	9.7Transitional	5	11	13
30	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	8.7Foundational	6	10	10
31	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	8.3Foundational	5	11	9
32	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	8.0Foundational	7	8	9
33	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	7.7Foundational	3	10	10
34	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	7.7Foundational	4	10	9
35	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	7.3Foundational	5	8	9
36	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	7.3Foundational	5	8	9
37	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	7.0Foundational	3	9	9
38	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	6.7Foundational	2	10	8
39	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	6.7Foundational	3	7	10
40	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	6.7Foundational	4	7	9
41	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	6.3Foundational	5	6	8
42	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	6.3Foundational	2	8	9
43	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	6.3Foundational	2	9	8
44	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	6.3Foundational	2	7	10
45	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	6.3Foundational	1	8	10
46	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	6.0Foundational	2	7	9
47	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	6.0Foundational	2	7	9
48	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	6.0Foundational	3	7	8
49	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	6.0Foundational	3	7	8
50	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	6.0Foundational	2	8	8
51	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	6.0Foundational	4	6	8
52	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	5.7Nascent	4	7	6
53	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	5.7Nascent	3	8	6
54	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	5.7Nascent	3	7	7
55	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	5.3Nascent	1	8	7
56	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	5.3Nascent	1	6	9
57	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	5.0Nascent	1	7	7
58	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	5.0Nascent	3	6	6
59	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	5.0Nascent	1	6	8
60	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	5.0Nascent	2	5	8
61	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	5.0Nascent	3	5	7
62	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	5.0Nascent	2	5	8
63	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	4.7Nascent	1	5	8
64	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	4.7Nascent	1	5	8
65	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	4.3Nascent	2	5	6
66	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	4.3Nascent	2	6	5
67	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	4.3Nascent	3	4	6
68	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	4.3Nascent	3	4	6
69	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	4.3Nascent	3	5	5
70	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	4.3Nascent	2	5	6
71	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	4.0Nascent	3	4	5
72	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	4.0Nascent	2	5	5
73	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	4.0Nascent	1	5	6
74	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	4.0Nascent	2	4	6
75	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	4.0Nascent	1	4	7
76	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	4.0Nascent	2	5	5
77	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	4.0Nascent	2	5	5
78	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	3.7Nascent	2	4	5
79	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	3.7Nascent	3	3	5
80	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	3.3Nascent	0	5	5
81	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	3.3Nascent	2	4	4
82	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	3.0Nascent	0	3	6
83	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	3.0Nascent	1	3	5
84	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	3.0Nascent	1	3	5
85	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	2.3Inception	1	3	3
86	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	2.3Inception	0	3	4
87	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	2.3Inception	1	2	4
88	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	2.3Inception	1	2	4
89	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	2.3Inception	3	1	3
90	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	2.0Inception	1	2	3
91	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	2.0Inception	0	2	4
92	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	1	2	3
93	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	2.0Inception	1	2	3
94	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	2.0Inception	2	2	2
95	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	2.0Inception	0	2	4
96	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	2.0Inception	0	2	4
97	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	2.0Inception	0	2	4
98	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	2.0Inception	1	2	3
99	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	2.0Inception	1	2	3
100	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	2.0Inception	1	2	3
101	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	2.0Inception	0	2	4
102	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	1.7Inception	0	2	3
103	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	1.7Inception	0	2	3
104	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	1.7Inception	0	2	3
105	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	1.7Inception	0	2	3
106	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	1.7Inception	0	2	3
107	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	1.7Inception	0	2	3
108	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	1.7Inception	1	2	2
109	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	1.7Inception	0	2	3
110	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	1.7Inception	1	1	3
111	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	1.7Inception	0	2	3
112	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	1.7Inception	0	2	3
113	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	1.7Inception	0	2	3
114	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	1.3Inception	0	2	2
115	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	1.3Inception	0	2	2
116	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	1.3Inception	0	2	2
117	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	0	2	2
118	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	1.3Inception	0	1	3
119	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	1.3Inception	1	1	2
120	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	1.0Inception	0	1	2
121	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	1.0Inception	0	1	2
122	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	1.0Inception	0	1	2
123	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	1.0Inception	0	1	2
124	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	1.0Inception	0	1	2
125	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	1.0Inception	0	1	2
126	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	1.0Inception	0	1	2
127	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	1.0Inception	0	1	2
128	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	1.0Inception	0	1	2
129	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	1.0Inception	0	1	2
130	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	1.0Inception	0	1	2
131	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	1.0Inception	0	1	2
132	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	1.0Inception	0	1	2
133	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	1.0Inception	0	1	2
134	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	1.0Inception	0	1	2
135	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	1.0Inception	0	1	2
136	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	1.0Inception	0	1	2
137	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
138	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
139	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
140	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
141	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
142	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	0.7Inception	0	0	2
143	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	0.7Inception	0	0	2
144	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
145	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
146	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
147	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	0.7Inception	1	0	1
148	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
149	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	0.7Inception	0	1	1
150	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
151	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	0.7Inception	0	1	1
152	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	0.7Inception	0	0	2
153	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	0.7Inception	0	1	1
154	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	1
155	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	1
156	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	1
157	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	0.3Inception	0	1	0
158	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	0.3Inception	0	0	1
159	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	0.3Inception	0	1	0
160	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	0.3Inception	0	0	1
161	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	0.3Inception	0	0	1
162	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0
163	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
164	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
165	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
166	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
167	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
168	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0
169	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0
170	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0
171	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
172	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
173	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0
174	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
175	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0
176	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
177	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0
178	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
179	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0
180	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0
181	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0
182	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
183	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
184	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0
185	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
186	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
187	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
188	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
189	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	0.0Inception	0	0	0
190	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
191	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	0.0Inception	0	0	0
192	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	0.0Inception	0	0	0
193	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
194	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
195	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
196	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0
197	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	0.0Inception	0	0	0