The world’s most powerful countries Top 10
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/rankings/powerThe world’s most powerful countries also are the ones that consistently dominate news headlines, preoccupy policymakers and shape global economic patterns. Their foreign policies and military budgets are tracked religiously. When they make a pledge, at least some in the international community trust they will keep it. These countries project their influence on the world stage.
The Power subranking is based on an equally weighted average of scores from five country attributes that relate to a country's power: a leader, economically influential, politically influential, strong international alliances and strong military. For more information on how we rank, read the Best Countries methodology.
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https://www.usnews.com/static-atlas/assets/img/news/best-countries/flags-svg/USA.svgUnited States
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The United States of America is a North American nation that is the world’s most dominant economic and military power. Likewise, its cultural imprint spans the world, led in large part by its popular culture expressed in music, movies and television. In November 2020 the country elected Joe Biden as its 46th president, removing Donald Trump after one term. The country is still grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing deep economic recession. And calls for greater social justice reignited in the country following the death of Black American George Floyd at the hands of police in May 2020. Public demands to address racial inequality in the country, expressed in institutions such as the criminal justice system and health care, spurred similar movements in countries around the world.
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GDP$23.0 trillion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP$69,288
POPULATION332 million
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Home to one of the world’s oldest civilizations, China has been ruled by the Communist Party since 1949, when the nation was established as the People’s Republic of China. The country is the world’s most populous and is considered the second-largest by land mass.
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GDP$17.7 trillion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP$19,338
POPULATION1.41 billion
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https://www.usnews.com/static-atlas/assets/img/news/best-countries/flags-svg/RUS.svgRussia
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The scale of Russia is difficult to imagine. It is the world’s largest country by land mass – nearly twice as big as Canada, the world’s second-largest nation – and covers all of northern Asia
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https://www.usnews.com/static-atlas/assets/img/news/best-countries/flags-svg/DEU.svgGermany
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Germany, the most populous nation in the European Union, possesses one of the largest economies in the world and has seen its role in the international community grow steadily since reunification. The Central European country borders nine nations, and its landscape varies, from the northern plains that reach to the North and Baltic seas to the Bavarian Alps in the south.
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GDP$4.22 trillion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP$57,928
POPULATION83.1 million
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https://www.usnews.com/static-atlas/assets/img/news/best-countries/flags-svg/GBR.svgUnited Kingdom
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The United Kingdom is a highly developed nation that exerts considerable international economic, political, scientific and cultural influence. Located off the northwest corner of Europe, the country includes the island of Great Britain – which contains England, Scotland and Wales – and the northern portion of the island of Ireland. The country’s role on the global stage faces new questions as the nation withdrew from the European Union. , as well as thepolicies supporting the eurozone.
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GDP$3.19 trillion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP$49,675
POPULATION67.3 million
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https://www.usnews.com/static-atlas/assets/img/news/best-countries/flags-svg/KOR.svgSouth Korea
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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a nation in eastern Asia that occupies the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula and has a long history of conflict. Liberated from Japan in 1945 at the end of World War II, South Korea was invaded by communist forces in North Korea several years later. Aid from the United Nations helped end the three-year war and support the south on its path to democracy. A critical divide between the two nations along the center of the peninsula remains.
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GDP$1.80 trillion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP$46,918
POPULATION51.7 million
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https://www.usnews.com/static-atlas/assets/img/news/best-countries/flags-svg/FRA.svgFrance
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It is difficult to overstate the influence France has on the world, both in the past and today. Located in Western Europe, France is one of the world’s oldest countries, and its reach extends around the globe through science, politics, economics and perhaps above all, culture. Starting in the Middle Ages, France evolved through kingdom, empire and finally, into a republic. It was one of the first nations to champion the rights of the individual.
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GDP$2.94 trillion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP$50,729
POPULATION67.5 million
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https://www.usnews.com/static-atlas/assets/img/news/best-countries/flags-svg/JPN.svgJapan
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Japan, one of the world’s most literate and technically advanced nations, is an East Asian country made up of four main islands. While most of Japan is covered by mountains and heavily wooded areas, the country’s roughly 126 million people lead a distinctly urban lifestyle. Long culturally influenced by its neighbors, today the country blends its ancient traditions with aspects of Western life.
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GDP$4.94 trillion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP$42,940
POPULATION126 million
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https://www.usnews.com/static-atlas/assets/img/news/best-countries/flags-svg/ARE.svgUnited Arab Emirates
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The United Arab Emirates, or UAE, is a federation of seven emirates on the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula. The country, wedged between between Oman and Saudi Arabia, has rocky desert, wetlands, waterless mountains and coastlines that stretch along the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. The emirates that currently comprise the UAE were known as the Trucial States in the 19th century as a result of a series of agreements with Great Britain. In 1971, six of these states merged to form the UAE; a seventh joined in 1972.
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GDP$359 billion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP$66,766
POPULATION9.99 million
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Israel, the only Jewish nation in the world, is a small country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. For its relatively small size, the country has played a large role in global affairs. The country has a strong economy, landmarks of significance to several religions and strained relationships with many of its Arab neighbors.
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GDP$482 billion
GDP PER CAPITA, PPP$43,722
POPULATION9.36 million
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