What is United States's national power score according to Magna Bureau?
Magna Bureau publishes United States's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See United States's ranking →
Last updated: October 2026
Two hundred geopolitics questions, answered briefly — national power rankings, chokepoints, leaders, military power, alliances and the concepts behind them. Every answer links to the Magna Bureau page carrying the live data.
Magna Bureau publishes United States's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See United States's ranking →
United States's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See United States's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes China's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See China's ranking →
China's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See China's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Russia's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Russia's ranking →
Russia's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Russia's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes France's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See France's ranking →
France's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See France's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes United Kingdom's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See United Kingdom's ranking →
United Kingdom's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See United Kingdom's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Germany's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Germany's ranking →
Germany's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Germany's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Japan's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Japan's ranking →
Japan's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Japan's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes India's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See India's ranking →
India's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See India's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Brazil's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Brazil's ranking →
Brazil's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Brazil's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Morocco's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Morocco's ranking →
Morocco's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Morocco's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Canada's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Canada's ranking →
Canada's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Canada's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Australia's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Australia's ranking →
Australia's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Australia's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes South Korea's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See South Korea's ranking →
South Korea's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See South Korea's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Italy's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Italy's ranking →
Italy's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Italy's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Spain's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Spain's ranking →
Spain's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Spain's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Netherlands's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Netherlands's ranking →
Netherlands's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Netherlands's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Turkey's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Turkey's ranking →
Turkey's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Turkey's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Saudi Arabia's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Saudi Arabia's ranking →
Saudi Arabia's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Saudi Arabia's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Iran's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Iran's ranking →
Iran's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Iran's ranking →
Magna Bureau publishes Israel's live national power score, on a 0 to 100 scale built from 135 indicators, on its country ranking page. See Israel's ranking →
Israel's current position among all 195 ranked countries is shown on its country ranking page, alongside the score and its components. See Israel's ranking →
United States's live geopolitical power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See United States's ranking →
United States's live economic power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See United States's ranking →
United States's live demographic power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See United States's ranking →
China's live geopolitical power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See China's ranking →
China's live economic power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See China's ranking →
China's live demographic power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See China's ranking →
Russia's live geopolitical power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See Russia's ranking →
Russia's live economic power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See Russia's ranking →
Russia's live demographic power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See Russia's ranking →
France's live geopolitical power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See France's ranking →
France's live economic power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See France's ranking →
France's live demographic power score is published on its country ranking page, broken out with the other dimensions of national power. See France's ranking →
About a fifth of the world's petroleum liquids pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the highest-volume oil chokepoint on Earth. See the Strait of Hormuz page →
A closure would trap Gulf oil exports, spike global oil prices within days, and force long rerouting around other regions. See the Strait of Hormuz page →
Iran and Oman are the littoral states; transit passage through the strait is governed by the law of the sea. See the Strait of Hormuz page →
It is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, carrying the bulk of Gulf oil and gas exports. See the Strait of Hormuz page →
About 20% of the world's petroleum liquids move through it. See the Strait of Hormuz page →
Roughly 10% of global seaborne oil and a large share of container traffic pass through the Suez Canal. See the Suez Canal page →
A closure would force ships around the Cape of Good Hope, adding roughly two weeks to Asia-Europe voyages and raising freight rates. See the Suez Canal page →
Egypt controls the canal through the Suez Canal Authority. See the Suez Canal page →
It is the shortest sea link between Europe and Asia, carrying a major share of container, oil and LNG traffic. See the Suez Canal page →
About 12% of global trade transits the canal. See the Suez Canal page →
A modest share of global oil passes through the Panama Canal, which matters most for US Gulf-to-Asia energy and container flows. See the Panama Canal page →
A closure would force ships around South America or through the Suez Canal, adding weeks to voyages between the Atlantic and Pacific. See the Panama Canal page →
Panama controls the canal through the Panama Canal Authority. See the Panama Canal page →
It is the only shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, vital to US intercoastal and Asia-US East Coast trade. See the Panama Canal page →
About 5% of global trade transits the canal. See the Panama Canal page →
About a quarter of global seaborne oil passes through the Strait of Malacca, including most of East Asia's Middle East oil imports. See the Strait of Malacca page →
A closure would force tankers around Indonesia via Lombok or Sunda, adding days to voyages and tightening Asian fuel supply. See the Strait of Malacca page →
Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore are the littoral states that jointly manage the strait. See the Strait of Malacca page →
It is the shortest sea route between the Indian Ocean and East Asia, carrying a huge share of China, Japan and South Korea's energy imports. See the Strait of Malacca page →
Roughly a quarter of global trade transits the strait. See the Strait of Malacca page →
About 8% of global seaborne oil passes through the Bab el-Mandeb, the southern gate to the Red Sea. See the Bab el-Mandeb page →
A closure would cut the Red Sea-Suez route, forcing ships around Africa and disrupting Europe-Asia trade. See the Bab el-Mandeb page →
Yemen, Djibouti and Eritrea are the littoral states around the strait. See the Bab el-Mandeb page →
It links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, gating the entire Suez route from the south. See the Bab el-Mandeb page →
About 10% of global trade transits the strait. See the Bab el-Mandeb page →
A large share of East Asia's energy imports and manufactured exports passes through the Taiwan Strait. See the Taiwan Strait page →
A closure would paralyse container and LNG flows to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan and shock global electronics supply chains. See the Taiwan Strait page →
China and Taiwan face each other across the strait, whose waters include international shipping lanes. See the Taiwan Strait page →
It is one of the world's busiest shipping lanes and the front line of the US-China rivalry over Taiwan. See the Taiwan Strait page →
About half of the world's container traffic passes through the strait. See the Taiwan Strait page →
A large share of the world's seaborne oil and LNG passes through the South China Sea en route to East Asia. See the South China Sea page →
A closure would force ships around the Philippine Sea or the Indonesian archipelago, delaying a huge share of Asian trade. See the South China Sea page →
China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan all claim parts of the sea; no single country controls it. See the South China Sea page →
It carries roughly a third of global shipping and sits atop rich fisheries and contested energy reserves. See the South China Sea page →
Roughly a third of global shipping transits the South China Sea. See the South China Sea page →
A significant share of Mediterranean oil imports passes through the Strait of Gibraltar. See the Strait of Gibraltar page →
A closure would seal the Mediterranean, cutting Europe's southern sea trade and forcing Atlantic detours. See the Strait of Gibraltar page →
The United Kingdom (Gibraltar), Spain and Morocco flank the strait. See the Strait of Gibraltar page →
It is the only sea passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. See the Strait of Gibraltar page →
Hundreds of vessel transits pass through it every day, making it one of the world's busiest straits. See the Strait of Gibraltar page →
About 3% of global oil flows pass through the Turkish Straits, mostly Russian and Caspian exports. See the Turkish Straits page →
A closure would trap Black Sea shipping, blocking Ukrainian and Russian grain and oil exports. See the Turkish Straits page →
Turkey controls the straits under the Montreux Convention, which regulates warship and merchant transit. See the Turkish Straits page →
They are the only sea route between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, gating Russian, Ukrainian and Caspian trade. See the Turkish Straits page →
A significant share of Black Sea trade, including grain and oil, transits the straits. See the Turkish Straits page →
A growing share of Gulf-to-Asia oil passes through the Mozambique Channel as an alternative southern route. See the Mozambique Channel page →
A closure would push traffic further out into the Indian Ocean and tighten security around East African shipping. See the Mozambique Channel page →
Mozambique, Madagascar, France (Mayotte) and the Comoros border the channel. See the Mozambique Channel page →
It is the main north-south sea lane along East Africa and a growing route for Gulf-Asia energy trade. See the Mozambique Channel page →
A growing share of East African and Gulf-Asia trade transits the channel. See the Mozambique Channel page →
The Cape of Good Hope carries the oil and cargo that bypasses Suez, a share that surges whenever the Red Sea route is disrupted. See the Cape of Good Hope page →
A closure is unlikely, but it would remove the world's main fallback route and leave no short alternative between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. See the Cape of Good Hope page →
South Africa flanks the Cape; the surrounding waters are international shipping lanes. See the Cape of Good Hope page →
It is the principal alternative to the Suez Canal and the historic gateway between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. See the Cape of Good Hope page →
Its share of global trade rises sharply whenever the Suez route is blocked. See the Cape of Good Hope page →
Limited oil volumes pass through the Strait of Tiran, but it gates the Gulf of Aqaba's access to the Red Sea. See the Strait of Tiran page →
A closure would blockade the ports of Aqaba in Jordan and Eilat in Israel. See the Strait of Tiran page →
Egypt and Saudi Arabia flank the strait. See the Strait of Tiran page →
It is the only sea entrance to the Gulf of Aqaba, serving Jordan and Israel. See the Strait of Tiran page →
Its trade share is small, but its strategic weight for Jordan and Israel is high. See the Strait of Tiran page →
Magna Bureau's leaders ranking names United States's current head of government, the leader who actually governs, with their leadership score and rank. See the leaders ranking →
The live leadership power score for United States's head of government is published on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
United States's current position among the world's ranked heads of government is shown on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Magna Bureau's leaders ranking names France's current head of government, the leader who actually governs, with their leadership score and rank. See the leaders ranking →
The live leadership power score for France's head of government is published on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
France's current position among the world's ranked heads of government is shown on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Magna Bureau's leaders ranking names Germany's current head of government, the leader who actually governs, with their leadership score and rank. See the leaders ranking →
The live leadership power score for Germany's head of government is published on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Germany's current position among the world's ranked heads of government is shown on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Magna Bureau's leaders ranking names United Kingdom's current head of government, the leader who actually governs, with their leadership score and rank. See the leaders ranking →
The live leadership power score for United Kingdom's head of government is published on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
United Kingdom's current position among the world's ranked heads of government is shown on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Magna Bureau's leaders ranking names China's current head of government, the leader who actually governs, with their leadership score and rank. See the leaders ranking →
The live leadership power score for China's head of government is published on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
China's current position among the world's ranked heads of government is shown on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Magna Bureau's leaders ranking names Russia's current head of government, the leader who actually governs, with their leadership score and rank. See the leaders ranking →
The live leadership power score for Russia's head of government is published on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Russia's current position among the world's ranked heads of government is shown on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Magna Bureau's leaders ranking names Japan's current head of government, the leader who actually governs, with their leadership score and rank. See the leaders ranking →
The live leadership power score for Japan's head of government is published on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Japan's current position among the world's ranked heads of government is shown on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Magna Bureau's leaders ranking names India's current head of government, the leader who actually governs, with their leadership score and rank. See the leaders ranking →
The live leadership power score for India's head of government is published on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
India's current position among the world's ranked heads of government is shown on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Magna Bureau's leaders ranking names Brazil's current head of government, the leader who actually governs, with their leadership score and rank. See the leaders ranking →
The live leadership power score for Brazil's head of government is published on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Brazil's current position among the world's ranked heads of government is shown on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Magna Bureau's leaders ranking names Morocco's current head of government, the leader who actually governs, with their leadership score and rank. See the leaders ranking →
The live leadership power score for Morocco's head of government is published on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
Morocco's current position among the world's ranked heads of government is shown on the Magna Bureau leaders ranking. See the leaders ranking →
United States's live military power score is published on the Magna Bureau military power ranking. See the military power ranking →
United States's current position in the military power ranking is shown on the Magna Bureau military power ranking page. See the military power ranking →
United States's active personnel figure is published on the Magna Bureau largest-armies ranking, with the source-reported year. See the largest armies ranking →
United States's defence spending figure is published alongside its military power score on the Magna Bureau military ranking. See the military power ranking →
China's live military power score is published on the Magna Bureau military power ranking. See the military power ranking →
China's current position in the military power ranking is shown on the Magna Bureau military power ranking page. See the military power ranking →
China's active personnel figure is published on the Magna Bureau largest-armies ranking, with the source-reported year. See the largest armies ranking →
China's defence spending figure is published alongside its military power score on the Magna Bureau military ranking. See the military power ranking →
Russia's live military power score is published on the Magna Bureau military power ranking. See the military power ranking →
Russia's current position in the military power ranking is shown on the Magna Bureau military power ranking page. See the military power ranking →
Russia's active personnel figure is published on the Magna Bureau largest-armies ranking, with the source-reported year. See the largest armies ranking →
Russia's defence spending figure is published alongside its military power score on the Magna Bureau military ranking. See the military power ranking →
India's live military power score is published on the Magna Bureau military power ranking. See the military power ranking →
India's current position in the military power ranking is shown on the Magna Bureau military power ranking page. See the military power ranking →
India's active personnel figure is published on the Magna Bureau largest-armies ranking, with the source-reported year. See the largest armies ranking →
India's defence spending figure is published alongside its military power score on the Magna Bureau military ranking. See the military power ranking →
France's live military power score is published on the Magna Bureau military power ranking. See the military power ranking →
France's current position in the military power ranking is shown on the Magna Bureau military power ranking page. See the military power ranking →
France's active personnel figure is published on the Magna Bureau largest-armies ranking, with the source-reported year. See the largest armies ranking →
France's defence spending figure is published alongside its military power score on the Magna Bureau military ranking. See the military power ranking →
United Kingdom's live military power score is published on the Magna Bureau military power ranking. See the military power ranking →
United Kingdom's current position in the military power ranking is shown on the Magna Bureau military power ranking page. See the military power ranking →
United Kingdom's active personnel figure is published on the Magna Bureau largest-armies ranking, with the source-reported year. See the largest armies ranking →
United Kingdom's defence spending figure is published alongside its military power score on the Magna Bureau military ranking. See the military power ranking →
The United States holds the top position in most composite assessments, including Magna Bureau's military power ranking, on spending, reach and technology. See the military power ranking →
China has the largest navy by number of ships, while the United States leads by tonnage, carrier power and global reach. See the military power ranking →
The United States operates the world's largest aircraft-carrier fleet, far ahead of every other navy. See the military power ranking →
Russia holds the world's largest nuclear stockpile, followed by the United States. See the military power ranking →
NATO's combined defence spending, forces and economies exceed Russia's by a wide margin, though Russia concentrates its forces on one theatre. See the military power ranking →
The United States is by far the world's largest defence spender, accounting for roughly a third of global military expenditure. See the military power ranking →
NATO is a collective-defence alliance founded in 1949: an attack on one member is treated as an attack on all. See the Factbook →
NATO has 32 member countries across North America and Europe; the full current list is on the Magna Bureau Factbook. See the Factbook →
NATO has 32 member countries. See the Factbook →
NATO was founded in 1949 with the Washington Treaty. See the Factbook →
NATO exists for collective defence: deterring attack on its members and, since the Cold War, managing crises and cooperative security. See the Factbook →
BRICS is a bloc of emerging powers that coordinates on economics, development finance and reform of global governance. See the Factbook →
BRICS has ten full members: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the UAE and Indonesia. See the Factbook →
BRICS aims to give emerging economies a stronger voice in global finance and governance and to build alternatives to Western-led institutions. See the Factbook →
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a Eurasian security and cooperation bloc led by China and Russia. See the Factbook →
The SCO has ten full members: China, Russia, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Belarus. See the Factbook →
The African Union is the continental union of African states, working on integration, peace and development across Africa. See the Factbook →
The African Union has 55 member states, covering nearly every country on the continent. See the Factbook →
ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a bloc for economic integration and regional stability. See the Factbook →
ASEAN has eleven members: the ten Southeast Asian states plus Timor-Leste, admitted in 2025. See the Factbook →
The Arab League is an organisation of 22 Arab states coordinating on political, economic and cultural affairs. See the Factbook →
The European Union is a political and economic union of 27 European countries with a single market, shared institutions and common policies. See the Factbook →
The G7 is a forum of seven advanced economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, plus the EU. See the Factbook →
The G20 is a forum of 19 major economies plus the European Union and the African Union, coordinating on global economic policy. See the Factbook →
Geopolitics is the study of how geography, resources, demography and power shape rivalry and cooperation between states. See the rankings →
Magna Bureau scores all 195 countries on national power; the live answer is at the top of its rankings page. See the rankings →
Magna Bureau scores every African country on national power; the live regional leader is shown on its rankings page. See the rankings →
Magna Bureau scores every Middle Eastern country on national power; the live regional leader is shown on its rankings page. See the rankings →
Magna Bureau scores every Asian country on national power; the live regional leader is shown on its rankings page. See the rankings →
Magna Bureau scores every European country on national power; the live regional leader is shown on its rankings page. See the rankings →
Magna Bureau scores every Latin American country on national power; the live regional leader is shown on its rankings page. See the rankings →
The Thucydides Trap is the idea that a rising power threatening an established power makes war likely, named after the ancient Greek historian's account of Athens and Sparta. See the rankings →
The Global South is a broad term for the developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania, often used to describe states outside the Western bloc. See the Factbook →
Multipolarity is an international order in which power is spread across several great powers rather than concentrated in one or two. See the rankings →