United Kingdom Ranking
United Kingdom scores 82.69/100, ranked #4 of 195 countries. Nine-component breakdown of the national-power model (National Power methodology): absolute mass, strategic capability, leverage, conversion, resilience, reach, sovereignty, institutional position, trajectory.
POWER 82.69/100 #4 / 195
Momentum +20 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
Stronger than 98% of the 195 ranked countries.
Nearest neighbors
| Rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | China | 87.1/100 |
| #3 | France | 82.7/100 |
| #4 | United Kingdom (you) | 82.7/100 |
| #5 | Russia | 82.6/100 |
| #6 | India | 77.6/100 |
| Component | Score |
|---|---|
| Absolute mass | 67.5 |
| Strategic capability | 68.9 |
| Strategic leverage | 39.5 |
| Power conversion | 71.0 |
| Resilience | 68.4 |
| Reach | 64.7 |
| Sovereignty | 58.3 |
| Institutional position | 75.9 |
| Trajectory | 45.5 |
Model vintage: National Power methodology, latest published calculation of 2026-10-03. Indicator years are source-reported dates — a disclosed-vintage snapshot, not point-in-time data. A dash means no data: the model applies no adjustment rather than a zero.
Full analysis: why United Kingdom ranks #4
Why United Kingdom ranks #5
The United Kingdom scores 82.72 out of 100 and ranks #5 among 195 countries, sitting between France above and India below. The figure is the Bureau's single read on national power, built from nine components: at #5 it describes a power whose institutions still punch above a thinner strategic base.
Strengths
The strongest component is Institutional position at 75.9, and the strengths are inherited and earned in equal measure: a Five-Eyes-class global intelligence apparatus, a permanent UN Security Council seat with the veto, NATO Article 5 cover, and an economy of 17 distinct industries that never stakes the country on a lone harvest.
Weaknesses
The weakest component is Strategic leverage at 39.5, and the drags are post-imperial: only 3.6% of world arms exports, just 2 bloc memberships in a world that negotiates in clubs, hard power flat while the plates move, and FX reserves covering 1 month of imports, too thin for a real shock.
Trajectory
Quarterly momentum reads +20, the quarter's single biggest momentum event on the entire board. The July handover from Starmer to Burnham reset British politics. The Trajectory component itself scores 45.5; on the military board the country stands at 68.96, ranked #4, under Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
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United Kingdom ranks #4 of 195 countries in national power, scoring 82.69/100. Its strongest component is Institutional position at 75.9, while Strategic leverage is weakest at 39.5. The Bureau's nine-component model covers absolute mass, strategic capability, leverage, conversion, resilience, reach, sovereignty, institutional position, and trajectory.
Where does United Kingdom rank?
United Kingdom ranks #4 of 195 countries in Magna Bureau national power rankings, with a score of 82.69/100.
What is United Kingdom's military power score?
United Kingdom's military power score is 68.96/100, measuring causal military capability across 24 dimensions.