United States Ranking
United States scores 89.85/100, ranked #1 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 89.85/100 #1 / 195
Momentum +6 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
Stronger than 99% of the 195 ranked countries.
Nearest neighbors
| Rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | United States (you) | 89.8/100 |
| #2 | China | 87.1/100 |
| #3 | France | 82.7/100 |
| Component | Score |
|---|---|
| Absolute mass | 75.8 |
| Strategic capability | 93.2 |
| Strategic leverage | 41.9 |
| Power conversion | 71.8 |
| Resilience | 71.1 |
| Reach | 96.3 |
| Sovereignty | 76.7 |
| Institutional position | 75.4 |
| Trajectory | 44.1 |
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 States ranks #1
Why United States ranks #1
The United States scores 90.0 out of 100 and ranks #1 among 195 countries, the top of the board with China as the nearest challenger below. The figure is the Bureau's single read on national power, built from nine components: at #1 it describes the widest overall advantage in the system, even if that advantage is unevenly spread.
Strengths
The strongest component is Reach at 96.3, and the country's strengths read like a definition of global power: it remains the single heaviest weight in the world, backed by the deepest intelligence apparatus on earth and independent launch capability with a full orbital constellation. Even tourism carries weight here, with $214 billion in annual receipts.
Weaknesses
The weakest component is Strategic leverage at 41.9, and the drags cluster around self-inflicted friction: a domestic political fracture so loud that allies cannot plan on a capital that changes its mind every four years, tariff threats that teach every partner to hedge with a second option, flat hard power while the tectonic plates move, and the imperial bill for hundreds of foreign bases and two oceans of commitments.
Trajectory
Quarterly momentum reads +6. The quarter's signal concentrated in late September: the Trump-Xi summit produced mutual tariff relief and a trade truce running to January 2027, while the $15B Mesabi steel-mill announcement underscored the industrial bet. The Trajectory component itself scores 44.1; on the military board the country stands at 97.85, ranked #1, under President Donald J. Trump.
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United States ranks #1 of 195 countries in national power, scoring 89.85/100. Its strongest component is Reach at 96.3, while Strategic leverage is weakest at 41.9. The Bureau's nine-component model covers absolute mass, strategic capability, leverage, conversion, resilience, reach, sovereignty, institutional position, and trajectory.
Where does United States rank?
United States ranks #1 of 195 countries in Magna Bureau national power rankings, with a score of 89.85/100.
What is United States's military power score?
United States's military power score is 97.85/100, measuring causal military capability across 24 dimensions.