Country rankings

Countries with Nuclear Weapons

Russia has the highest Total Nuclear Warheads in 2026 (5,420), followed by United States (5,042) and China (620). North Korea has the lowest (60).

Military9 countries · 5 metricsUpdated Jun 19, 2025Original page
8 sources
9 of 235 countries
Compare this metricAdd to combined rankingOpen full map

Total Nuclear Warheads, 2026

Darker means higher. Click a place to highlight it.

Loading map…

All 9 ranked

Highest first.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
225
Middle half 170 – 620
Average
1,354
9 countries
Highest
5,420
Russia
Lowest
60
North Korea

Over time · 2023–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Russia
  • United States
  • China
  • France
  • United Kingdom

Data

Click a column to sort, a row to highlight that place on the charts.

9 countries · # = rank by Total Nuclear Warheads
#
1Russia5,4201,0202,6041,796—
2United States5,0421,3421,9301,670100
3China620—58634—
4France3708010280—
5United Kingdom225—105120—
6India190—178——
7Pakistan170—170——
8Israel90—90——
9North Korea60—60——

What correlates with Total Nuclear Warheads (2026)?

Not enough places to compare

Correlations need at least 10 countries with data; this metric covers 9.

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Nuclear Warheads?
Russia has the highest Total Nuclear Warheads in 2026, at 5,420, followed by United States (5,042) and China (620).
Which country has the lowest Total Nuclear Warheads?
North Korea has the lowest Total Nuclear Warheads in 2026, at 60.
What is the median Total Nuclear Warheads across countries?
The median is 225 across the 9 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this countries with nuclear weapons data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Status of World Nuclear Forces - Federation Of American Scientists; SIPRI Yearbook 2024 (page 272) - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute; SIPRI Yearbook 2023 (page 248) - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute; SIPRI Yearbook 2021 (page 334) - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Keep exploring