Which country has the highest Space Agency Operational Level?

United States has the highest Space Agency Operational Level, at 7, followed by China (6) and Russia (6).

Which country has the lowest Space Agency Operational Level?

Luxembourg has the lowest Space Agency Operational Level, at 1.

What is the median Space Agency Operational Level across countries?

The median is 2 across the 76 countries with data.

Where does this countries with space programs data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of government space agencies - Wiki; International Cooperation - NASA; Office for Outer Space Affairs - United Nations; The 10 Countries Most Active in Space - Airport Technology.

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Countries with Space Programs

Name: Countries with Space Programs
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United States has the highest Space Agency Operational Level (7), followed by China (6) and Russia (6). Luxembourg has the lowest (1).

Culture76 countries · 9 metricsUpdated May 1, 2025Original page

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 76 countries.

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

Middle half 2 – 3

Average

2.33

76 countries

Highest

United States

Lowest

Luxembourg

Data

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76 countries · # = rank by Space Agency Operational Level

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1	United States	7	NASA and USSF	National Aeronautics and Space Administration and United States Space Force	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	China	6	CNSA	China National Space Administration and China Manned Space Agency	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
2	Russia	6	ROSCOSMOS	State Space Corporation Roscosmos	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
4	India	4	ISRO	Indian Space Research Organisation	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
4	Pakistan	4	SUPARCO	Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
4	Japan	4	JAXA	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
7	Brazil	3	AEB	Brazilian Space Agency	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	Iran	3	ISA	Iranian Space Agency	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	United Kingdom	3	UKSA	UK Space Agency	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	France	3	CNES	Centre national d'études spatiales/National Centre for Space Studies	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	Italy	3	ASI	Italian Space Agency	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	South Korea	3	KARI, KASI	Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
7	Argentina	3	CONAE	Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	Canada	3	CSA/ASC	Canadian Space Agency / Agence spatiale canadienne	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	Ukraine	3	SSAU	State Space Agency of the Ukraine	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	Poland	3	POLSA	Polish Space Agency	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	Australia	3	ASA and NSP	Australian Space Agency and National Space Program	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	United Arab Emirates	3	UAESA	United Arab Emirates Space Agency	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
7	Sweden	3	SNSA	Swedish National Space Agency	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	Israel	3	ISA	Israel Space Agency	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
7	New Zealand	3	NZSA	New Zealand Space Agency	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
22	Indonesia	2	LAPAN	National Institute of Aeronautics and Space/Aeronautics and Space Research Organization	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Nigeria	2	NASRDA	National Space Research and Development Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Bangladesh	2	SPARRSO	Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Ethiopia	2	ESSTI	Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Mexico	2	AEM	Mexican Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Egypt	2	EgSA, NARSS+1	Egyptian Space Agency or National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Philippines	2	PhilSA	Philippine Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Vietnam	2	TTVTVN or VNSC, VAST-VNSC	Vietnam National Space Center	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Turkey	2	TUA	Turkish Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Germany	2	DLR	DLR Space Administration/German Aerospace Center	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Thailand	2	GISTDA	Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	South Africa	2	SANSA	South African Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Kenya	2	KSA	Kenya Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Colombia	2	CCE	Colombian Space Commission	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Algeria	2	ASAL	Algerian Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Spain	2	AEE	Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI) and Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Angola	2	GGPEN	National Space Program Management Office	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Morocco	2	CRTS	Centre Royal de Télédétection Spatiale	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Malaysia	2	MYSA	Malaysian Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Ghana	2	GSSTI	Ghana Space Science and Technology Centre	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Saudi Arabia	2	SSA	Saudi Space Commission	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Peru	2	CONIDA	Space Agency of Peru/National Commission for Aerospace Research and Development	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Venezuela	2	ABAE	Agencia Bolivariana para Actividades Espaciales	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	North Korea	2	NATA	National Aerospace Development Administration	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Taiwan	2	TASA	National Space Organization	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Kazakhstan	2	KazCosmos	National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Chile	2	CSA	Chilean Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Romania	2	ASR, ROSA	Romanian Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Netherlands	2	SRON	Netherlands Space Office and Netherlands Institute for Space Research	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Rwanda	2	RSA	Rwanda Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Tunisia	2	CNCT	Centre National de la Cartographie et de la Télédétection	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Czechia	2	CSO	Czech Space Office	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Azerbaijan	2	Azercosmos	Space Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Greece	2	HSC	Hellenic Space Centre	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Hungary	2	HSO	Hungarian Space Office	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Austria	2	ASAL	Austrian Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Switzerland	2	SSO	Swiss Space Office	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Turkmenistan	2	TNSA	Turkmenistan National Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Paraguay	2	AEP	Agencia Espacial de Paraguay	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Bulgaria	2	SRI-BAS, STIL-BAS	Bulgarian Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Denmark	2	DNSC, DTU Space	Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education and Danish National Space Center	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Singapore	2	CRISP	Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Norway	2	NRS, NSC	Norwegian Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Mongolia	2	NRSC	National Remote Sensing Center of Mongolia	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Lithuania	2	LSA	Lithuanian Space Association	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
22	Bahrain	2	BSA	Bahrain Space Agency	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
68	Uzbekistan	1	Uzbekspace agency	The Space Research and Technology Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan	No	No	No	No	No	No
68	Syria	1	SSA	Syrian Space Agency	No	No	No	No	No	No
68	Bolivia	1	ABE	Bolivian Space Agency	No	No	No	No	No	No
68	Belgium	1	BIRA, IASB+1	Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy	No	No	No	No	No	No
68	Portugal	1	PTSPACE	Portugal Space	No	No	No	No	No	No
68	Belarus	1	BSA	Belarus Space Agency	No	No	No	No	No	No
68	El Salvador	1	ESAI	Instituto Aeroespacial de El Salvador	No	No	No	No	No	No
68	Costa Rica	1	AEC	Agencia Espacial Costarricense	No	No	No	No	No	No
68	Luxembourg	1	LSA	Luxembourg Space Agency	No	No	No	No	No	No

What correlates with Space Agency Operational Level?

Pearson r against 1,779 other country metrics sharing at least 46 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Space Agency Operational Level tend to score higher on these

Total Railroad Length in KilometersRailroads by Country
r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 74
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Total Railroad Length in MilesRailroads by Country
r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 74
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Cat PopulationCat Population by Country
r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 59
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Air Force AircraftLargest Air Forces in the World
r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 75
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McDonald's LocationsMost McDonald's by Country
r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 56
Plot
Melanoma Deaths - FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 76
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Space Agency Operational Level tend to score lower on these

Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.52 · strong · n = 74
Plot
Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 74
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Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 63
Plot
Major Countries Overall RankMajor Countries
r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 51
Plot
LI Users Aged 18-24LinkedIn Users by Country
r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 73
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Joining YearInternational Maritime Organization
r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 72
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Space Agency Operational Level?: United States has the highest Space Agency Operational Level, at 7, followed by China (6) and Russia (6).
Which country has the lowest Space Agency Operational Level?: Luxembourg has the lowest Space Agency Operational Level, at 1.
What is the median Space Agency Operational Level across countries?: The median is 2 across the 76 countries with data.
Where does this countries with space programs data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of government space agencies - Wiki; International Cooperation - NASA; Office for Outer Space Affairs - United Nations; The 10 Countries Most Active in Space - Airport Technology.