Country rankings
Space Competitiveness Index by Country
United States has the highest Space Competitiveness Index in 2012 (99.67), followed by Japan (48.76) and Russia (45.29). Australia has the lowest (5.22).
Space Competitiveness IndexBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
9 of 235 countries
Space Competitiveness Index, 2012
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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
39.1
Middle half 15.22 – 45.29
Average
37.01
9 countries
Highest
99.67
United States
Lowest
5.22
Australia
Over time · 2008–2012
The top 5 in 2012, against the median.
- Median of all countries
- United States
- Japan
- Russia
- China
- Canada
Data
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9 countries · # = rank by Space Competitiveness Index
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 99.67 |
| 2 |  Japan | 48.76 |
| 3 |  Russia | 45.29 |
| 4 |  China | 41.85 |
| 5 |  Canada | 39.1 |
| 6 |  India | 28.64 |
| 7 |  South Korea | 15.22 |
| 8 |  Israel | 9.3 |
| 9 |  Australia | 5.22 |
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Space Competitiveness Index?
- United States has the highest Space Competitiveness Index in 2012, at 99.67, followed by Japan (48.76) and Russia (45.29).
- Which country has the lowest Space Competitiveness Index?
- Australia has the lowest Space Competitiveness Index in 2012, at 5.22.
- What is the median Space Competitiveness Index across countries?
- The median is 39.1 across the 9 countries with data in 2012.
- Where does this space competitiveness index by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Space Competitiveness Index - Wikipedia.