World Superpowers
China ranks 1st on Power Rank (US News) in 2026, followed by United States (2nd) and India (3rd); rank 1 is the best. Seychelles ranks last (100th).
8 sources
- Power - US News
- Potential superpower - Wiki
- Superpower - Britannica
- What Are Global Superpowers? - World Atlas
- China Seen Overtaking U.S. as Global Superpower - Pew Research
- Why the United States Is the Only Superpower - Tufts University
- The World in 2050 - Pricewaterhouse Coopers
- Five superpowers ruling the world in 2050 - BBC
Power Rank (US News), 2026
Green is better, red is worse (rank 1 is the best). Click a place to highlight it.
Ranking
Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 99 countries; rank 1 is the best.
Over time · 2023–2026
The top 5 in 2026; rank 1 at the top.
- China
- United States
- India
- Germany
- Japan
Biggest changes · 2024 → 2026
85 countries have a value in both years; rank 1 is the best.
Climbed
Fell
Data
Click a column to sort, a row to highlight that place on the charts.
| # | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 1st | Potential superpower |
| 2 |  United States | 2nd | Extant Superpower |
| 3 |  India | 3rd | Potential economic superpower |
| 4 |  Germany | 4th | Potential economic superpower |
| 5 |  Japan | 5th | Potential economic superpower |
| 6 |  South Korea | 6th | — |
| 7 |  France | 7th | — |
| 8 |  United Kingdom | 8th | Potential economic superpower |
| 9 |  Mexico | 9th | Potential economic superpower |
| 10 |  Italy | 10th | — |
| 11 |  Russia | 11th | Potential superpower |
| 12 |  Vietnam | 12th | — |
| 13 |  Canada | 13th | — |
| 14 |  Malaysia | 14th | — |
| 15 |  Netherlands | 15th | — |
| 16 |  Indonesia | 16th | Potential economic superpower |
| 17 |  Brazil | 17th | Potential economic superpower |
| 18 |  Thailand | 18th | — |
| 19 |  Spain | 19th | — |
| 20 |  Singapore | 20th | — |
| 21 |  Turkey | 21st | — |
| 22 |  Poland | 22nd | — |
| 23 |  Switzerland | 23rd | — |
| 24 |  Philippines | 24th | — |
| 25 |  Ireland | 25th | — |
| 26 |  Belgium | 26th | — |
| 27 |  Australia | 27th | — |
| 28 |  Sweden | 29th | — |
| 29 |  Austria | 30th | — |
| 30 |  Romania | 31st | — |
| 31 |  Israel | 32nd | — |
| 32 |  Hungary | 33rd | — |
| 33 |  Kazakhstan | 34th | — |
| 34 |  Egypt | 35th | — |
| 35 |  Denmark | 36th | — |
| 36 |  United Arab Emirates | 37th | — |
| 37 |  South Africa | 38th | — |
| 38 |  Norway | 39th | — |
| 39 |  Saudi Arabia | 40th | — |
| 40 |  Colombia | 41st | — |
| 41 |  Pakistan | 42nd | — |
| 42 |  Portugal | 43rd | — |
| 43 |  Argentina | 44th | — |
| 44 |  Slovakia | 45th | — |
| 45 |  Iran | 46th | — |
| 46 |  Greece | 47th | — |
| 47 |  Finland | 48th | — |
| 48 |  Bangladesh | 49th | — |
| 49 |  Chile | 50th | — |
| 50 |  Ukraine | 51st | — |
| 51 |  Morocco | 52nd | — |
| 52 |  Bulgaria | 53rd | — |
| 53 |  Nigeria | 54th | — |
| 54 |  Peru | 55th | — |
| 55 |  Lithuania | 56th | — |
| 56 |  Belarus | 57th | — |
| 57 |  Costa Rica | 58th | — |
| 58 |  New Zealand | 59th | — |
| 59 |  Slovenia | 60th | — |
| 60 |  Serbia | 61st | — |
| 61 |  Croatia | 62nd | — |
| 62 |  Dominican Republic | 63rd | — |
| 63 |  Qatar | 64th | — |
| 64 |  Tunisia | 65th | — |
| 65 |  Myanmar | 66th | — |
| 66 |  Guatemala | 67th | — |
| 67 |  Kuwait | 68th | — |
| 68 |  Cambodia | 69th | — |
| 69 |  Oman | 70th | — |
| 70 |  Uzbekistan | 71st | — |
| 71 |  Sri Lanka | 72nd | — |
| 72 |  Ecuador | 73rd | — |
| 73 |  Latvia | 74th | — |
| 74 |  Estonia | 75th | — |
| 75 |  Angola | 76th | — |
| 76 |  Kenya | 77th | — |
| 77 |  Luxembourg | 78th | — |
| 78 |  Algeria | 79th | — |
| 79 |  Armenia | 80th | — |
| 80 |  Paraguay | 81st | — |
| 81 |  Uruguay | 82nd | — |
| 82 |  Jordan | 83rd | — |
| 83 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84th | — |
| 84 |  Malta | 85th | — |
| 85 |  Ethiopia | 86th | — |
| 86 |  El Salvador | 87th | — |
| 87 |  Ghana | 88th | — |
| 88 |  Laos | 89th | — |
| 89 |  Iceland | 90th | — |
| 90 |  Georgia | 91st | — |
| 91 |  Cyprus | 92nd | — |
| 92 |  Lebanon | 93rd | — |
| 93 |  Mongolia | 94th | — |
| 94 |  Zimbabwe | 95th | — |
| 95 |  Albania | 96th | — |
| 96 |  Bahrain | 97th | — |
| 97 |  Panama | 98th | — |
| 98 |  Iraq | 99th | — |
| 99 |  Seychelles | 100th | — |
What correlates with Power Rank (US News) (2026)?
Pearson r against 1,726 other country metrics sharing at least 60 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that rank better on Power Rank (US News) tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that rank better on Power Rank (US News) tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which country ranks first on Power Rank (US News)?
- China ranks first on Power Rank (US News) in 2026, at 1st, followed by United States (2nd) and India (3rd). Rank 1 is the best country.
- Which country ranks last on Power Rank (US News)?
- Seychelles ranks last of the 99 countries with data in 2026, at 100th.
- Where does this world superpowers data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Power - US News; Potential superpower - Wiki; Superpower - Britannica; What Are Global Superpowers? - World Atlas.