Which country has the highest Global FirePower Index?

Bhutan has the highest Global FirePower Index in 2026, at 5.799, followed by Belize (4.36) and Central African Republic (4.238).

Which country has the lowest Global FirePower Index?

United States has the lowest Global FirePower Index in 2026, at 0.074.

What is the median Global FirePower Index across countries?

The median is 1.496 across the 144 countries with data in 2026.

Where does this world war 3 countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: MAPPED: The countries most likely to spark World War Three - Express; World War III - Wiki; Are We Headed for World War III? - Wall Street Journal; Is World War Three on the horizon? - The Week.

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Bhutan has the highest Global FirePower Index in 2026 (5.799), followed by Belize (4.36) and Central African Republic (4.238). United States has the lowest (0.074).

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ShowingGlobal FirePower 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 →

Year

144 of 235 countries

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Global FirePower Index, 2026

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 144 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

1.496

Middle half 0.649 – 2.391

Average

1.628

144 countries

Highest

5.799

Bhutan

Lowest

0.074

United States

Over time · 2024–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

Median of all countries
Bhutan
Belize
Central African Republic
Suriname
Liberia

Data

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144 countries · # = rank by Global FirePower Index

#
1	Bhutan	5.799
2	Belize	4.36
3	Central African Republic	4.238
4	Suriname	4.054
5	Liberia	3.928
6	Sierra Leone	3.92
7	Benin	3.896
8	Somalia	3.739
9	Moldova	3.623
10	Panama	3.501
11	Iceland	3.401
12	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3.129
13	Gabon	3.043
14	Madagascar	3.038
15	Botswana	2.999
16	El Salvador	2.997
17	Montenegro	2.978
18	Burkina Faso	2.921
19	Senegal	2.893
20	Laos	2.867
21	Nepal	2.804
22	Mauritania	2.792
23	Namibia	2.741
24	Afghanistan	2.734
25	Niger	2.687
26	Eritrea	2.684
27	Lebanon	2.652
28	Republic of the Congo	2.626
29	Nicaragua	2.589
30	Dominican Republic	2.585
31	North Macedonia	2.496
32	South Sudan	2.465
33	Ghana	2.457
34	Zambia	2.446
35	Luxembourg	2.443
36	Kyrgyzstan	2.397
37	Ivory Coast	2.388
38	Uganda	2.353
39	Estonia	2.32
40	Zimbabwe	2.28
41	Mali	2.26
42	Honduras	2.258
43	Latvia	2.232
44	Armenia	2.202
45	Tajikistan	2.175
46	Cameroon	2.169
47	Yemen	2.162
48	Uruguay	2.154
49	Guatemala	2.128
50	Georgia	2.078
51	Ireland	2.066
52	Mongolia	1.999
53	Mozambique	1.977
54	Slovenia	1.94
55	New Zealand	1.926
56	Tanzania	1.911
57	Lithuania	1.895
58	Syria	1.886
59	Oman	1.882
60	Chad	1.859
61	Kenya	1.859
62	Cambodia	1.843
63	Bolivia	1.83
64	Paraguay	1.797
65	Libya	1.787
66	Tunisia	1.782
67	Turkmenistan	1.746
68	Albania	1.726
69	Kuwait	1.716
70	Bahrain	1.673
71	Jordan	1.558
72	Croatia	1.543
73	Ecuador	1.448
74	Qatar	1.41
75	Belarus	1.407
76	Slovakia	1.391
77	Sri Lanka	1.376
77	Austria	1.376
79	Sudan	1.356
80	Cuba	1.335
81	DR Congo	1.305
82	Serbia	1.294
83	Bulgaria	1.252
84	Belgium	1.22
85	Azerbaijan	1.199
86	Angola	1.105
87	Kazakhstan	1.043
88	Hungary	1.043
89	Morocco	1.037
90	Czechia	1.031
91	United Arab Emirates	1.019
92	Uzbekistan	0.991
93	Romania	0.956
94	Venezuela	0.911
95	Peru	0.883
96	Chile	0.87
97	Finland	0.867
98	Ethiopia	0.853
99	Switzerland	0.837
100	Denmark	0.82
101	Iraq	0.812
102	Colombia	0.755
103	Malaysia	0.738
104	Philippines	0.699
105	South Africa	0.684
106	Norway	0.668
107	Portugal	0.666
108	Bangladesh	0.652
109	Mexico	0.64
110	Myanmar	0.627
111	Netherlands	0.614
112	Nigeria	0.61
113	Argentina	0.598
114	North Korea	0.593
115	Greece	0.548
116	Singapore	0.527
117	Canada	0.527
118	Algeria	0.485
119	Sweden	0.483
120	Saudi Arabia	0.447
121	Thailand	0.446
122	Vietnam	0.407
123	Taiwan	0.393
124	Poland	0.389
125	Ukraine	0.369
126	Egypt	0.365
127	Spain	0.325
128	Australia	0.321
129	Iran	0.32
130	Israel	0.271
131	Pakistan	0.263
132	Indonesia	0.258
133	Germany	0.246
134	Brazil	0.237
135	Italy	0.221
136	Turkey	0.198
137	United Kingdom	0.188
138	Japan	0.188
139	France	0.18
140	South Korea	0.164
141	India	0.135
142	China	0.092
143	Russia	0.079
144	United States	0.074

What correlates with Global FirePower Index (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,552 other country metrics sharing at least 87 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 have a higher Global FirePower Index tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
r = +0.60 · strong · n = 117
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Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = +0.48 · moderate · n = 121
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Mismanaged Waste IndexPlastic Pollution by Country
r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 143
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Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 120
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Teen Birth RateTeenage Pregnancy Rates by Country
r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 139
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Renewable Energy Consumption inc. HydroRenewable Energy by Country
r = +0.47 · moderate · n = 141
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Global FirePower Index tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Air Power IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 142
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Naval Power IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.81 · very strong · n = 116
Plot
Manpower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 143
Plot
Power Rank (US News)World SuperpowersA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 95
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Financial Power IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.75 · very strong · n = 142
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Land Power IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 138
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Global FirePower Index?: Bhutan has the highest Global FirePower Index in 2026, at 5.799, followed by Belize (4.36) and Central African Republic (4.238).
Which country has the lowest Global FirePower Index?: United States has the lowest Global FirePower Index in 2026, at 0.074.
What is the median Global FirePower Index across countries?: The median is 1.496 across the 144 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this world war 3 countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: MAPPED: The countries most likely to spark World War Three - Express; World War III - Wiki; Are We Headed for World War III? - Wall Street Journal; Is World War Three on the horizon? - The Week.