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The world, country by country

Rankings and maps of the world's countries: money and trade, soldiers and nuclear weapons, oil and gas, people and refugees, land and sea, with the source and year of every number.

Ranking · SIPRI, 2025 Military spending by country The US spent $954 billion on its military in 2025, more than the next six countries combined. See the ranking
Military Nuclear weapons by country Russia and the US hold about 86% of the world's warheads Military Largest armies in the world China has 2 million active troops, India 1.5 million

Countries

Who runs each country, who its allies and rivals are, and where it ranks.

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Japan Holds more US government debt than any other country: $1.10 trillion. Iran Third-largest natural gas producer in the world: 279 billion cubic meters in 2024. Ukraine Spent 39.6% of GDP on its military in 2025, the highest share of any country. Brazil China bought 79% of Brazil's soybean exports in 2025.

Rankings

Each ranking has a map, the full table, and the source and year of the data.

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The largest economies

Nominal GDP in US dollars, IMF, 2025

  1. 1United States$30.8tn
  2. 2China$19.6tn
  3. 3Germany$5.05tn
  4. 4Japan$4.44tn
  5. 5United Kingdom$4.00tn

IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) and Goldman Sachs projectionsFull ranking →

Quick question · 1 of 21

Which has more soldiers: North Korea or Russia?

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Who owns US debtUS Treasury 2026 1Japan$1.10tn 2United Kingdom$998bn 3China$618bn Trade with ChinaIMF 2025 1North Korea81.7% 2Eritrea73.3% 3Mongolia62.3% RefugeesUNHCR 2025 1Colombia2.81M 2Germany2.66M 3Turkey2.39M CO2 emissionsGCP 2024 1China12.3 bn t 2United States4.9 bn t 3India3.2 bn t

Chokepoints

The narrow straits and canals that world trade depends on, and which of them are open today.

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Disrupted Strait of Hormuz Tankers cross under US protection; Iran still attacks ships. 4 ships a day, against 92 in 2023. Disrupted Bab el-Mandeb Houthis hold the Yemeni shore and attack Saudi-linked ships. 26 ships a day, against 74 in 2023. Disrupted Bosphorus Russian and Ukrainian strikes on Black Sea shipping. 52 ships a day, against 97 in 2023. Disrupted Suez Canal Traffic is recovering but still well below 2023. 40 ships a day, against 74 in 2023.

Resources

Who mines, refines and buys the raw materials the world runs on.

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Critical mineral Rare earths China mines 69% of rare earths, refines 85% and makes 94% of the magnets. Mined69% Refined85% Magnets94% China's share of world output at each step
Uranium, nickel, iron ore and potash →

Alliances

Who is in NATO, the EU and the other clubs countries join, and who wants in.

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32 members Military NATO 32 countries in Europe and North America. An attack on one counts as an attack on all. 27 members Political and economic union European Union Shared laws, one market and, for 21 members, the euro. Nine countries want to join. 10 members Economic club BRICS Ten emerging economies with 48% of the world's people. Ten more are partners. 11 members Oil producers OPEC Eleven oil exporters that set output together. The UAE left in May 2026.
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