Country rankings

The world's countries, ranked by money, income, debt, trade, gold, soldiers, bombs, oil, gas, minerals, emissions, people, refugees, lifespans, land and sea. Each ranking has a map, the full table, and the source and year of its data.

Military · SIPRI, 2025 Military spending by country The United States spent $954 billion on its military in 2025, more than the next six countries combined. World spending hit a record $2.9 trillion.

Military · FAS, 2026 Nuclear weapons by country Nine countries have nuclear weapons, with a combined total of about 12,200 warheads. Russia and the United States together hold about 86%.

Military

Military spending by countryMilitary budgets in US dollars and as a share of GDP United States$954bn SIPRI · 2025
Largest armies in the worldActive-duty troops, not counting reserves China2.04M IISS · 2026
Nuclear weapons by countryEstimated nuclear warheads in each arsenal Russia5,420 FAS · 2026

Economy

GDP by countrySize of each economy in US dollars, now and in 2050 United States$30.8tn IMF · 2025
GDP per capita by countryEconomic output per person, in dollars and at purchasing power Liechtenstein$217.9k IMF · 2025
National debt by countryGovernment debt as a share of GDP and in dollars Venezuela308.7% IMF · 2025
Who owns US debt? Foreign holders by countryUS Treasury securities held abroad, by country Japan$1.10tn US Treasury · 2026
Gold reserves by countryGold held by central banks and governments, in tonnes United States8,134 t IMF · 2026
Trade with China by countryChina's share of each country's trade, against the US share North Korea81.7% IMF · 2025

People

Population by countryPeople in each country, now and in 2050 India1.46B UN · 2025
Fertility rate by countryChildren per woman, lowest first South Korea0.75 UN · 2025
Median age by countryHalf the people are older, half younger Monaco53.6 UN · 2025
Life expectancy by countryHow long a newborn can expect to live Monaco86.6 UN · 2025
Refugees by countryRefugees each country hosts, and where they come from Colombia2.81M UNHCR · 2025

Energy and resources

Oil production by countryCrude oil pumped each day, now and ten years ago United States13.59M EIA · 2025
Natural gas production by countryGas produced each year, and who sells the most abroad United States1,069 bn m³ EIA · 2024
Critical minerals by countryWho mines the rare earths, lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and copper China69.2% USGS · 2025
CO2 emissions by countryCarbon dioxide from fossil fuels and cement China12.3 bn t GCP · 2024

Land and sea

Largest countries in the world by areaTotal area in square kilometers, land and inland water Russia17.1M km² UN · 2024
Exclusive economic zones by countrySea within 200 nautical miles of each country's coasts United States11.7M km² Marine Regions · 2023