National Capability Atlas

An open index rating the sovereign capability of nations across the domains that define national power
Powered by the Global Institute for National Capability.
Sovereign Capability
196 nations rated across nine capability domains — hard, soft and economic — distilled into comparable tiers.
196Nations
9Domains
Capability Framework
250+ measurable capabilities mapped to a single taxonomy of national power, from critical technology to trade and investment.
250+Capabilities
3Power Dimensions
AI Connector
Pull any slice of the capability ratings into your own LLM via the GINC MCP connector. Ask sovereign-capability questions of nations and domains in plain language:
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2026 National Capability Ratings by Nation

Sovereign capability tiers across nine domains — hard, soft and economic. Each nation is rated from T1 (frontier) down the tiers; the three Frontiers columns count its T1, T2 and T3 results. Filter to a region, or sort any domain column. Rank re-numbers with the active filter.

2026 National Capability Ratings by Capability Group

Every component of the National Capability Index — the nine capability domains and their constituent capability groups — with capabilities counted, illustrative score, rating distribution and the current best performer.
Index Component Capabilities Score Rating Distribution Best Performer

National Capability Distribution by Domain

How all 196 nations distribute across the rating scale in each of the nine capability domains, grouped by power dimension — hard (left), soft (middle) and economic (right).