2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
2024 Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries, Alliances and Coalitions to Survive Long Wars at the Military Level, Economic Level, and Political Level
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Published: 30 April 2024
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Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries, Alliances and Coalitions to Survive Long Wars at the Military Level, Economic Level, and Political Level
2024 Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb/2024
Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
A Researcher in International Relations/International Business with a speciality in Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), International Trade, and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) in relation to Security Risks, Political Risks, Economic Risks, and Strategic Risks
List of Contents
A. Highlights
A1. Top 25 Countries in 2024 Global Survival Rank
A2. Top Up 25 Countries that Have a Positive Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024
A3. Comparison of Alliances
A4. Comparison of Coalitions
A5 Summary of Comparisons of the Intervening Factors
B. Introduction: Why do we need a Global Survival Rank?
B1. Survival in Short War versus Long War
B1.1 Area Size (R1)
B1.2 Army Size (R2)
B1.3 Military Expenditure in Long Wars (R3)
B1.4 Technology Level (R4a)
B1.5 Distance From Colony to Sovereign State (R4b)
B1.6 Energy Security: Gas-Proved Reserves (R5) and Oil-Proved Reserves (R6)
B1.7 Food Security (R7)
B2. Military Defence Treaty versus Military Support Treaty versus Military Cooperation
B2.1 Basic Key Definitions
B2.1.1 Multilateral Military Treaty versus Bilateral Military Treaty
B2.1.2 Treaty with Equal Commitment to Defend (Two-Directions) versus Treaty with Non-Equal Commitment to Defend (One-Direction)
B2.1.3 Active Military Treaty versus Inactive Military Treaty
B2.2 Military Defence Treaty
B2.3 Military Support Treaty
B2.4 Military Cooperation
B2.4.1 Military Cooperation Under Multilateral Trade/Economic/Political Alliances
B2.4.2 Joint-Intelligence Multilateral Alliance
B2.4.3 Ad-hoc Military Coalition
B2.4.4 Presence of Military Bases in Foreign Countries
B2.4.5 Joint Military Drills
B2.4.6 Selling Weapons and Military Training
C. Methodology
C1. Survival Factors Included in Global Survival Rank
C1.1 Area Size (R1): Indicator - Surface Area
C1.2 Army Size (R2): Indicator - Population Share of Men at 17-49
C1.3 Military Expenditure in Long Wars (R3): Indicator - 25% of GDP
C1.4 Technology Level (R4a): Indicator - Published Scientific and Technical Articles
C1.5 Distance From Colony to Sovereign State (R4b): Indicator - Straight Line Distance in Global Map
C1.6 Energy Security - Gas(R5) and Oil (R6): Indicators - Gas Proved Reserves and Oil Proved Reserves
C1.7 Food Security (R7): Indicator - Agricultural land
C2. Intervening Factors that Impact the Survival in Long Wars
C2.1 Sovereignty Status (M1)
C2.1.1 UN Member/UN Observer State
C2.1.2 Disputed Country/Disputed Territory
C2.1.3 SAR Special Administrative of China
C2.1.4 Colony
C2.2 Region (M2)
C2.3 Religion Majority (M3)
C2.4 Main Subdivision of Religion Majority (M4)
C2.5 Sovereignty State with Colonies (M5)
C2.6 International Recognition of Disputed Countries (M6)
C2.7 Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States (M7)
C2.8 Alliances (M8)
C2.9 Coalitions (M9)
C2.9.1 Criteria for Determination of Coalitions
C2.9.1.1 Sanctions Against Russia
C2.9.1.2 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Vote on ‘New International Economic Order’
C2.9.2 Normal Type of Member of Each Coalition
C2.9.2.1 Normal Type of Member of USA Coalition
C2.9.2.2 Normal Type of Member of Russia-China Coalition
C2.9.2.3 'Sitting On the Fence’ Countries
C2.10 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (M10)
D. Analysis and Concluding Remarks
D1. Analysis of the 2024 Global Survival Rank: Main Outcomes and Implications
D1.1 Coalitions
D1.2 United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
D1.3 Analysing Ongoing Wars by Comparing the Rank of Each Survival Factor (R1-R7)
D1.3.1 Russia-Ukraine War
D1.3.2 Israel-Hamas War
D1.4 Top Up From 2023 to 2024
D1.5 Sovereign States with Colonies
D1.6 Limited International Recognition
D1.7 NATO
D1.8 Counter NATO
D2. Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives
E. Results of 2024 Global Survival Rank
E1. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank
E3. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Alphabetical Order
E5. The Rank of Each Indicator (R1-R7), sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank
E6. All Countries: 2024 Global Survival Rank versus 2023 Global Survival Rank
E7. All Countries: Change in Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024, sorted by Alphabetical Order
E8. Countries that Have a Positive Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024
E9. Countries that Have a Negative Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024
E10. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Sovereignty Status
E10.1 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA): UN Members & UN Observer States
E10.2 SAR - Special Administrative of China
E10.3 Disputed Countries and Territories
E10.4 Colonies
E11. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Region
E11.1 Africa
E11.2 Atlantic Ocean
E11.3 Central Asia & Caucasus
E11.4 East-South Asia
E11.5 Europe
E11.5.1 Western European Countries
E11.5.2 Eastern European Countries
E11.6 Indian Ocean
E11.7 Latin America & Caribbean
E11.8 Middle-East
E11.9 North America
E11.10 Oceania
E12. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Religious Majority at the Country/Colony Level
E12.1 Buddhism
E12.2 Christianity
E12.3 Folk Religion
E12.4 Hinduism
E12.5 Islam
E12.6 Judaism
E12.7 Non-Religious
E12.8 Shinto
E13.1 Main Subdivisions of Christianity in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity
E13.1.1 Christianity-Anglicanism
E13.1.2 Christianity-Apostolic
E13.1.3 Christianity-Calvinism
E13.1.4 Christianity-Catholic
E13.1.5 Christianity-Eastern Orthodox
E13.1.6 Christianity-Ethiopian Orthodox
E13.1.7 Christianity-Evangelicalism
E13.1.8 Christianity-Lutheranism
E13.1.9 Christianity-Methodism
E13.1.10 Christianity-Pentecostal
E13.1.11 Christianity-Protestant
E13.1.12 Christianity-Seventh-day Adventist
E13.2 Main Subdivisions of Islam in Countries that Have a Majority of Islam
E13.2.1 Islam-Shia
E13.2.2 Islam-Sunni
E14. All Colonies, sorted by Distance From Colony to Sovereign State
E15. All Colonies, sorted by Sovereign State
E15.1 Australia
E15.1.1 Colonies of Australia
E15.1.2 Australia as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E15.2 Denmark
E15.2.1 Colonies of Denmark
E15.2.2 Denmark as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E15.3 Finland
E15.3.1 Colonies of Finland
E15.3.2 Finland as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E15.4 France
E15.4.1 Colonies of France
E15.4.2 France as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E15.5 Netherlands
E15.5.1 Colonies of Netherlands
E15.5.2 Netherlands as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E15.6 New Zealand
E15.6.1 Colonies of New Zealand
E15.6.2 New Zealand as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E15.7 Norway
E15.7.1 Colonies of Norway
E15.7.2 Norway as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E15.8 Portugal
E15.8.1 Colonies of Portugal
E15.8.2 Portugal as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E15.9 Spain
E15.9.1 Colonies of Spain
E15.9.2 Spain as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E15.10 United Kingdom
E15.10.1 Colonies of United Kingdom
E15.10.2 United Kingdom as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E15.11 United States
E15.11.1 Colonies of United States
E15.11.2 United States as a Sovereign State with Colonies
E16. International Recognition of Disputed Countries
E16.1Taiwan
E16.1.1 Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Taiwan versus Sovereignty Claim by China
E16.1.2 International Recognition of Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Taiwan
E16.2 Northern Cyprus
E16.2.1 Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Northern Cyprus versus Sovereignty Claim by Cyprus
E16.2.2 International Recognition of Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Northern Cyprus
E16.3 Abkhazia and South Ossetia
E16.3.1 Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Abkhazia and South Ossetia versus Sovereignty Claim by Georgia
E16.3.2 International Recognition of Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Abkhazia
E16.3.3 International Recognition of Self-Declaration of Independent Country by South Ossetia
E16.4 Transnistria
E16.4.1 Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Transnistria versus Sovereignty Claim by Moldova
E16.4.2 International Recognition of Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Transnistria
E16.5 Western Sahara
E16.5.1 Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Western Sahara versus Sovereignty Claim by Morocco
E16.5.2 International Recognition of Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Western Sahara
E16.6 Kosovo
E16.6.1 Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Kosovo versus Sovereignty Claim by Serbia
E16.6.2 International Recognition of Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Kosovo
E16.7 Somaliland
E16.7.1 Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Somaliland versus Sovereignty Claim by Somalia
E16.7.2 International Recognition of Self-Declaration of Independent Country by Somaliland
E17. Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States
E17.1 Armenia
E17.1.1 Limited International Recognition of Armenia Amid the Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh
E17.1.2 Countries that Formally Don’t Recognise the Sovereignty of Armenia
E17.2 China
E17.2.1 Limited International Recognition of China Amid the Conflict of ‘One China’ with Taiwan
E17.2.2 Countries that Formally Don’t Recognise the Sovereignty of China
E17.3 Cyprus
E17.3.1 Limited International Recognition of Cyprus Amid the Conflict of Turkish Northern Cyprus
E17.3.2 Countries that Formally Don’t Recognise the Sovereignty of Cyprus
E17.4 Israel
E17.4.1 Limited International Recognition of Israel Amid the Muslim/Arab-Israeli Conflict
E17.4.2 Countries that Have Ongoing Involvement in Wars with Israel via Formal Army or Militants
E17.4.3 Countries that had Past Involvement in Wars with Israel via Formal Army or Militants
E17.4.4 Countries that Currently Formally Don’t Recognise the Sovereignty of Israel
E17.5 North Korea
E17.5.1 Limited International Recognition of North Korea Amid the Division of Korea
E17.5.2 Countries that Formally Don’t Recognise the Sovereignty of North Korea
E17.6 Palestine
E17.6.1 Limited International Recognition of Palestine Amid the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
E17.6.2 Countries that Formally Don’t Recognise the Sovereignty of Palestine
E18. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
E18.1 NATO: Present Status versus Prospective Status
E18.1.1 Members of NATO
E18.1.2 Members and Applicants of NATO
E18.1.3 Dialogue Partners of NATO
E18.2 NATO: USA Coalition versus Sitting on the Fence Countries
E18.2.1 Members of NATO among USA Coalition
E18.2.2 Members of NATO among Sitting On the Fence Countries
E18.2.3 Members and Applicants of NATO among USA Coalition
E18.2.4 Members and Applicants of NATO among Sitting On the Fence Countries
E18.3 Colonies of NATO Members
E18.3.1 NATO Members with Colonies
E18.3.2 NATO Members without Colonies
E18.3.3 Colonies of NATO Members
E18.3.4 NATO Members and Colonies of NATO Members
E18.4 The Impact of the ‘Open Door Policy’ on the Military Power of NATO
E18.4.1 Wave I: 1949, The Founding Members of NATO
E18.4.2 Wave II: 1952-1982, The Joining of the Big Countries to NATO
E18.4.3 Wave III: 1999, The Joining of Big Eastern Countries to NATO
E18.4.4 Wave IV: 2004 - 2020, The Joining of the Small Eastern European Countries
E18.4.5 Wave V: 2023-2024, The Joining of the Nordic Countries
E19.1 Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) led by Russia
E19.1.1 Members of CSTO E19.1.2 Observer States of CSTO
E19.1.2 Members and Observer States of CSTO
E19.2 Russia-China Military Defence Treaty (Two-Directions) - ‘Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation’
E20. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its Peninsula Shield Force
E20.1 Members of GCC and its Peninsula Shield Force
E20.2 Observer States of GCC and its Peninsula Shield Force
E20.3 Members and Observer States of GCC and its Peninsula Shield Force
E22. Bilateral Military Defence Treaties: China’s Treaties and USA Treaties
E22.1 China’s Bilateral Military Defence Treaties
E22.1.1 China-North Korea Military Defence Treaty (Two-Directions) - ‘Sino-North Korean Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation, and Mutual Assistance’
E22.1.2 China-Russia Military Defence Treaty (Two-Directions) - ‘Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation’
E22.1.3 China-Solomon Islands Security Pact (One-Direction)
E22.2 USA’s Bilateral Military Defence Treaties
E22.2.1 USA–Japan Military Defence Treaty (One-Direction)
E23. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
E23.1 Members of CIS
E24. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
E24.1 Members of SCO
E24.2 Observer States of SCO
E24.3 Members and Observer States of SCO
E24.4 Dialogue Partners of SCO
E25.1 Members of BRICS
E25.2 Applications that Were Given to Join BRICS
E25.3 Members and Applicants of BRICS
E25.4 Dialogue Partners of BRICS
E26. New Development Bank (NDB) Led by BRICS
E26.1 Members of NDB
E26.2 Applications that were given to Join NDB
E26.3 Members and Applicants of NDB
E26.4 Dialogue Partners of NDB
E27. Counter-NATO led by Russia-China
E27.1 Counter-NATO: Present Status
E27.2 Counter-NATO: Prospective Status
E28.1 EU Members, Only Countries Excluding Colonies
E28.2 EU Member Countries and their Colonies (OMR, OCT, ST), sorted by EU Sovereign State
E28.3 EU: Member Countries and Colonies (OMR, OCT, ST)
E28.4 EU: Candidates, Applicants and Dialogue Partners
E28.4.1 Official Candidates of EU
E28.4.2 Applicants of EU
E28.4.3 Dialogue Partners of EU
E28.5 EU: Member Countries, Colonies (OMR, OCT, ST), Candidates and Applicants
E29.1 Eurozone: EU Countries and EU Colonies that Use the Euro
E29.2 Eurozone: EU Countries and EU Colonies that Use the Euro including Euro Agreements & Euro Unilaterally
E29.3 Eurozone: Candidates and Dialogue Partners
E29.4 Eurozone: EU Countries and EU Colonies that Use the Euro including Euro Agreements, Euro Unilaterally and Official Candidates of the Eurozone
E30. Multilateral Trade Alliances Led by USA: QIZ and USMCA
E30.1 Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ)
E30.1.1 QIZ of Egypt
E30.1.2 QIZ of Jordan
E30.1.3 QIZ of Palestine
E30.1.4 QIZ of Israel
E30.2 USMCA
E31. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
E31.1 Members of OPEC
E31.2 Members of OPEC+
E31.3 Members of OPEC and OPEC+
E31.4 Observer States of OPEC
E31.5 Members of OPEC, Members of OPEC+ and Observer States of OPEC
E32. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
E32.1 Members of OIC
E32.2 Observer States of OIC
E32.3 Members and Observer States of OIC
E34.1 USA Coalition and its Alliances
E34.2 USA Coalition: Only Countries - UN Members and Disputed Countries
E34.3 USA Coalition: Countries and Colonies - UN Members, Disputed Countries and Colonies
E37.1 The Case of Attack Against China
E37.2 The Case of Attack Against Russia
E37.3 The Case of Attack Against USA
E38. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024
E38.1 UNSC in 2024
E38.2 UNSC in 2024: Permanent Members versus Non-Permanent Members
E38.2.1 Permanent Members of the UNSC
E38.2.1.1 Permanent Members of the UNSC among USA Coalition
E38.2.1.2 Permanent Members of the UNSC among Russia-China Coalition
E38.2.2 Non-Permanent Members of the UNSC in 2024
E38.2.2.1 Non-Permanent Members of the UNSC in 2024 among USA Coalition
E38.2.2.2 Non-Permanent Members of the UNSC in 2024 among Russia-China Coalition
E38.3 UNSC in 2024, sorted by Region
E38.4 UNSC in 2024: USA Coalition versus Russia-China Coalition
E38.4.1 UNSC in 2024: USA Coalition
E38.4.2 UNSC in 2024: Russia-China Coalition
E39.1 Comparison of Regions
E39.2 Comparison of Religions
E39.2.1 Comparison of Religious Majority
E39.2.2 Comparison of Main Subdivision of Religious Majority
E39.3 Comparison of Sovereignty Status
E39.4 Comparison of Colonies and Their Sovereign States
E39.4.1 Comparison of Colonies by Sovereign State
E39.4.2 Comparison of Sovereign States with Colonies
E39.5 Comparison of Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States
E39.5.1 Comparison of Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States
E39.5.2 Comparison of Limited International Recognition of Disputed Countries
E39.6 Comparison of Alliances
E39.6.1 Comparison of Alliances: Members, Observer States and Applicants
E39.6.2 Comparison of Alliances: Present Status (Only Members) versus Prospective Status (Members, Observer States, Applicants)
E39.7 Comparison of Coalitions
E39.8 Comparison of Superpowers
E39.9 Comparison of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024
E39.9.1 Comparison of UNSC in 2024: Permanent Members versus Non-Permanent Members
E39.9.2 Comparison of UNSC in 2024: USA Coalition versus Russia-China Coalition
E40 Summary of 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
E40.1 Summary of 2024 Global Survival Rank, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank
E40.2 Summary of 2024 Global Survival Rank, sorted by Category
E40.3 Summary of 2024 Global Survival Rank, sorted by Group Name
F. Additional Recommended Reading
G. Notes
H. Appendices
H1. Word Format - All Countries and Colonies included in the 2024 Global Survival Rank, sorted by Numbering [(Number of Country/Colony (1-256)]
List of Tables
Table 1. Top 25 - 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section A1
Table 2. 25 Countries that Have the Biggest Positive Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024, Section A2
Table 3. Summary of Comparisons of the Intervening Factors, Section A5
Table 4. Denmark and its Colony Greenland - An Example of Small Army Size with a Big Area Size, Section B1.2
Table 5. Luxembourg - An Example of Small Army Size with a High GDP, Section B1.2
Table 6. Comparison of Russia and Ukraine - An Example of Gap in Military Expenditure based on Self-Reliance (GDP) , Section B1.3
Table 7. Total Colonies per Sovereign State including their Average Distance to their Sovereign State , Section B1.5
Table 8. Oil Proved Reserves and Gas Proved Reserves, 2010-2020, Section B1.6
Table 9. Global Survival Rank for Countries: Survival Factors and Their Weight in the Global Survival Rank, Section C1
Table 10. Global Survival Rank for Colonies: Survival Factors and Their Weight in the Global Survival Rank, Section C1
Table 11. The Military Spending of Ukraine, % of GDP, 1994-2023, Section C1.3
Table 12. List of Countries that ‘Not Voted’ on the UN Resolution - ‘New International Economic Order’ , Section C2.9.1.2
Table 13. Comparison of Coalitions by Top5, Top10, Top20, Top30, Top75, Top100, Up to150, up to 200, and All Countries and Colonies included in 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section D1.1
Table 14. Permanent Members of UNSC in Top 25 of 2024 Global Survival Rank , Section D1.2
Table 15. Region Structure of the UNSC versus the Region Structure of the 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section D1.2
Table 16. Region Structure of the UNSC in 2024 compared to the Region Structure of the 2024 Global Survival Rank , Section D1.2
Table 17. Comparison of Region, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank , Section D1.2
Table 18. Comparison of Religion Majority, sorted by Number of Countries and Colonies, Section D1.2
Table 19. Russia-Ukraine War: Comparing Russia and Ukraine in relation to the Rank of Each Survival Factor (R1-R7) , Section D1.3.1
Table 20. Israel-Hamas War: Comparing Israel and ‘Arab Coalition’ in relation to the Rank of Each Survival Factor (R1-R7) , Section D1.3.2
Table 21. Israel-Iran Military Conflict: Comparing Israel and Iran in relation to the Rank of Each Survival Factor (R1-R7) , Section D1.3.2
Table 22. Top Up 25 Countries with a Positive Change in Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024, Section D1.4
Table 23. NATO: All NATO Members versus NATO Members among USA Coalition versus NATO Members with its Colonies , Section D1.7
Table 24. The Impact of the ‘Open Door Policy’ on the Military Power of NATO, Section D1.7
Table 25. Main Sub-Alliances of Counter-NATO, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section D1.8
Table 26. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E1
Table 27. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank Including the Rank of Each Indicator (R1-R7), Section E2
Table 28. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Alphabetical Order, Section E3
Table 29. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Alphabetical Order Including the Rank of Each Indicator (R1-R7), Section E4
Table 30. The Rank of Each Indicator (R1-R7), sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E5
Table 31. All Countries: 2024 Global Survival Rank versus 2023 Global Survival Rank, Section E6
Table 32. All Countries: Change in Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024, sorted by Alphabetical Order, Section E7
Table 33. Countries that Have a Positive Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024, Section E8
Table 34. Countries that Have a Negative Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024, Section E9
Table 35. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA): UN Members & UN Observer States, Section E10.1
Table 36. SAR - Special Administrative of China, Section E10.2
Table 37. List of Disputed Countries and Territories, Section E10.3
Table 38. List of Colonies, Section E10.4
Table 39. List of Countries and Colonies in Africa, Section E11.1
Table 40. List of Countries and Colonies in Atlantic Ocean, Section E11.2
Table 41. List of Countries and Colonies in Central Asia & Caucasus, Section E11.3
Table 42. List of Countries and Colonies in East-South Asia, Section E11.4
Table 43. List of Countries and Colonies in Europe, Section E11.5
Table 44. List of Countries and Colonies in Western Europe, Section E11.5.1
Table 45. List of Countries and Colonies in Eastern Europe, Section E11.5.2
Table 46. List of Countries and Colonies in Indian Ocean, Section E11.6
Table 47. List of Countries and Colonies in Latin America and Caribbean, Section E11.7
Table 48. List of Countries and Colonies in Middle-East, Section E11.8
Table 49. List of Countries and Colonies in North America, Section E11.9
Table 50. List of Countries and Colonies in Oceania, Section E11.10
Table 51. List of Countries and Colonies that have a Religious Majority of Buddhism, Section E12.1
Table 52. List of Countries and Colonies that have a Religious Majority of Christianity, Section E12.2
Table 53. List of Countries and Colonies that have a Religious Majority of Folk Religion, Section E12.3
Table 54. List of Countries and Colonies that have a Religious Majority of Hinduism, Section E12.4
Table 55. List of Countries and Colonies that have a Religious Majority of Islam, Section E12.5
Table 56. List of Countries and Colonies that have a Religious Majority of Judaism, Section E12.6
Table 57. List of Countries and Colonies that have a Religious Majority of Non-Religious, Section E12.7
Table 58. List of Countries and Colonies that have a Religious Majority of Shinto, Section E12.8
Table 59. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Anglicanism in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.1
Table 60. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Apostolic in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.2
Table 61. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Calvinism in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.3
Table 62. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Catholic in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.4
Table 63. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Eastern Orthodox in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.5
Table 64. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Ethiopian Orthodox in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.6
Table 65. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Evangelicalism in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.7
Table 66. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Lutheranism in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.8
Table 67. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Methodism in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.9
Table 68. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Pentecostal in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.10
Table 69. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Protestant in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.11
Table 70. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Christianity-Seventh-day Adventist in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1.12
Table 71. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Islam-Shia in Countries that Have a Majority of Islam, Section E13.2.1
Table 72. List of Countries and Colonies that Have Main Subdivision of Islam-Sunni in Countries that Have a Majority of Islam, Section E13.2.2
Table 73. All Colonies, sorted by Distance From Colony to Sovereign State, Section E14
Table 74. Colonies of Australia, Section E15.1.1
Table 75. Australia and its Colonies, Section E15.1.2
Table 76. Colonies of Denmark, Section E15.2.1
Table 77. Denmark and its Colonies, Section E15.2.2
Table 78. Colonies of Finland, Section E15.3.1
Table 79. Finland and its Colonies, Section E15.3.2
Table 80. Colonies of France, Section E15.4.1
Table 81. France and its Colonies, Section E15.4.2
Table 82. Colonies of Netherlands, Section E15.5.1
Table 83. Netherlands and its Colonies, Section E15.5.2
Table 84. Colonies of New Zealand, Section E15.6.1
Table 85. New Zealand and its Colonies, Section E15.6.2
Table 86. Colonies of Norway, Section E15.7.1
Table 87. Norway and its Colonies, Section E15.7.2
Table 88. Colonies of Portugal, Section E15.8.1
Table 89. Portugal and its Colonies, Section E15.8.2
Table 90. Colonies of Spain, Section E15.9.1
Table 91. Spain and its Colonies, Section E15.9.2
Table 92. Colonies of United Kingdom, Section E15.10.1
Table 93. United Kingdom and its Colonies, Section E15.10.2
Table 94. Colonies of United States, Section E15.11.1
Table 95. United States and its Colonies, Section E15.11.2
Table 96. Comparison of Taiwan versus China, Section E16.1.1
Table 97. List of Countries that Recognize Taiwan as an Independent Country, Section E16.1.2
Table 98. Comparison of Northern Cyprus and Cyprus, Section E16.2.1
Table 99. List of Countries that Recognize Northern Cyprus as an Independent Country, Section E16.2.2
Table 100. Comparison of Abkhazia and South Ossetia versus Georgia, Section E16.3.1
Table 101. List of Countries that Recognize Abkhazia as an Independent Country, Section E16.3.2
Table 102. List of Countries that Recognize South Ossetia as an Independent Country, Section E16.3.2
Table 103. Comparison of Transnistria versus Moldova, Section E16.4.1
Table 104. List of Countries that Recognize Transnistria as an Independent Country, Section E16.4.2
Table 105. Comparison of Western Sahara versus Morocco, Section E16.5.1
Table 106. List of Countries that Recognize Western Sahara as an Independent Country, Section E16.5.2
Table 107. Comparison of Kosovo versus Serbia, Section E16.6.1
Table 108. List of Countries that Recognize Kosovo as an Independent Country, Section E16.6.2
Table 109. Comparison of Somaliland and Puntland versus Somalia, Section E16.7.1
Table 110. List of Countries that Recognize Somaliland as an Independent Country, Section E16.7.2
Table 111. Comparison of Armenia versus Azerbaijan, Section E17.1.1
Table 111. List of Countries that Don’t Recognize the Sovereignty of Armenia, Section E17.1.2
Table 112. Sovereignty of Armenia: Recognition versus Not Recognition, Section E17.1.2
Table 113. Comparison of China versus Taiwan, Section E17.2.1
Table 114. List of Countries that Don’t Recognize the Sovereignty of China, Section E17.2.2
Table 115. Sovereignty of China: Recognition versus Not Recognition, Section E17.2.2
Table 116. Comparison of Cyprus versus Northern Cyprus and Turkey, Section E17.3.1
Table 117. List of Countries that Don’t Recognize the Sovereignty of Cyprus, Section E17.3.2
Table 118. Sovereignty of Cyprus: Recognition versus Not Recognition, Section E17.3.2
Table 119. Comparison of Palestine versus Israel amid the Israeli Occupation of Gaza and West Bank, Section E17.4.1
Table 120. Comparison of Israel versus Syria amid the Israeli Occupation of Golan Heights, Section E17.4.1
Table 121. Countries that Have Ongoing Involvement in Wars with Israel via Formal Army or Militants, Section E17.4.2
Table 122. Countries that had Past Involvement in Wars with Israel via Formal Army or Militants, Section E17.4.3
Table 123. List of Countries that Don’t Recognize the Sovereignty of Israel, Section E17.4.4
Table 124. Sovereignty of Israel: Recognition versus Not Recognition, Section E17.4.4
Table 125. Comparison North Korea versus South Korea, Section E17.5.1
Table 126. List of Countries that Don’t Recognize the Sovereignty of North Korea, Section E17.5.2
Table 127. Sovereignty of North Korea: Recognition versus Not Recognition, Section E17.5.2
Table 128. Comparison Palestine versus Israel, Section E17.6.1
Table 129. List of Countries that Don’t Recognize the Sovereignty of Palestine, Section E17.6.2
Table 130. Sovereignty of Palestine: Recognition versus Not Recognition, Section E17.6.2
Table 131. Members of NATO, Section E18.1.1
Table 132. Members and Applicants of NATO, Section E18.1.2
Table 133. Dialogue Partners of NATO, Section E18.1.3
Table 134. Members of NATO among USA Coalition, Section E18.2.1
Table 135. Members of NATO among Sitting On the Fence Countries, Section E18.2.2
Table 136. Members and Applicants of NATO among USA Coalition, Section E18.2.3
Table 137. Members and Applicants of NATO among Sitting On the Fence Countries, Section E18.2.4
Table 138. NATO Members with Colonies, Section E18.3.1
Table 139. NATO Members without Colonies, Section E18.3.2
Table 140. Colonies of NATO Members, Section E18.3.3
Table 141. NATO Members and Colonies of NATO Members, Section E18.3.4
Table 142. List of Countries that Joined NATO in Wave I: 1949, The Founding Members of NATO, Section E18.4.1
Table 143. List of Countries that Joined NATO in Wave II: 1952-1982, The Joining of the Big Countries to NATO, Section E18.4.2
Table 144. List of Members of NATO after Wave II (Wave I + Wave II), Section E18.4.2
Table 145. List of Countries that Joined NATO in Wave III: 1999, The Joining of Big Eastern Countries to NATO, Section E18.4.3
Table 146. List of Members of NATO after Wave III (Wave I + Wave II + Wave III), Section E18.4.3
Table 147. List of Countries that Joined NATO in Wave IV: 2004 - 2020, The Joining of the Small Eastern European Countries, Section E18.4.4
Table 148. List of Members of NATO after Wave IV (Wave I + Wave II + Wave III + Wave IV), Section E18.4.4
Table 149. List of Countries that Joined NATO in Wave V: 2023-2024, The Joining of the Nordic Countries, Section E18.4.5
Table 150. List of Members of NATO after Wave IV (Wave I + Wave II + Wave III + Wave IV + Wave V), Section E18.4.5
Table 151. Members of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Section E19.1.1
Table 152. Observer States of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Section E19.1.2
Table 153. Members and Observer States of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Section E19.1.3
Table 154. Russia-China Military Defence Treaty (Two-Directions) - ‘Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation’, Section E19.2
Table 155. Members of GCC and its Peninsula Shield Force, Section E20.1
Table 156. Observer States of GCC and its Peninsula Shield Force, Section E20.2
Table 157. Members and Observer States of GCC and its Peninsula Shield Force, Section E20.3
Table 158. Members of Arab League and its Arab Joint Security Pact, Section E21.1
Table 159. Observer States of Arab League and its Arab Joint Security Pact, Section E21.2
Table 160. Members and Observer States of Arab League and its Arab Joint Security Pact, Section E21.3
Table 161. China-North Korea Military Defence Treaty (Two-Directions) - ‘Sino-North Korean Treaty of Friendship, Co-operation, and Mutual Assistance’, Section E22.1.1
Table 162. China-Russia Military Defence Treaty (Two-Directions) - ‘Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighbourliness and Friendly Cooperation’, Section E22.1.2
Table 163. China-Solomon Islands Security Pact (One-Direction), Section E22.1.3
Table 164. USA–Japan Military Defence Treaty (One-Direction), Section E22.2.1
Table 165. Members of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Section E23.1
Table 166. Members of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Section E24.1
Table 167. Observer States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Section E24.2
Table 168. Members and Observer States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Section E24.3
Table 169. Dialogue Partners of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Section E24.4
Table 170. Members of BRICS, Section E25.1.1
Table 171. Applicants of BRICS, Section E25.1.2
Table 172. Members and Applicants of BRICS, Section E25.1.3
Table 173. Dialogue Partners of BRICS, Section E25.1.4
Table 174. Members of New Development Bank (NDB) Led by BRICS, Section E26.1.1
Table 175. Applicants of New Development Bank (NDB) Led by BRICS, Section E26.1.2
Table 176. Members and Applicants of New Development Bank (NDB) Led by BRICS, Section E26.1.3
Table 177. Dialogue Partners of New Development Bank (NDB) Led by BRICS, Section E26.1.4
Table 178. Counter-NATO: Present Status including Description of Counter-NATO’s Alliances (Members and Observer States of CSTO, China’s Bilateral Military Alliances, CIS, SCO, BRICS and NDB led by BRICS), Section E27.1
Table 179. Counter-NATO: Present Status including Survival Factors (Members and Observer States of CSTO, China’s Bilateral Military Alliances, CIS, SCO, BRICS and NDB led by BRICS), Section E27.1
Table 180. Counter-NATO: Prospective Status including Description of Counter-NATO’s Alliances (Members, Observer States and Applicants of CSTO, China’s Bilateral Military Alliances, CIS, SCO, BRICS and NDB led by BRICS), Section E27.2
Table 181. Counter-NATO: Prospective Status including Survival Factors (Members, Observer States and Applicants of CSTO, China’s Bilateral Military Alliances, CIS, SCO, BRICS and NDB led by BRICS), Section E27.2
Table 182. EU Members (Only Countries Excluding Colonies), Section E28.1
Table 183. EU Member Countries and their Colonies (OMR, OCT, ST), sorted by EU Sovereign State, Section E28.2
Table 184. EU: Member Countries and Colonies (OMR, OCT, ST), Section E28.3
Table 185. EU: Official Candidates, Section E28.4.1
Table 186. EU: Applicants, Section E28.4.2
Table 187. EU: Dialogue Partners, Section E28.4.3
Table 188. EU: Member Countries, Colonies (OMR, OCT, ST), Candidates and Applicants, Section E28.5
Table 189. Eurozone: EU Countries and EU Colonies that Use the Euro, Section E29.1
Table 190. Eurozone: EU Countries and EU Colonies that Use the Euro including Euro Agreements & Euro Unilaterally, Section E29.2
Table 191. Eurozone: Official Candidates and Dialogue Partners, Section E29.3
Table 192. Eurozone: EU Countries and EU Colonies that Use the Euro including Euro Agreements, Euro Unilaterally and Official Candidates of Eurozone, Section E29.4
Table 193. QIZ of Egypt: USA, Israel, Egypt, Section E30.1.1
Table 194. QIZ of Jordan: USA, Israel, Jordan, Section E30.1.2
Table 195. QIZ of Palestine: USA, Israel, Palestine, Section E30.1.3
Table 196. QIZ of Israel: USA, Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Palestine, Section E30.1.4
Table 197. Members of USMCA, Section E30.2
Table 198. Members of OPEC, Section E31.1
Table 199. Members of OPEC+, Section E31.2
Table 200. Members of OPEC and OPEC+, Section E31.3
Table 201. Observer States of OPEC Section E31.4
Table 202. Members of OPEC and OPEC+ and the Observer States of OPEC, Section E31.5
Table 203. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC): Members, Section E32.1
Table 204. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC): Observer States, Section E32.2
Table 205. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC): Members and Observer States, Section E32.3
Table 206. Muslim-Arab Bloc: Members and Observer States of OIC, Arab League, OPEC and GCC (Table Format of Alliances), Section E33
Table 207. Muslim-Arab Bloc: Members and Observer States of OIC, Arab League, OPEC and GCC (Table Format of R1-R7), Section E33
Table 208. USA Coalition and its Alliances: Countries and its Colonies that Classify as Part of the USA Coalition (UN Members, Disputed Countries and Colonies), Section E34.1
Table 209. USA Coalition: Only Countries that Classify as Part of the USA Coalition (UN Members and Disputed Countries), Section E34.2
Table 210. USA Coalition: Countries and its Colonies that Classify as Part of the USA Coalition (UN Members, Disputed Countries and Colonies), Section E34.3
Table 211. Russia-China Coalition: Countries that Classify as Part of the Russia-China Coalition (UN Members, SARs and Disputed Countries), Table Format of Alliances, Section E35
Table 212. Russia-China Coalition: Countries that Classify as Part of the Russia-China Coalition (UN Members, SARs and Disputed Countries), Table Format of R1-R7, Section E35
Table 213. ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries, Table Format of Alliances, Section E36
Table 214. ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries, Table Format of R1-R7, Section E36
Table 215. Military Backup that China has via Military Defence Treaties (Two-Directions) in the Case of Attack Against the Soil of China, Section E37.1
Table 216. Military Backup that Russia has via Military Defence Treaties (Only Members, Two-Directions) in the Case of Attack Against the Soil of Russia, Section E37.2
Table 217. Military Backup that Russia has via Military Defence Treaties (Members and Observer States, Two-Directions) in the Case of Attack Against the Soil of Russia, Section E37.2
Table 218. Military Backup that the USA has via Military Defence Treaties (Two-Directions) in the Case of Attack Against the Soil of the USA, Section E37.3
Table 219. Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024, Section E38.1
Table 220. Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Section E38.2.1
Table 221. Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) among USA Coalition, Section E38.2.1.1
Table 222. Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) among Russia-China Coalition, Section E38.2.1.2
Table 223. Non-Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024, Section E38.2.2
Table 224. Non-Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024 among USA Coalition, Section E38.2.2.1
Table 225. Non-Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024 among Russia-China Coalition, Section E38.2.2.2
Table 226. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024 by Region, Section E38.3
Table 227. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024 among USA Coalition, Section E38.4.1
Table 228. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024 among Russia-China Coalition, Section E38.4.2
Table 229. Comparison of Regions by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.1
Table 230. Comparison of Religious Majority by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.2.1
Table 231. Comparison of Main Subdivision of Religious Majority by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.2.2
Table 232. Comparison of Sovereignty Status by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.3
Table 233. Comparison of Colonies by Sovereign State by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.4.1
Table 234. Comparison of Sovereign States with Colonies by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.4.2
Table 235. Comparison of Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.5.1
Table 236. Comparison of Limited International Recognition of Disputed Countries by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.5.2
Table 237. Comparison of Alliances by 2024 Global Survival Rank (Members, Observer States and Applicants), Section E39.6.1
Table 238. Comparison of Alliances by 2024 Global Survival Rank: Present Status (Only Members) versus Prospective Status (Members, Observer States, Applicants), Section E39.6.2
Table 239. Comparison of Coalitions by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.7
Table 240. Comparison of Superpowers by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.8
Table 241. Comparison of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024 by 2024 Global Survival Rank: Permanent Members versus Non-Permanent Members, Section E39.9.1
Table 242. Comparison of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024 by 2024 Global Survival Rank: USA Coalition versus Russia-China Coalition, Section E39.9.2
Table 243. Summary of 2024 Global Survival Rank, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E40.1
Table 244. Summary of 2024 Global Survival Rank, sorted by Category (a-b), Section E40.2
Table 245. Summary of 2024 Global Survival Rank, sorted by Group Name (a-b), Section E40.3
List of Charts
Chart 1. Comparison of Alliances by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section A3
Chart 2. Comparison of Coalitions 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section A4
Chart 3. Oil Proved Reserves and Gas Proved Reserves: USA Coalition versus Russia China Coalition, Section B1.6
Chart 4. Territorial Sea versus Contiguous Zone versus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) versus High Seas, Section C1.1
Chart 5. Comparing Coalitions: Survival Factors (R1-R7) of 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section D1.1
Chart 6. Comparing Casualties between Israel and Palestine, 30 April 2024, Section D1.3.2
Chart 7. Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States, Section D1.6
Chart 8. Limited International Recognition of Disputed Countries, Section D1.6
Chart 9. All Countries and Colonies by Sovereignty Status , Section E10
Chart 10. All Countries and Colonies by Region, Section E11
Chart 11. The Global Share of Religious Majority at the Country/Colony Level, Section E12
Chart 12. All Colonies by Distance From Colony to Sovereign State in km, Section E14
Chart 13. Limited International Recognition of Disputed Countries: Number of Countries that Recognize versus Number of Countries that Do Not Recognize, Section E16
Chart 14. Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States: Number of Countries that Recognize versus Number of Countries that Do Not Recognize, Section E17
Chart 15. 2024 Global Survival Rank NATO by Waves of Joining to NATO: Per Wave versus After Each Wave, Section E18.4
Chart 16. Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs): USA, Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Palestine, Section E30.1
Chart 17. Comparison of Regions by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.1
Chart 18. Comparison of Religious Majority by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.2.1
Chart 19. Comparison of Main Subdivision of Religious Majority by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.2.2
Chart 20. Comparison of Sovereignty Status by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.3
Chart 21. Comparison of Colonies by Sovereign State by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.4.1
Chart 22. Comparison of Sovereign States with Colonies by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.4.2
Chart 23. Comparison of Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.5.1
Chart 24. Comparison of Limited International Recognition of Disputed Countries by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.5.2
Chart 25. Comparison of Alliances by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.6
Chart 26. Comparison of Coalitions by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.7
Chart 27. Comparison of Superpowers by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.8
Chart 28. Comparison of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024 by 2024 Global Survival Rank, Section E39.9
List of Maps
Map 1. Sea Route From India to France: Suez Canal Route versus Cape of Good Hope Route , Section B1.6
Map 2. High Seas, Section C1.1
Map 3. Countries that Have a Positive Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024, Section E8
Map 4. SAR - Special Administrative of China - Hong Kong and Macau , Section E10.2
Map 5. Majority of Religion by Country or Colony, Section E12
Map 6. Main Subdivisions of Christianity in Countries that Have a Majority of Christianity, Section E13.1
Map 7. Main Subdivisions of Islam in Countries that Have a Majority of Islam, Section E13.2
Map 8. Interactive Map of Colonies via Google My Maps, Section E14
Map 9. Sovereign States with Colonies, Section E15
Map 10. Regional Map of Taiwan, Section E16.1
Map 11. International Recognition of Taiwan as an Independent Country, Section E16.1.2
Map 12. Map of Northern Cyprus and Cyprus, Section E16.2
Map 13. International Recognition of Northern Cyprus as an Independent Country, Section E16.2.2
Map 14. Regional Map of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Section E16.3
Map 15. International Recognition of Abkhazia as an Independent Country, Section E16.3.2
Map 16. International Recognition of South Ossetia as an Independent Country, Section E16.3.2
Map 17. Regional Map of Transnistria, Section E16.4
Map 18. Regional Map of Western Sahara, Section E16.5
Map 19. International Recognition of Western Sahara as an Independent Country, Section E16.5.2
Map 20. Map of Former Yugoslavia, Section E16.6
Map 21. Regional Map of Kosovo, Section E16.6
Map 22. International Recognition of Kosovo as an Independent Country, Section E16.6.2
Map 23. Regional Map of Somaliland and Puntland, Section E16.7
Map 24. Map of Somaliland and Puntland, Section E16.7
Map 25. International Recognition of Somaliland as an Independent Country, Section E16.7.2
Map 26. Map of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Section E17.1
Map 27. International Recognition of Armenia, Section E17.1.2
Map 28. Map of China and Taiwan, Section E17.2
Map 29. International Recognition of China, Section E17.2.2
Map 30. Regional Map of Cyprus, Section E17.3
Map 31. International Recognition of Cyprus, Section E17.3.2
Map 32. United Nations Resolution 181 - Partition Plan for Palestine to End the British Mandate by Creation of independent Arab and Jewish States including Special Status for Jerusalem, Section E17.4
Map 33. Israel Map after Six-Days War in 1967 that includes the Occupied Territories of Egypt (Sinai and Gaza), Jordan (West Bank), and Syria (Golan Heights), Section E17.4
Map 34. Israel Map since the Peace Agreements with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994) that still includes the Occupied Territories of Gaza (Former of Egypt), West Bank (Former of Jordan), and Golan Heights of Syria, Section E17.4
Map 35. International Recognition of Israel, Section E17.4.4
Map 36. Map of North Korea and South Korea, Section E17.5
Map 39. NATO: Members, Applicants and Dialogue Partners, Section E18.1
Map 40. NATO Members and Applicants: USA Coalition versus Sitting on the Fence Countries, Section E18.2
Map 41. NATO Members with Colonies versus NATO Members without Colonies, Section E18.3
Map 42. Countries that Joined NATO by Waves of Joining to NATO, Section E18.4
Map 43. Members and Observer States of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Section E19.1
Map 44. Members and Observer States of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its Peninsula Shield Force, Section E20
Map 45. Arab Speaking Countries, Section E21
Map 46. Members and Observer States of Arab League and its Arab Joint Security Pact, Section E21
Map 47. China’s Bilateral Military Defence Treaties, Section E22.1
Map 48. USA’s Bilateral Military Defence Treaties, Section E22.2
Map 49. Members of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Section E23.1
Map 50. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): Members, Observer States and Dialogue Partners, Section E24
Map 51. BRICS: Members, Applicants and Dialogue Partners, Section E25
Map 52. New Development Bank (NDB) Led by BRICS: Members, Applicants and Dialogue Partners, Section E26
Map 53. Counter-NATO: Present Status - Members and Observer States of CSTO, China’s Bilateral Military Alliances, CIS, SCO, BRICS and NDB led by BRICS, Section E27.1
Map 54. Counter-NATO: Prospective Status - Members, Observer States and Applicants of CSTO, China’s Bilateral Military Alliances, CIS, SCO, BRICS and NDB led by BRICS, Section E27.2
Map 55. European Union (EU): Member Countries, Colonies (OMR, OCT, ST), Candidates and Applicants, Section E28
Map 56. Interactive Map of EU Colonies via Google Map, Section E28
Map 57. Eurozone: EU Countries and EU Colonies that Use the Euro including Euro Agreements, Euro Unilaterally and Official Candidates and Dialogue Partners of the Eurozone, Section E29
Map 58. Interactive Map of EU Colonies that Use the Euro via Google Map, Section E29
Map 59. Members of Qualifying Industrial Zone(QIZ), Section E30.1
Map 60. Members of USMCA, Section E30.2
Map 61. Members of OPEC and OPEC+ and the Observer States of OPEC, Section E31
Map 62. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC): Members and Observer States, Section E32
Map 63. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) by Religious Majority (Members and Observer States), Section E32
Map 64. Muslim-Arab Bloc: OIC, Arab League, OPEC and GCC (Members and Observer States), Section E33
Map 65. Muslim-Arab Bloc by Religious Majority: OIC, Arab League, OPEC and GCC (Members and Observer States), Section E33
Map 66. USA Coalition: Countries and its Colonies that Classify as Part of the USA Coalition, Section E34
Map 67. USA Coalition by Religious Majority, Section E34
Map 68. Russia-China Coalition: Countries that Classify as Part of the Russia-China Coalition, Section E35
Map 69. Russia-China Coalition by Religious Majority, Section E35
Map 70. ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries, Section E36
Map 71. ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries by Religious Majority, Section E36
Map 72. Military Backup that China has via Military Defence Treaties (Two-Directions) in the Case of Attack Against the Soil of China, Section E37.1
Map 73. Military Backup that Russia has via Military Defence Treaties (Two-Directions) in the Case of Attack Against the Soil of Russia, Section E37.2
Map 74. Military Backup that the USA has via Military Defence Treaties (Two-Directions) in the Case of Attack Against the Soil of the USA, Section E37.3
Map 75. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024: Permanent Members versus Non-Permanent Members, Section E38.2
Map 76. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024: USA Coalition versus Russia-China Coalition, Section E38.4
Map 77. Comparison of Coalitions, Section E39.7
Map 78. Criteria of Coalitions: Sanctions against Russia, Section E39.7
Map 79. Criteria of Coalitions: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Vote on New International Economic Order, Section E39.7
A. Highlights
A1. Top 25 - 2024 Global Survival Rank
Table 1. Top 25 - 2024 Global Survival Rank
A2. Top Up - 2024 Global Survival Rank
Table 2. 25 Countries that Have the Biggest Positive Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024
A3. Comparison of Alliances
Chart 1. Comparison of Alliances by 2024 Global Survival Rank
A4. Comparison of Coalitions
Chart 2. Comparison of Coalitions by 2024 Global Survival Rank
A5. Summary of Comparisons of the Intervening Factors
Table 3. Summary of Comparisons of the Intervening Factors
B. Introduction: Why do we need a Global Survival Rank?
B1. Survival in Short War versus Long War
There is a BIG difference in terms of Survival between a Short War that can last for a few weeks to a few months and a Long War that can last for many months to a few years as happened in World Wars. In a Short War, success depends on the Intelligence ability to predict surprise attacks or to be ready for ‘get-up-and-go’ for a War alongside the readiness of the army in terms of the Active Forces yet with the ability for fast call for the Reserve Forces, as well as the availability of the right weapons and the right munitions that fit the battlefield conditions, and a very good Defence weaponry to minimize destruction and casualties. However, in Long Wars, success depends on the ability to survive daily attacks for many months and even years, so the readiness mentioned above may be a good start, but it will not help if the war drags on for years, especially in the cases of Regional War or World War when the transportation and movement of armies, weapons, energy, goods, and even food between countries are very limited and even not possible. Hence, under the conditions of Long Wars, we need to take into account Crucial Factors that impact the Survival of a country in Long Wars, as presented in this section.
B1.1 Area Size (R1)
The most important factor for Survival in long wars is the Area Size of the country because when an invasion occurs, it is more difficult to takeover on Big countries compared to Small ones, such as what happened in WWII, namely Denmark was conquered by the Nazi Army in a few hours and the Netherlands in a few days, which both of them Small countries, while South France remains liberated despite that North-Central France including Paris was conquered by the Nazis, which eventually allowed France to carry out Resistance from South France against the Nazis. However, the Big Area Size of Russia prevented Hitler from reaching Moscow, which allowed Russia to keep fighting against the Nazi army and eventually win the war against Hitler from North-East Berlin together with the Allies that liberated the occupied territories from South-West Berlin. Nevertheless, the Area Size in the reality of the 21st century is even more crucial compared to the WWII era because of the Missiles and Drones, namely it is easier to wipe out and neutralize Small Countries compared to Big ones with the weapons of the 21st century. Nevertheless, the Area Size in the reality of the 21st century is even more crucial compared to the WWII era because of the Missiles and Drones, namely it is easier to wipe out and neutralize Small Countries compared to Big ones with the weapons of the 21st century. Importantly, under the current reality that Nuclear countries often remind us of their ability to use Nuclear weapons, the Area Size even becomes more critical for survival in the case of a Nuclear Strike in terms of ‘To be or Not to be’. In other words, a Small country will unlikely survive one Nuclear strike, while a Big country has the chance to survive even a few Nuclear Strikes.
B1.2 Army Size (R2)
The second important factor for Survival in long wars is the Army Size that is derived directly from the Population size, namely Small Army has difficulty in surviving Long Wars because it lacks sufficient Reserve Forces compared to a country with a Big Population. To remind, in WWI and WWII any healthy man was conscripted to the army due to the unprecedented Casualties, and many armies even reduced the Conscription Age in order to conscript younger ones, while they increased the Conscription Age in order to conscript older ones. Even Ukraine, after two years of war against Russia, imposed a strict new law in trying to conscript more men to the Ukrainian Army, because the Ukrainian Army is smaller compared to the Russian Army Ukraine pressures fighting-age men outside country to replenish force, LA Times, April 25, 2024). Thereby, the importance of the Army Size can be illustrated via two cases, as follows:
Small Army Size with a Big Area Size. Small Army Size with a Big Area Size as in the case of the Colony Greenland of Denmark that has a Big Area Size (Rank 60), but a very Small population (Rank 218) and a Distance of more than 3,500KM from its Sovereign State, Denmark, which has also a relatively Small Army Size (Rank 114).
Table 4. Denmark and its Colony Greenland - An Example of Small Army Size with a Big Area Size
Small Army Size with a High GDP. Small Army Size with a High GDP (Rich Country) as in the case of the rich country, Luxembourg, which has the highest GDP per Capita worldwide (GDP-Rank 73), but has a very Small Army Size (Rank 172), so even if Luxembourg has the money to buy the best-advanced weapons, still, its Small Army can not survive a long war and doubtfully even a short war as happened in WWII when the Nazis started the occupation of Luxembourg in the morning and completed it at noon. Thus, Luxembourg as a NATO member depends heavily on the defence of NATO in the case of an attack like the other NATO Members that have a Small Army.
Table 5. Luxembourg - An Example of Small Army Size with a High GDP
B1.3 Military Expenditure in Long Wars (R3)
First, it is important to distinguish between a Military Expenditure based on Aid and a Military Expenditure based on Self-Reliance (GDP), namely Military Aid is given by Foreign Allies, either under a Military Support Treaty or Ad-Hoc, while a Military Expenditure based on Self-Reliance relies on money that the country has based on its GDP. Therefore, the availability of weapons on the ‘Day One’ of war may help to cope with the war in the start phase, but if the country is poor in terms of GDP, then it will be harder for the country to buy weapons during a long war, while a rich country with a high GDP will likely succeed to buy weapons even at high prices in the global market even during a World War. The Russia-Ukraine War is a very good example to illustrate this critical factor for survival in long wars. If we look at their GDP below, then Russia has a Rank of 8, while Ukraine has a Rank of 61, which explains the Big problem of Ukraine, namely Russia has plenty of money to BUY any available weapons and munitions in the global market despite the Sanctions, which indeed has led Russia to start buying weapons and munitions from many sources including from its new Strategic ally, Iran, and even from North Korea, while Ukraine since the start of the war has relied heavily on Military Aid from the USA, UK and the EU, but when started to be a problem to get more Military Aid, then Ukraine started to be in a Big Trouble in terms of Survival, still, this turbulence can be predicted from the start based on this factor.
Table 6. Comparison of Russia and Ukraine - An Example of Gap in Military Expenditure based on Self-Reliance (GDP)
B1.4 Technology Level (R4a)
The Technology Level of a country plays also an important role in surviving Long Wars. Firstly, the Technology Level signals if the country can produce advanced weapons and ammunition via the local defence industry. Secondly, even if a country usually buys weapons from Foreign Military Producers, then in a long war, it is critical that the country will have the technical ability to maintain weapons that were not produced by the local industry because of the difficulty of getting maintenance from Foreign Producers during long wars, especially during World War. Otherwise, without local technological capabilities, the army will not be able to use weapons that suffered even from small damage during the war. Thirdly, the Local Technological Capabilities in terms of Improvising Alternative Solutions for producing and maintaining weapons and ammunition may be the most critical factor for survival in long wars from the technological perspective, because in long wars, it is very difficult to get spare parts for weapons, so the country needs to improvise the spare parts with the local industry. Importantly, even if the country has the money to buy weapons and ammunition, then sometimes, it becomes impossible to buy weapons and ammunition during a long world war, so the country needs to transform civil factories into military factories to produce improvised weapons and ammunition, such as what was happened in WWII. For example, Ukraine many times mocked Russia for using improvised weapons and ammunition during the Russia-Ukraine War, but this Technological Capability helped Russia to survive the war during the time frame that she had a limited stock of weapons and ammunition until it got new weapons and ammunition, either from Foreign Producers or from Russian Producers. Note, Russia has a Technology Level with a Global Rank of 7, which explains its ability to survive long wars in terms of improvising weapons and ammunition.
B1.5 Distance from Colony to Sovereign State (R4b)
Colonialism started in the 15th century as part of the Imperialism and Mercantilism Doctrine, and it reached its peak in WWI, but since then, most of the Colonies became Independent Countries, so currently, most of the remaining 51 Colonies under 11 Sovereign States are small and weak isolated islands with an Average Distance of 6,184 km From the Colonies to the Sovereign States (see below), either with the objective of becoming an independent country or remaining as a Colony. However, a Long Distance from a Colony to a Sovereign State poses a High Risk during Long Wars because the Sovereign State needs to give Military Protection to its Colonies including taking care of their Food and Energy, which becomes a complex task during Long Wars because most the Sea Routes are not Safe for Civil Vessels due to the fighting between rival Navies, while providing food by Civil Air Carriers is very expensive due to the long-distance, regardless of their safety during war. Importantly, there are Military Defence Treaties that do not cover Colonies, so the Sovereign State needs to defend its colonies by its own means in the case of an attack against them, which makes it harder when the Sovereign State has many Colonies with a Long Distance to them.
Table 7. Total Colonies per Sovereign State including their Average Distance to their Sovereign State
B1.6 Energy Security - Gas Proved Reserves (R5) and Oil Proved Reserves(R6)
The Embargo on Oil that was imposed by OPEC against Israel and its allies following the Yom-Kippur War which lasted for about one year is a good example of why energy is an important factor in wars and even how the ‘Oil and Gas Weapons’ can impact the Survival in Long Wars. However, in the last decade, the Proved Reserves of Gas and Oil did not increase significantly (see below), which makes today the ‘Oil and Gas Weapons’ even more critical factor for survival in long wars compared to the past, because only a small group of countries has a significant Gas Reserves and Oil Reserves, which increases the dependency on these countries. Having said that, the Russia-Ukraine War has led to a situation in which the Gas has even become more privileged compared to Oil because Russia and its allies have significantly more Gas Reserves compared to what the USA and its allies have, resulting in a situation in which the Gas Reserves is more critical for survival compared to the Oil Reserves. Importantly, the problem today is not only which countries have Oil and Gas and which countries have more privilege to buy it, but if the Gas and Oil Vessels and Tankers can be delivered without 'Sea-Attacks', such as the Attacks by the Houthis against Vessels and Tankers in the Red Sea as part of the Gaza War, which forced many Vessels and Tankers to change their sea route from the Suez canal to the long sea route via Cape Routh around Africa (see map below). However, in the case of World War, there are no ‘Safe’ sea routes, so having Gas and Oil can significantly affect the survival of countries in long wars. The Energy problem may become for some Colonies as ‘To Be or Not to Be’ in Long Wars because most of the Colonies are very far from their Sovereign State (Average Distance of 6,184 KM) without any Oil and Gas reserves, so their survival in long wars depends heavily on whether they will succeed to get Oil and Gas during the war.
Table 8. Oil Proved Reserves and Gas Proved Reserves, 2010-2020
Source: Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy
Chart 3. Oil Proved Reserves and Gas Proved Reserves: USA Coalition versus Russia China Coalition
Map 1. Sea Route From Asia to Europe: Suez Canal Route versus Cape of Good Hope Route
Source: Daily Sun Express
B1.7 Food Security (R7)
Urbanization alongside globalization has led to a new era in terms of food, namely less and less Agricultural land, while more and more dependency on imported food, which has increased the Food Insecurity worldwide during wars compared to the reality in WWII. However, even in WWII, Food Insecurity was a critical issue, because of the lack of labour to work in Agriculture or because that the fields became battlefields amid the war. Hence, under the current reality that many countries rely heavily on Imported Food over local Agriculture, the survival in long wars also depends on whether the country still has enough Agricultural land for Food Security in the case that the circumstances will prevent getting imported food during the war. Importantly, Food Security like Energy Security is like ‘To Be or Not to Be’ for Colonies, because most of the remaining Colonies are distant islands that transformed into Tourism Hubs without keeping Agricultural land, which will lead to Food Insecurity in Colonies during long wars.
B2. Military Defence Treaty versus Military Support Treaty versus Military Cooperation
There is a critical difference between a Military Defence Treaty versus a Military Support Treaty versus a Military Cooperation, as presented in this section.
B2.1 Basic Key Definitions
B2.1.1 Multilateral Military Treaty versus Bilateral Military Treaty
A Multilateral Military Treaty includes more than two countries (e.g. NATO), while a Bilateral Military Treaty includes only two countries (e.g. China-North Korea Treaty).
B2.1.2 Treaty with Equal Commitment to Defend (Two-Directions) versus Treaty with Non-Equal Commitment to Defend (One-Direction)
An Equal Treaty (Two-Directions) refers to a Treaty that both sides commit to Defend in the case of an attack (e.g. USA-Canada Treaty), while a Non-Equal Treaty (One-Direction) refers to a Treaty that a Strong Country has the commitment to Defend its Weak Ally, while the Weak Ally has no commitment to defend the Strong Country, such as the China-Solomon Islands Security Pact or the USA-Japan Treaty.
B2.1.3 Active Military Treaty versus Inactive Military Treaty
Many old Military Treaties, either Military Defence Treaties or Military Support Treaties, are de-facto Not Active, mainly due to transformation in the regime, political circumstances, geopolitics, and global order, such as new leaders that oppose treaties that were signed by former leaders or due to collaboration with New Allies that are considered as Rivals to the treaty. The Military Defence Treaty, Rio Pact, that was signed in 1947 and currently covers the USA and 17 countries from Latin-America is a good example of how a treaty over the years becomes de-facto to Not Active Treaty namely, there are no Yearly Summits, No Joint-Drills, the Alliance has No Active Headquarter, and importantly, over the years, many members have distanced themselves from the treaty, so if for example will erupt a war between the USA and Russia, then unlikely that Brazil and Venezuela will be involved in a war against Russia to protect the USA, despite that Brazil and Venezuela are formally members of the Rio Pact.
B2.2 Military Defence Treaty
A Military Defence Treaty includes the Crucial Commitment to Defend in the Case of Attack, namely an attack against one member of the treaty will be considered as an attack against all members of the treaty, resulting in a situation in which all the members of the treaty will join the war to defend the member that suffers from the attack. However, there are Military Defence Treaties with a ‘Hard Definition’ regarding the Commitment to defend in the case of attack, such as NATO and CSTO, while there are Military Defence Treaties with a ‘Mid-Definition’ or even with a ‘Soft Definition’ about the Commitment to defend in the case of attack, still, in all Definitions, the outcome is clear, there is a Commitment to defend in the case of an attack, which is on opposite to other Military Treaties that lack any commitment to defend in the case of an attack as the Military Support Treaties.
B2.3 Military Support Treaty
A Military Support Treaty aims to give a support and a Military Aid in the Case of an Attack, but without the commitment to defend in the case of attack, so the country needs to fight alone with its army, yet the country is supposed to get a Military Aid from the country that is party to the Military Support Treaty, such as the Bilateral Military Support Treaty between the USA and Israel in which Israel should defend its soil by its army, yet the USA has the commitment to give a Military Aid to Israel to handle the war (US military aid to Israel under scrutiny as Biden signs $26 billion in new assistance, Voice of America, April 24, 2024). Note, the USA indirectly defended Israel when Iran attacked Israel, which was done from the Jordan territory because the USA has Military bases in Jordan. That was done based on the general principle that if a country has Military bases abroad, then it gives the legitimation to protect the soil of the host country or the military bases itself. Hence, usually, Military Support Treaties are Bilateral Treaties, rather than Multilateral Treaties, such as the numerous Bilateral Military Support Treaties that the USA has with its Allies, either active ones or not. Nevertheless, under a Military Support Treaty, it is possible that Ad-hoc Defence will be given under an attack, but there is no commitment to do it like in the case of a Military Defence Treaty. Importantly, in a Military Support Treaty, there is no definition for how much Military Aid will be given in the case of an attack or ongoing war, which usually depends on the economic and political circumstances, such as in the case of the USA that any Military Aid should be approved by the USA Congress and Senate, which depends on the USA’s internal political-fight between Republicans and Democrats like the problems that occurred for the Biden Administration to get the latest approval from the USA Congress and the Senate for more a Military Aid to Ukraine, which was dragged over more than 6 months until its approval.
B2.4 Military Cooperation
B2.4.1 Military Cooperation Under Multilateral Trade/Economic/Political Alliances
Many Trade Alliances or Economic Alliances or Political Alliances have a Formal Military Cooperation, such as Security Summits, Joint Training, and Joint Drills as in the case of SCO and BRICS.
B2.4.2 Joint-Intelligence Multilateral Alliance
There are Military Intelligence Treaties that focus on Joint-Intelligence in terms of sharing Intelligence or Intelligence Joint Operations, such as in the case of the ‘Five Eyes Treaty’ that includes Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA.
B2.4.3 Ad-hoc Military Coalition
Many times, several allies form an Ad-hoc Coalition to carry out a specific military task, such as the Coalitions that were formed to fight against Islamic State as the example of the Coalition 4+1 that includes 4 countries Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq and plus 1, the Hezbollah.
B2.4.4 Presence of Military Bases in Foreign Countries
The presence of overseas Military Bases exists either under Military Defence Treaties as the USA Military Bases in European NATO members based on the NATO Treaty or under Military Bases Agreements without a Military Defence Treaty with the aim of giving Military Access to Strategic Locations, such as in the case of the USA Military bases in Jordan that were recently used for intercepting Iranian Drones and Missiles during the Iran Attack against Israel. However, traditionally, many Colonies in the past and even today, serve for the Sovereign State as a ‘Military Point’ in strategic locations, such as in the case of the UK Colonies: Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus, which are used as Military Bases for the UK in the island of Cyprus or as in the case of the UK Colony, the British Indian Ocean Territory, which its main island, Diego Garcia, serves as a Joint Military Base for UK and USA. Nevertheless, the desire to get Military Access in Strategic Locations worldwide has led to a trend of 'Rental land for Military Bases’ without any Military Cooperation with the ‘Landlord of the Land’, which is usually the public land of a certain country, such as in the case of several foreign military bases in Djibouti that run under a High-Cost Rental Contract of Land for Military Bases, yet without any Military Cooperation with Djibouti as in the case of the Military Base of China in Djibouti. Note, Djibouti has become an attractive location for foreign Military Bases because of its strategic location at the entrance of the Red Sea.
B2.4.5 Joint Military Drills
Joint Military Drills allow getting ready for an attack scenario by a third party. Joint Military Drills run frequently under Military Defence Treaties as in the case of CSTO or under Military Support Treaties, but they also run under Alliances with Military Cooperation as in the case of BRICS. However, Joint Military Drills can take place without any Alliance but only based on Military Cooperation between two countries or a small group of countries that have similar interests, such as in the case of the joint Military Drills by China and Iran or by Russia and Iran, which started several years before the joining of Iran to the SCO and BRICS.
B2.4.6 Selling Weapons and Military Training
Selling Weapons and Providing Military Training can be carried out between governments without any Treaty or Alliance but only based on minimal Military Cooperation, such as the export of weapons to countries that have diplomatic relations with the country that exports the weapons, still, keep in mind, that weapons dealers also engage in selling weapons to foreign countries without any Military Cooperation but only based on creating profits, which explained, for example, how African Military Regimes buy weapons in the global market, despite the Arms Embargo on them.
C. Methodology
The Global Survival Rank (GSR) compares the Survival in Long Wars at the Country Level and at the Colony Level. A Low Global Survival Rank represents a Low Risk, while a High Global Survival Rank represents a High Risk. The Chart below presents the Research Model of the 2024 Global Survival Rank, which includes 7 Survival Factors (R1-R7) that impact directly the Survival of a Country or a Colony in Long Wars, as well as 10 Intervening Factors (M1-M10) that also influence the Survival of a Country or a Colony in Long Wars, either by reducing the Risk or by increasing the Risk at the country/colony level. For example, if a country has a High Global Survival Rank (High Risk) based on the Survival Factors (R1-R7), still, Membership in a Military Defence Alliance (M8) can reduce the Risk, such as in the case of North Macedonia that its Global Survival Rank is 149, yet North Macedonia is a Member in NATO, so the Global Survival Rank of North Macedonia under the Collective Rank of NATO Members is 75.8. On the opposite, a country can have a Low Global Survival Rank (Low Risk), still, another Intervening Factor can increase the Risk, such as in the case of France that its Global Survival Rank is 16, but when we take into account its 11 Colonies with an Average Distance of 9,453 km, then the Global Survival Rank of France increases to 198.5. Thereby, Section C1 presents the 7 Survival Factors (R1-R7), while Section C2 presents the 10 Intervening Factors (M1-M10). Besides, Section E presents the Test Analysis of the Research model, as follows: Sections E1-E9 present the Test Analysis of the 2024 Global Survival Rank (R1-R7), while Sections E10-E39 present the Test Analysis of the Intervening Factors (M1-M10).
Chart 4. Research Model of 2024 Global Survival Rank
C1. Survival Factors Included in Global Survival Rank
In light of the explanations that were given in section B1 about the crucial factors that impact the survival in Long Wars, then the Global Survival Rank (GSR) includes the following Survival Factors: Area Size (R1), Population and Army Size (R2), GDP and Military Expenditure in Long Wars (R3), Technology Level (R4a), Distance From Colony to Sovereign State (R4b), Natural Gas-Proved Reserves (R5), Oil-Proved Reserves (R6), Food Security (R7), still, keep in mind, that there is a difference between Countries and Colonies regarding R4 namely, R4a refers to countries, while R4b refers to colonies. Importantly, each Survival Factor has a different Weight in the Global Survival Rank as presented in Table 9 (Countries) and Table 10 (Colonies).
Countries: R1 Area Size (25% of GSR), R2 Army Size (20% of GSR), R3 Military Expenditure in Long Wars (20% of GSR), R4a Technology Level (12% of GSR), R5 Natural Gas-Proved Reserves (10% of GSR), R6 Oil-Proved Reserves (8% of GSR), R7 Food Security (5% of GSR)
Colonies: R1 Area Size (25% of GSR), R2 Army Size (20% of GSR), R3 Military Expenditure in Long Wars (20% of GSR), R4b Distance From Colony to Sovereign State (12% of GSR), R5 Natural Gas-Proved Reserves (10% of GSR), R6 Oil-Proved Reserves (8% of GSR), R7 Food Security (5% of GSR)
Table 9. Global Survival Rank for Countries: Survival Factors and Their Weight in the Global Survival Rank
Note, A Country refers to UN Members, UN Observer States, and Disputed Countries that made a Self-Declaration of an Independent Country. This Category also includes the SARs of China.
Table 10. Global Survival Rank for Colonies: Survival Factors and Their Weight in the Global Survival Rank
Note, A Colony Refers to a Territory under the Sovereignty of a Distant State without that the Territory made a Self-Declaration of an Independent Country.
C1.1 Area Size (R1): Indicator - Surface Area in sq. km
The Area Size is tested via the World Bank's Indicator of the Surface Area in sq. km that including the Land and Water in the Country/Colony Territory. More specifically, according to the World Bank's definition, the Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways. The Global Survival Rank used this indicator that includes the Water of the Territory and not only the Land because the Water of the Territory played an important role in protecting the Territory during wars, namely in the Territorial Water only the Navy of the Territory can station, while in the International waters, any Navy from any country worldwide can sail or even stop in the middle of the High Sea (see Map 2). Moreover, Territorial Water can also play a role in relation to the expedition of Oil and Gas, as well as in relation to Gas Reserves and Oil Reserves, which led many countries to ‘increase’ the Territorial Water of the country, and even it led to the creation of ‘Gray Area of Water’ via new definitions as Contiguous Zone, the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (see Chart 4), which de-facto increase the Territorial Water of the countries/colonies including the control area of its Navy.
Map 2. High Seas
Chart 4. Territorial Sea versus Contiguous Zone versus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) versus High Seas
C1.2 Army Size (R2): Indicator - Population Share of Men at 17-49
The Army Size is tested via the Indicator that refers to the Maximum Availability of Men at ages of 17-49 in the Country/Colony. The Indicator takes into account only Men and Not Women because usually, Women do not engage in Fighting, so the critical number of the Army Size during Long Wars refers to Men who can fight on the battlefields, still, Women always played an important role during World Wars, but mainly by giving a Military backup and a Civil Backup. Besides, the indicator is based on the age group of 17-49 because, in most countries, the Reserve Force relies mainly on this age group. Moreover, in any country, there are men who get exemption from service in the army (e.g. health problems), so the indicator looks at the MAXIMUM availability of men in the same age group to allow comparison of the army size among all countries. Importantly, to allow comparison of the Army Size between all countries/colonies worldwide, then the indicator is based on an equation [(Population*50%)*44%] that stems from the Population, a measure that is available to all Countries and Colonies. More specifically, Men have a share of 50% of the Population, while the share of the age group of 17-49 years old is 44% of the population, so the equation [(Population*50%)*44%] taking into account these two measures to calculate the Maximum Availability of Men at ages of 17-49 in the Country/Colony that can fight in Long Wars, as presents below via the example of Algeria:
The Equation of the Army Size based on the Population:
50% of Population = Total Men in the Country/Colony
44% of Population = The Share of the Age Group of 17-49 in the Population
[(Population*50%)*44%] = Maximum Availability of Men at ages of 17-49 in the Country/Colony that can Fight in Long Wars
An Example of Algeria to Illustrate the Using of the Equation of the Army Size:
The Population of Algeria is 44,903,225, so 44,903,225*50% = 22,451,613 which reflects the Total of Men in Algeria
The Total of Men in Algeria is 22,451,613, so 22,451,613*44% = 9,878,710 which reflects the Total of Men at ages of 17-49 in Algeria
The Army Size in Algeria is 9,878,710 which reflects the Maximum Availability of Men at ages of 17-49 in Algeria who can Fight in Long Wars
C1.3 Military Expenditure in Long Wars (R3): Indicator - 25% of GDP
The Military Expenditure in Long Wars is tested via the Indicator of 25% of GDP based on the GDP of the World Bank. First, this Indicator takes into account only the Military Expenditure that relies on the money that the country has, namely based on its GDP, rather than on Military Aid that is given by others. We should remember that in Long Wars, especially in World Wars, the ability of Strong Countries to give Military Aid to their Weak Allies is very limited as time passes from the start of the War, so at the end of the day, the survival of each country in terms of buying munitions and weapons or even buying Raw Materials for Production of munitions and weapons depends on the Self-Money that each country has based on its GDP. Second, this Indicator takes into account 25% of GDP for Military Expenditure in Long Wars because the costs of Long Wars, especially in the case of World Wars are becoming higher and higher when the war drags on, which can be even higher than 25% of GDP, such as in the case of Ukraine (see Table 11). However, the 25% of GDP takes into account that in the start of the War, it may be lower than 25% of GDP because the Army used the munitions and weapons that it has in the emergency warehouses, but after 1-2 years of Long War, it will be higher than 25% of GDP due to need to buy or produce more munitions and weapons, so the 25% of GDP reflects the Average between the Costs of the war in the start of the war and the Costs of the War after 1-2 years.
Table 11. The Military Spending of Ukraine, % of GDP, 1994-2023
Source: SIPRI
C1.4 Technology Level (R4a): Indicator - Published Scientific and Technical Articles
The Technology Level is tested via the World Bank’s Indicator of Scientific and Technical Journal Articles which refers to the Number of Scientific and Engineering Articles Published in the following fields: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Clinical Medicine, Biomedical Research, Engineering and Technology, and Earth and Space Sciences. Thus, this indicator gives well-grounded support for the Technology Capabilities at the Country Level, especially regarding the R&D of Weapons and Ammunitions, as well as for the ability to maintain weapons and to improvise alternative spar parts of weapons when their availability in the global market are limited during long wars.
C1.5 Distance From Colony to Sovereign State (R4b): Indicator - Straight Line Distance in Global Map
The Distance From a Colony to its Sovereign State is tested via the Indicator of the Straight Line Distance in the Global Map From Capital to Capital in Km, which allows a comparison of the shortest distance among all colonies. In general, there are 3 measures of distance, namely via Air, Land and Sea, which each of them provides a different distance. However, in the case of Colonies that are located mainly in isolated islands, then the relevant measures of distance are by Sea or Air. Nevertheless, due to the long distance from colonies to their Sovereign States that can be via various Air Routes or various Sea Routes, then the Global Survival Rank uses an indicator that provides the shortest distance via a Straight Line on the Global Map instead of using the shortest distance via a certain Air Routh or a certain Sea Routh due to the concern that it may be blocked during long wars, which allows comparing the distance to all colonies without any bias.
C1.6 Energy Security - Gas(R5) and Oil (R6): Indicators - Gas Proved Reserves and Oil Proved Reserves
The Energy Security is tested via two Indicators: Gas Proved Reserves in cubic meters (R5) and Oil Proved Reserves in tonnes (R6). The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy provide each year the latest database at the country level (https://www.energyinst.org/statistical-review) regarding various types of energy including Gas and Oil. There are several important indicators for Gas and Oil, such as Production, Consumption, Prices and Proved Reserves. The Global Survival Rank uses the measure of Proved Reserves because it gives the best indication about the Energy Security at the country level during long wars compared to the other indicators, such as the level of Production that reflects how much the country produced Oil and Gas at a certain year or the Oil and Gas Stocks that the country has, which depends on how much the country buy or sell at each year (Biden sold off nearly half the U.S. oil reserve. Is it ready for a crisis?, POLITICO, 10/16/2023). Therefore, the indicator of the Proved Reserves gives the best indication for Energy Security because the stocks may not be enough for a long war, regardless of the hurdle to fill the stock during long wars due to the struggling of buying gas and oil during wars. Thereby, those countries that have Proven Reserves of Gas and Oil have more Energy Security to survive long wars compared to countries that rely only on stocks.
C1.7 Food Security (R7): Indicator - Agricultural land
The Food Security is tested via the World Bank’s Indicator of Agricultural land in sq. km which refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. The Global Survival Rank (GSR) used this indicator because it gives a clear indication of whether the country/colony can rely on local food instead of imported food, regardless of the Area Size. Thereby, there are countries that have a big Area Size without Agricultural land, such as Western Sahara that has a Big Area Size of 266,000 sq. km without any Agricultural land because of the desert. On the opposite, some small countries have a large size of Agricultural land, such as Lesotho that has a relatively Small Area Size of 30,360 sq. km yet with a large area of Agricultural land of 24,330 sq. km. Therefore, Western Sahara is an example of a country with a low level of Food Security, while Lesotho is an example of a country with a high level of Food Security.
C2. Intervening Factors that Impact the Survival in Long Wars
The 2024 Global Survival Rank includes the following 10 Intervening Factors (M1-M10): Sovereignty Status (M1), Region (M2), Majority of Religion (M3), Main Subdivision of Religious Majority (M4), Sovereignty State with Colonies (M5), International Recognition of Disputed Countries (M6), Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States (M7), Alliances (M8), Coalitions (M9), United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (M10), which discussed in full details in this section.
C2.1 Sovereignty Status (M1)
The Sovereignty Status Factor reflect the difference in risk between Independent Countries that have Formal Sovereignty via UN membership and those that lack Formal Sovereignty, such as Disputed Countries. Hence, this factor includes 4 types of Sovereignty Status, as presented in this section.
C2.1.1 UN Member/UN Observer State
A UN Member refers to a Country that has Full Membership in the United Nations. Membership in the UN gives a clear indication that a country has Sovereignty over a certain territory at the Formal Level. However, a Country that has a Formal Status of an Observer State in the United Nations. A status of UN Observer State signals that the Disputed Country already has enough International Recognition to be in the process of becoming an Independent Country, such as the case of Palestine that already has International Recognition from 139 countries, which is contrary to the case of Kosovo that despite 106 Countries already recognized the Country Self-Declaration, Kosovo still does not have a status of UN Observer State like Palestine.
C2.1.2 Disputed Country/Disputed Territory
A Disputed Country refers to a country that lacks the status of UN Member or UN Observer State, yet the Disputed Country runs as an Independent Country following the Self-Declaration of the Country, still, the Disputed Country has a Limited International Recognition and a Conflict with the country that claims sovereignty for the territory, such as the Disputed Country Kosovo that has a sovereignty conflict with Serbia or the Disputed Country Somaliland that has a sovereignty conflict with Somalia. However, a Disputed Territory refers to a Self-Declaration of a Territory that runs under its Sovereign State that does not recognize the Self-Declaration of the Territory, such as the Disputed Territory of Puntland under its Sovereign State Somalia. In the case of Disputed Territory, there is no International Recognition of the Territory.
C2.1.3 SAR Special Administrative of China
China has two Special Administrative (SAR): Hong Kong and Macau. Both of them are Former Colonies of the UK and Portugal that were returned to their ‘Home Country’, China, still, after their handover, Hong Kong and Macau got the status of Special Administrative in China. Hong Kong was a Colony of the UK from 1841 until 1997 when it was handover to China, while Macau was a Colony of Portugal from 1557 until 1999 when it was handover to China.
C2.1.4 Colony
A Colony Refers to a Territory under the Sovereignty of a Distant State without that the Territory made a Self-Declaration of an Independent Country, still, there are colonies that would like to get self-determination from their Sovereign State without Conflict but via a peaceful mechanism, such as via Referendum.
C2.2 Region (M2)
Analysing the Region Level allows us to identify the Characteristics, Strengths and Weaknesses of each region in the case of Long War. There are many Region Classifications, such as the Region Classification of the United Nations that more reflects the Past than the Present. Hence, the 2024 Global Survival Rank includes 10 main Sub-Regions that reflect the current Geopolitics and Global Order, as follows (by a-b): Africa, Atlantic Ocean, Central Asia and Caucasus, East-South Asia, Europe, Indian Ocean, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle-East, North America, and Oceania, still, Europe includes 2 sub-European Regions: Western European Countries and Eastern European Countries. Note, many still define the Former Allies of the USSR, such as Poland and Hungary as Eastern European Countries, despite that many years ago, these countries transformed into 'West Europe' by becoming EU Members and NATO Members. Thus, if we take into account membership, either in the EU or NATO or Schengen Area, then we have only a few Eastern European countries such as Russia and Belarus, still, keep in mind, that some Former USSR states or Former Allies of the USSR that are still defined as 'East', they belong to the Region of ‘Central Asia & Caucasus’, rather than to Europe, such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kazakhstan. Nevertheless, even if a country like Ukraine does not belong yet to the EU or NATO, we should take into account the ‘Western Orientation’ of the country. Thus, the distinction between Western European Countries and Eastern European Countries is based on their current reality or their current ‘Western Orientation’ or ‘Eastern Orientation’ that reflects their Future Objectives.
C2.3 Religion Majority (M3)
The Majority of Religion refers to the Biggest Share of Religion in a certain country or colony. The Majority of Religion in a country impacts significantly on how the country runs, who are the Allies of the Country and to which Alliances, Blocs and Coalitions the Country belongs, and it even impacts the Military-Culture of the country. Note, some colonies have a different religious majority from their Distant Sovereign State, which impacts the colony in various ways.
C2.4 Main Subdivision of Religion Majority (M4)
The Main Subdivision of Religious Majority refers only to Countries and Colonies that have a majority of Christianity or a Majority of Islam. Thus, the Main Religious Subdivision refers to the Biggest Share among Christianity or among Islam. The Main Subdivision of Religious Majority plays an important role in the National Culture of a country because it impacts the country at the economic and political levels including the attitude towards Conflicts and Wars, such as significant differences between Catholic versus Protestant or between Islam-Sunni versus Islam-Shia.
C2.5 Sovereignty State with Colonies (M5)
Each Colony has the 2024 Global Survival Rank, but this Intervening Factor, namely the ‘Sovereignty State with Colonies' looks at how the Colonies impact the Survival of the Sovereign State itself. In other words, each Sovereign State that has Colonies needs to give Military Protection to its Colonies during wars including taking care of their Food Security and Energy Security, which can be a complex task during Long Wars, especially in World Wars. Importantly, most of the Military Defence Treaties do not cover Colonies, so each Sovereign State needs to defend its colonies by its own means in the case of an attack against the colonies, which makes it harder when the Sovereign State has many Colonies with Long Distance to them. Hence, this factor takes into account the Total Colonies per Sovereign State including the Sovereign State itself.
C2.6 International Recognition of Disputed Countries (M6)
The scope of the International Recognition of Disputed Countries in terms of how many countries recognized the Country Self-Declaration determines if the Disputed Country has the prospect of becoming an independent country by getting the status of UN Member or if it will be under conflict for long with the Sovereign State that claims Sovereignty for the territory. Importantly, any Disputed Country has two camps: those countries that recognized the Self-Declaration of the Independent Country and those countries that did not recognize the Self-Declaration, which usually signals who are the Allies or the Rivals in the case of a Conflict or a War between the Disputed Country and the Country that Claims Sovereignty for the territory. Hence, looking at the International Recognition of Disputed Countries allows us to map the ongoing conflicts worldwide related to the Self-Determination of countries that wish to become Independent Countries.
C2.7 Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States (M7)
Membership in the United Nations gives a clear indication that a country has Sovereignty over a certain territory at the Formal Level. However, there are UN Members and UN Observer States that have Limited International Recognition due to Ongoing Conflict, such as in the case of Israel that despite 76 years passed since its establishment as an Independent country, 29 countries worldwide still don’t recognize the Sovereignty of Israel due to Muslim/Arab-Israeli Conflict in general, and due to the Israeli Occupation of Palestine, in particular. Nevertheless, a status of UN Observer State as in the case of Palestine signals that the Disputed Country has already got enough International Recognition to be in the process of becoming an Independent Country. Hence, looking at the limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States allows us to map the ongoing conflicts worldwide.
C2.8 Alliances (M8)
There are numerous Alliances worldwide, but there are several Alliances that have an impact on Survival in Long Wars as discussed in Section B2. Hence, the 2024 Global Survival Rank includes all the Relevant Multilateral and Bilateral Military Defence Treaties with commitment to defence in the case of an attack, either under an Equal Commitment Treaty (Two-Directions) or under a Non-Equal Commitment Treaty (One-Direction). Besides, the 2024 Global Survival Rank includes only important Multilateral Trade, Economic, and Political Alliances with Security Cooperation that have an impact on Geopolitics and Global Order. Considering the above, the 2024 Global Survival Rank includes the following Alliances: NATO, CSTO, GCC, Arab League, China's Bilateral Military Defence Treaties, USA's Bilateral Military Defence Treaties, CIS, SCO, BRICS, NDB, EU, Eurozone, QIZ, USMCA, OPEC, and OIC (Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances). Nevertheless, there is a plan to add more Alliances to the 2025 Global Survival Rank.
C2.9 Coalitions (M9)
The Current Global Order includes One Superpower, the USA versus the Dual Superpowers of Russia-China, which has led de-facto to Two Coalitions: The USA Coalition that includes the Allies of USA versus the Russia-China Coalition that includes the Allies of Russia-China, still, some countries can be considered as ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries because they are not fully faithful, neither to the USA or to Russia-China. Hence, the assumption is that if will erupt WWIII, then it will be between the two rival Coalitions, still, some countries from each coalition will be involved directly in the war, while other countries will give support to their coalition at the Military, Political, and Economic Levels.
C2.9.1 Criteria for Determination of Coalitions
Considering the above, the 2024 Global Survival Rank determines to which coalition each country belongs based on two main indicators: Sanctions Against Russia and the UN Vote about the ‘New International Economic Order’ as described below. Note, this determination was also used in the 2023 Global Survival Rank (For more details about the determination of the Coalitions, please see Monitoring Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 12 February 2023, USA Coalition versus Russia-China Coalition https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-risks/12/02/2023).
C2.9.1.1 Sanctions Against Russia
The First indicator is the Sanctions Against Russia which allows us to determine which countries are part of the USA Coalition based on their joining the USA in imposing Sanctions against Russia, and which countries are part of the Russia-China Coalition based on their decision to NOT join the USA in imposing Sanctions against Russia, as follows:
YES - USA Coalition. Countries that joined the USA in imposing Sanctions against Russia.
NO - Russia-China Coalition. Countries that did not join the USA in imposing Sanctions against Russia.
C2.9.1.2 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Vote on ‘New International Economic Order’
The Second Indicator is the UN Vote about the ‘New International Economic Order’ that was brought to vote by Russia on 14 December 2022, which allows us to determine which countries would like to preserve the Global Dominance of the USA at the economic and political levels, and which countries would like to replace the Global Dominance of the USA with other alternatives, as follows:
Against - USA Coalition. Countries that voted ‘Against’ the resolution of the ‘New International Economic Order’ to preserve the Global Dominance of the USA.
‘In Favour’ - Russia-China Coalition. Countries that voted ‘In Favour’ the resolution of the ‘New International Economic Order’ to replace the Global Dominance of the USA with other alternatives.
Abstained - ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries. Only one country, Turkey, Abstained on this vote as part of its trying to be Neutral in relation to the conflict between the USA Coalition and Russia-China Coalition, especially because this resolution was brought to vote by Russia.
Not Voted - Russia-China Coalition. ‘Not Voted’ is a tactic that is implemented in general in UN Votes, mainly by Small or Weak countries to avoid pressure from powerful countries. In this Vote, it is clear to see that those 19 countries that ‘Not Voted’ are from the Russia-China Coalition, as presented below. (For more Details about the Tactic of ‘Not Voted’ to avoid Pressure, Please see Is ‘Not Voted’ in UN votes Should Consider as ‘Abstain’ or ‘Soft Against’? - Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/25/02/2023/1000).
N/A Not Applicable. Not Applicable refers to Colonies, Disputed Countries, Disputed Territories, and Special Administrations of China that have no Right to Vote in the UN. In spite of that, all colonies were defined in 2024 GSR as part of the ‘USA Coalition’ because their Sovereign States are part of the USA Coalition. However, Due to the inability to know the position of Disputed Countries regarding the ‘New International Economic Order’, then two criteria apply in relation to Disputed Countries, as follows: i) If the Disputed Country Joined or Not join the Sanctions against Russia. ii) Which countries Recognized the Disputed Country among each coalition in order to reveal the Allies of the Disputed Country. Moreover, all colonies were defined in 2024 GSR as part of the ‘USA Coalition’ because their Sovereign States are part of the USA Coalition.
Table 12. List of Countries that ‘Not Voted’ on the UN Resolution - ‘New International Economic Order’
C2.9.2 Normal Type of Member of Each Coalition
C2.9.2.1 Normal Type of Member of USA Coalition
Considering the criteria that presented in Section C2.9.1, here is the Normal Type of Country or Colony that belongs to the USA Coalition:
YES - Sanctions Against Russia
Against - UNGA Vote on ‘New International Economic Order’
C2.9.2.2 Normal Type of Member of Russia-China Coalition
Considering the criteria that presented in Section C2.9.1, here is the Normal Type of Country that belongs to the Russia-China Coalition:
NO - Sanctions Against Russia
In Favour or Not Voted - UNGA Vote on ‘New International Economic Order’
C2.9.2.3 'Sitting On the Fence’ Countries
Considering the criteria that presented in Section C2.9.1, ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries are a Mixed Type namely, ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries are not fully faithful, neither to the USA nor to Russia-China, which is reflected in a Mixed Position. For Example, on the one hand, a country did not join the Sanctions against Russia, but on the other hand, the country voted to keep the Global Economic Dominance of the USA, or vice versa, on the one hand, a country joined the Sanctions against Russia, but on the other hand, the country voted in Favour to replace the Global Economic Dominance of the USA. Importantly, most of the ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries belong (Members/Observer States) or would like to belong (Applications) in parallel to Alliances of the USA Coalition alongside to Alliances of the Russia-China Coalition, such as Moldova that is an Official Candidate of the EU alongside a Member of CIS.
C2.10. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (M10)
M10 United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The composition of the UNSC each year in terms of which countries in the UNSC belong to the USA Coalition versus which countries in the UNSC belong to the Russia-China Coalition determines the results of the Votes in the UNSC. Hence, this factor compares the USA Coalition versus the Russia-China Coalition among the members of the UNSC in 2024, both among the Permanent members of the UNSC and among the Non-Permanent Members of the UNSC (For more information about the problematic Veto Right in the UNSC, please see Global Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 25 February 2023, United Nations: Rubber Stamp? (https://www.rozen-bakher.com/forum/2023/02/25/un).
D. Analysis and Concluding Remarks
D1. Analysis of 2024 Global Survival Rank: Main Outcomes and Implications
D1.1 Coalitions
Looking at the results of the 2024 Global Survival Rank related to Coalitions (Sections E1, E11, E34, E35, E36, E39.9), especially in terms of the share of each coalition in the 2024 Global Survival Rank (see Table 13) shows that the Russia-China Coalition has a bigger share of 80% in the Top 10, while the USA Coalition has only a share of 20% in the Top 10. Even in the Top 100, the Russia-China Coalition has a bigger share of 70%, while the USA Coalition has a smaller share of 29%. Besides, the USA Coalition has a share of 39% among all countries and colonies included in the 2024 GSR, mainly because of the Low Rank among Colonies. That means that the USA Coalition has less power in terms of Quality and Quantity compared to the Russia-China Coalition, which will impact its survival and the ability to win a world war, still, keep in mind, that there is a Big difference between Winning a war or Losing a war or Surviving a war. Importantly, comparing Coalitions in relation to each Survival Factor (R1-R7) (see Chart 5) shows that the USA Coalition is stronger in relation to Military Expenditure in Long Wars (R3) and Technology Level (R4a) but their Gaps between USA Coalition and Russia-China are very small. On the opposite, the Russia-China Coalition is Stronger in relation to Area Size (R1), Population and Army Size (R2), Gas-Proved Reserves (R5), Oil-Proved Reserves (R6), Food Security (R7) but their Gaps between USA Coalition and Russia-China are very Big.
Table 13. Comparison of Coalitions by Top5, Top10, Top20, Top30, Top75, Top100, Up to150, up to 200, and All Countries and Colonies included in 2024 Global Survival Rank
Chart 5. Comparing Coalitions: Survival Factors (R1-R7) of 2024 Global Survival Rank
D1.2 United Nations Security Council (UNSC)
When we look at the countries that are included in the Top 25 (Table 14) in relation to UNSC, then India that has GSR=4 may be right about its argument that it should get the status of a permanent member in the UNSC because the current structure of UNSC does not reflect the current global order (see Section E38, for results of UNSC). Even Turkey complained about the current structure of the UNSC, namely the UNSC does not include the Region of Middle-East at all (see Table 15), despite that it is the Strongest region worldwide with GSR=70.9 (see Table 17 ), while Europe that has GSR=110.9 has a significant representation in the UNSC, so the current structure Region of UNSC is based on the past instead of the present as it should be (see Table 16). The UNSC even lacks Islamic countries as Permanent Members in UNSC, despite that there are 58 Islamic countries worldwide (see Table 18) including 3 Islamic Countries in the Top 10 and 9 Islamic Countries in the Top 25 of the 2024 Global Survival Rank (Islam GSR=90.8, Christianity GSR=137.2, Islam-Shia GSR=69.3, Islam-Sunni GSR=92.5). Hence, No Surprise that the UNSC is not doing its job in preventing wars worldwide due to the problematic Veto Right alongside the current structure of the UNSC that does not reflect the current Global Order (For more information about the problematic Veto Right in the UNSC, please see Global Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 25 February 2023, United Nations: Rubber Stamp? (https://www.rozen-bakher.com/forum/2023/02/25/un)
Table 14. Permanent Members of UNSC in Top 25 of 2024 Global Survival Rank
Table 15. Region Structure of the UNSC versus the Region Structure of the 2024 Global Survival Rank
Table 16. Region Structure of the UNSC in 2024 compared to the Region Structure of the 2024 Global Survival Rank
Table 17. Comparison of Region, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank
Table 18. Comparison of Religion Majority, sorted by Number of Countries and Colonies
D1.3 Analysing Ongoing Wars by Comparing the Rank of Each Survival Factor (R1-R7)
Sections E2, E4 and E5 allow us to analyse countries that are involved in a certain war by comparing them not only in relation to their WR of the 2024 Global Survival Rank but even more importantly, by comparing them in relation to the Rank of Each Survival Factor (R1-R7). To illustrate it, comparisons are presented in this section in relation to the Russia-Ukraine War (see Table 19) and the Israel-Hamas War (see Table 20) including the recent Iran-Israel Military Conflict (see Table 21), which each of them has the potential to escalate into World War III.
D1.3.1 Russia-Ukraine War
Looking at the comparison between Russia and Ukraine explains clearly the outcome of the war until now. On the one hand, the Area Size of Ukraine has saved Ukraine from a fast takeover by Russia, but on the other hand, any Military Aid that is provided to Ukraine will not help Ukraine win the war against Russia, because Russia has crucial advantages compared to Ukraine, such as Bigger Army Size, Self Military Expenditure without the need for a Military Aid, higher technology level, plenty of Gas and Oil Reserves, and even better Food Security, so it is only a matter of time until Ukraine will reach the point that it will not be able to continue the war against Russia.
Table 19. Russia-Ukraine War: Comparing Russia and Ukraine in relation to the Rank of Each Survival Factor (R1-R7)
D1.3.2 Israel-Hamas War
The case of the Israel-Hamas War is more complicated because it depends on how many countries are included in the comparison from the 'Arab Coalition’ that have joined the war against Israel (see below). Hence, if we compared the GSR only between Israel and Palestine, then clearly Israel has a big advantage compared to Palestine in relation to all the survival factors, which explains the huge gap in casualties and destruction between Israel and Palestine (see Chart 6). However, since the start of the war, gradually, more countries have joined the war - Hezbollah from Lebanon, Houthis from Yemen and the Islamic Resistance from Iraq and even Syria in a passive way, which reduced the advantage of Israel to the point of Attrition-War between the two sides without the ability to win the war by any side. Nevertheless, if Iran will join the Israel-Hamas war in a full capacity or if will erupt a Bilateral war between Iran and Israel, then Israel will be in a disadvantageous position compared to Iran or compared to the ‘Arab Coalition with Iran’, especially in relation to the Area Size and Army Size, and even in relation to Technology Capabilities (Iran-R4a=15, Israel-R4a=33). That means that the Survival Factors of Iran allow Iran to survive a Long war based on its Self-Army Capabilities. Nonetheless, if more countries will join the war, either from the Palestine side or from the Israel side, then it will change the Balance of Power, still, it may lead to an all-out-war in the Middle-East and beyond or even to World War, especially if the USA as a superpower will join the war to help Israel.
Table 20. Israel-Hamas War: Comparing Israel and ‘Arab Coalition’ in relation to the Rank of Each Survival Factor (R1-R7)
Chart 6. Comparing Casualties between Israel and Palestine, 30 April 2024
Source: Aljazeera
Table 21. Israel-Iran Military Conflict: Comparing Israel and Iran in relation to the Rank of Each Survival Factor (R1-R7)
D1.4 Top Up From 2023 to 2024
Looking at the countries that have a significant Positive change in GSR from 2023 to 2024 (Sections E6-E9) reveals that North Korea has the Biggest positive change due to a significant increase in GDP and Technology Capabilities (see Table 22). In the last decade, North Korea has become a ‘Military Superpower’, then likely, that the export of weapons contributed to the increase in GDP of North Korea, which may indicate that North Korea find the way to bypass the Sanctions against the Country. Even Cuba has a significant change in GSR from 2023 to 2024 due to the increase in the GDP and Technology Level.
Table 22. Top Up 25 Countries with a Positive Change in Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024
D1.5 Sovereign States with Colonies
Looking at the results of 2024 GSR in relation to Colonies (Sections E10.4, E14, E15) gives a clear indication that holding Distant Colonies poses a Big Risk for Sovereign States in terms of protecting the Colonies against invasion during long wars and it even creates a big challenge when the Colony heavily depends on the Sovereign State in relation to Food Security and Energy Security. Therefore, if we take into account the GSR of the Sovereign State including its Colonies, then the UK and the Netherlands have the biggest risk in relation to Colonies, while France has the biggest risk in relation to the distance from the Colonies.
D1.6 Limited International Recognition
The Limited International Recognition is a mirror of the Map of the Ongoing Conflicts and Wars worldwide (see Chart 6 and Chart 7), still, it gives a clear-cut indication of which countries have the prospect of becoming Independent Countries as Full UN Members, while which countries will suffer from uncertainty regarding their sovereignty for long, such as Palestine that has the prospect of becoming a Full UN member in the short-run, while Kosovo in the Mid-run (Limited International Recognition in Sections E16, E17). However, Taiwan is an example of a Disputed Country that has no prospect of becoming an Independent Country based on its current Limited International Recognition, because Taiwan suffers from ‘Informal International Recognition’ namely, many countries including the USA don’t dare to challenge the ‘One China’ policy because it will lead to the termination of diplomatic relations with China, so paradoxically, the USA provided a Military Aid to Taiwan without that the USA formally recognition the sovereignty of Taiwan (China blasts US military aid to Taiwan, saying the island is entering a 'dangerous situation', AP, 4/24/2024). Nevertheless, despite that Israel has a status of a UN Member for more than 75 years, then Israel still suffers from Limited International Recognition from 29 countries without the prospect of resolving it until the ending of the Occupation of Palestine and implementation of the Two-States Solution, such as Saudi Arabia that declared that the Normalization with Israel depends on the creation of the State of Palestine (Report: Saudis seek largely declarative steps on Palestinian state to forge Israel ties, Times of Israel, 2 February 2024).
Chart 7. Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States
Chart 8. Limited International Recognition of Disputed Countries
D1.7 NATO
NATO is considered the Strongest Military Defence Alliance, but looking at the GSR results of NATO (Section 18) reveals a complicated picture if we take into account the ‘Open Door Policy’, Turkey as a Sitting on the Fence Country, and the Colonies of NATO members (see Table 23), as follows: i) The ‘Open Door Policy’ of NATO (see Table 24) impacts negatively the military power of NATO, especially Wave IV that significantly harms the GSR of NATO. ii) Turkey has a GSR rank of 15 with a rank of 3/32 among the NATO Members, but unlikely, that Turkey will join a war against Russia if will erupt a war between NATO and Russia. iii) The Colonies of NATO members impact negatively the GSR of NATO in an unpredicted way namely, instead of GSR=75.8, then the GSR including Colonies is 151.4.
Table 23. NATO: All NATO Members versus NATO Members among USA Coalition versus NATO Members with its Colonies
Table 24. The Impact of the ‘Open Door Policy’ on the Military Power of NATO
D1.8 Counter NATO
‘Counter-NATO’ of Russia and China, is a composition of Alliances led by Russia and China (see Section E27). Paradoxically, 'Counter-NATO' is considered less powerful compared to NATO, but if we look in-depth at their GSR results (see Table 25), then Counter-NATO is even more powerful compared to NATO, yet it lacks coherence and cohesion that NATO has, still, keep in mind, that some members included in the Counter-NATO may be involved indirectly in the war by providing a Military and Economic assistance, while some Observer States of the Counter-NATO may join the war.
Table 25. Main Sub-Alliances of Counter-NATO, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank
D2. Concluding Remarks and Future Perspectives
The 2024 Global Survival Rank brings to light the following conclusions and recommendations to reduce Risks in the case of long wars:
i) The USA Coalition should be more realistic regarding its ability to win a long war or world war against the Russia-China Coalition, so the USA Coalition should be cautious before entering into a Sanction War, a Cold War or worse, a World War against the Russia-China Coalition.
ii) NATO should consider its ‘Open Door’ Policy because clearly it hinders the military power of NATO, especially when too many Weak Countries get in through the ‘Door’, while strong ones stay outside the ‘Door’.
iii) NATO should think what is the best way to handle its 45 Colonies during long wars, which have an average distance of 6,501km from their sovereign states that are Members of NATO. Unreadiness for this significant problem will lead to the situation that NATO will ‘lose’ some Colonies during long wars or that NATO members with plenty of Colonies will be too busy with ‘taking care’ of their Colonies instead of putting maximum efforts into NATO during the war.
iv) Each sovereign state with colonies should be practical about its military capabilities to protect its Colonies, as well as to preserve the Energy Security and Food Security in the colonies during long wars despite the long distance. A Minimal Approach regarding 'Holding Colonies’ is better than a Maximize Approach, especially if a non-strategic Colony wish self-determination, still, a Strategic Colony that lacks full loyalty to its sovereign state may lead to a backfire during a long war, which may not be worth the ‘Strategic Point’ or the ‘Strategic Asset’.
v) NATO should take into account the ‘Sitting on the Fence’ countries as Turkey in relation to their willingness to join a war against Russia if will erupt a war between NATO and Russia.
vi) Ukraine should be realistic about its ability to win a war against Russia even if Ukraine will get the Maximum Military Aid from its allies, because Ukraine has a small army size compared to Russia, especially as the war drags on, so instead of trying to force conscription to the army via suspension of consular service abroad which signal on the unwillingness of Ukrainian men to continue fighting in this war, then Ukraine should consider compromising via a diplomatic mechanism to avoid a fall apart of the defensive lines due to a shortfall in fighters (Ukraine suspends consular, passport services for military-age men abroad and Polish defense minister: Poland ready to help Ukraine get its military-aged men back, Yahoo, April 23, 2024)
vii) Taiwan and its Western allies should avoid acts that will lead to a military clash or even a war between Taiwan and China because it will harm badly Taiwan due to the huge gap between Taiwan and China in relation to their military capabilities, so any trying to 'help’ Taiwan via a Military Aid may lead to the opposite outcome. Nevertheless, currently, only 11 countries dared to challenge China in relation to the International Recognition of Taiwan, so diplomatic efforts should be made to find a diplomatic solution regarding 'China One' instead of giving Military Aid without Recognition of Taiwan.
viii) Israel should be realistic about its capabilities to survive a long war against the 'Muslim-Arab Bloc’, especially in the case of All-Out-War. Importantly, Israel should be down-to-earth regarding its ability to continue with the Occupation of Palestine in the long-run without living at the edge namely, continuing with the Occupation of Palestine under the 'One-State Solution’ doctrine will lead Israel to daily casualties of IDF soldiers and Jewish civilians, displacement areas near Gaza and Lebanon, economic and political instability due to the war costs, International isolation due to the mass casualties of Palestinians and even without the prospect that countries in the region will eventually recognize Israel. However, ending the Occupation of Palestine under the 'Two-States Solution’ doctrine will allow Israel and Palestine to find stability and prosperity, which will minimize the number of countries that don’t recognize Israel.
ix) Russia and China have strong alliances with military cooperation and even strong military treaties, yet if we look at them as a composition of Alliances that can act as a Counter-NATO in the case of war against NATO, then NATO will have an advantage in the first phase of the war because Counter-NATO lacks coherence and cohesion compared to NATO that it is used to operating as a unified alliance over many decades.
x) The UNSC should be reformed in order to be relevant in resolving military conflicts and wars worldwide in terms of the Veto Right, the composition of the permanent members, the composition by region and more. Otherwise, the UNSC is doomed for failure.
xi) The UN and the UNSC should develop a mechanism for the Recognition of Disputed Countries when they reach the milestone of International Recognition to prevent a situation in which only one country blocks the self-determination of a nation. This mechanism will prevent a long occupation and ongoing conflict as in the case of Western Sahara.
xii) Among the Superpowers, China has the best Military backup in the case of an attack against its soil compared to the USA that lacks sufficient military backup in the case of an attack against its soil. Thus, the USA should make not only 'One-Direction’ of Military Defence Treaties as it used to do over many decades but also ‘Two-Directions’ of Military Defence Treaties outside NATO, or alternatively, to add new powerful members to NATO.
E. Results of 2024 Global Survival Rank
Section E via the Link: https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e
Section E1. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/1
Section E2. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank Including the Rank of Each Indicator (R1-R7) https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/2
Section E3. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Alphabetical Order https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/3
Section E4. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Alphabetical Order Including the Rank of Each Indicator (R1-R7) https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/4
Section E5. The Rank of Each Indicator (R1-R7), sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/5
Section E6. All Countries: 2024 Global Survival Rank versus 2023 Global Survival Rank https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/6
Section E7. All Countries: Change in Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024, sorted by Alphabetical Order https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/7
Section E8. Countries that Have a Positive Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024 https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/8
Section E9. Countries that Have a Negative Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024 https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/9
Section E10. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Sovereignty Status https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/10
Section E11. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Region https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/11
Section E12. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Religious Majority at the Country/Colony Level https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/12
Section E13. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Main Subdivision of Religious Majority at the Country/Colony Level https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/13
Section E14. All Colonies, sorted by Distance From Colony to Sovereign State https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/14
Section E15. All Colonies, sorted by Sovereign State https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/15
Section E16. International Recognition of Disputed Countries https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/16
Section E17. Limited International Recognition of UN Members and UN Observer States https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/17
Section E18. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/18
Section E19. Russia's Military Defence Treaties: Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and China-Russia Treaty https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/19
Section E20. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and its Peninsula Shield Force https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/20
Section E21. Arab League and its Arab Joint Security Pact https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/21
Section E22. Bilateral Military Defence Treaties: China’s Treaties and USA Treaties https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/22
Section E23. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/23
Section E24. Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/24
Section E25. BRICS https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/25
Section E26. New Development Bank (NDB) led by BRICS https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/26
Section E27. Counter-NATO led by Russia-China https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/27
Section E28. European Union (EU) https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/28
Section E29. Eurozone https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/29
Section E30. Multilateral Trade Alliances Led by USA: QIZ and USMCA https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/30
Section E31. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/31
Section E32. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/32
Section E33. Muslim-Arab Bloc: OIC, Arab League, OPEC and GCC https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/33
Section E34. USA Coalition https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/34
Section E35. Russia-China Coalition https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/35
Section E36. ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/36
Section E37. Superpowers - Military Defence Treaties in the Case of Attack against the Soil of the Superpower https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/37
Section E38. United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in 2024 https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/38
Section E39. Comparison of 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR): Region, Religion, Sovereignty Status, Colonies, Limited International Recognition, Alliances, Coalitions, Superpowers, and UNSC https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/39
Section E40. Summary of 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR) https://www.rozen-bakher.com/gsr/2024/e/40
F. Additional Recommended Reading
Publications— Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/publications/
Unpublished New Research Papers of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/research-papers
Selected New Research Papers:
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Are Multinational Enterprises’ (MNEs) Theories explained the reality of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade in the 21st Century?. Research Paper, PD2. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/research-papers/pd2
Rozen-Bakher, Z. A Regime Type as a Location Factor of FDI: Democracy, Communism, Absolute Monarchy, Religious Regime, and Military Regime. Research Paper, PD5. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/research-papers/pd5
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Technological Location Factors of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): R&D Expenditure, Technological Strategic Assets, Technical Labour, and ICT Infrastructure. Research Paper, PD6. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/research-papers/pd6
Rozen-Bakher, Z. FDI’s Unresolved Risk of Cultural Distance - Alternatives Measuring to National Cultural Values: Language Distance, Religion Distance, and Cultural Openness. Research Paper, PD7. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/research-papers/pd7
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Legal Distance in FDI - The Differences in the Legal Location Factors between the Home country, Host country, and International Law: Risk Analysis. Research Paper, PD8. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/research-papers/pd8
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Restrictions on International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Nationalism-Mercantilism versus Trade Liberalism. Research Paper, PD9. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/research-papers/pd9
Rozen-Bakher, Z. The Chess Game of Forming International Trade Agreements: Shaping Global Economic and Political Power. Research Paper, PD10. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/research-papers/pd10
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Is the World Trade Organization (WTO) has a Future under the Mechanism of Consensus in Decision-Making?: A New Framework for Achieving Successful Rounds. Research Paper, PD11. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/research-papers/pd11
Rozen-Bakher, Z. Risk Analysis of Entry Modes: Comparison of Greenfield & Brownfield, Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Export, Licensing, and Franchising. Research Paper, PD12. https://www.rozen-bakher.com/research-papers/pd12
Selected Published Papers:
Rozen-Bakher, Z. (2018). The Trade-off Between Synergy Success and Efficiency Gains in M&A Strategy.EuroMed Journal of Business, 13(2), 163-184. Published online 22 June 2018. DOI: 10.1108/EMJB-07-2017-0026 1* journal
Rozen-Bakher, Z. (2018). How National Cultural Differences Influence M&A Success in Cross-Border M&As?.Transnational Corporations Review, 10(2), 131-146. Published online on 24 May 2018. DOI:10.1080/19186444.2018.1475089
Rozen-Bakher, Z. (2018). Comparison of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) Success in Horizontal, Vertical and Conglomerate M&As: Industry Sector vs. Services Sector.The Service Industries Journal, 38 (7-8), 492-518. Published online on 24 November 2017. DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2017.1405938 2* journal
Rozen-Bakher, Z. (2018). Labour Productivity in M&As: Industry Sector vs. Services Sector. The Service Industries Journal. 38(15-16), 1043-1066. Published online on 11 November 2017. DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2017.1397136 2* journal
Rozen-Bakher, Z. (2017). Impact of Inward and Outward FDI on Employment: The Role of Strategic Asset-Seeking FDI.Transnational Corporations Review, 9(1), 16-30. Published online on 20 February 2017. DOI: 10.1080/19186444.2017.1290919.
Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Comments on Contemporary Risks
Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks
Monitoring Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher to Analyse in-Depth Security & Political Risks and Economic & Strategic Risks
Monitoring Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-risks-1
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Military, Political, Economic and Trade Alliances that Have an Impact on Global Order and Geopolitics
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries, Alliances and Coalitions to Survive Long Wars at the Military Level, Economic Level, and Political Level
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb
Global Risks by Dr. Rozen-Bakher: Stimulating Thinking ‘Out of the Box’ on Ongoing Global Problems that have no Clear Solutions
Global Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-risks
Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher to Identify Risks versus Opportunities at the Country Level
Blog on FDI and International Trade by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, by Date: https://www.rozen-bakher.com/blog-all
Twitter-X Lists of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher to Identify Security & Political Risks and Economic & Strategic Risks
Twitter-X Lists: Dr. Rozen-Bakher’s Twitter Lists https://www.rozen-bakher.com/twitter-lists-gr
G. Notes
Australia in Generated Maps. Unfortunately, due to unclear reason, the area of Australia is missing in the Maps Powered by Bing, which were Generated via the Excel of Microsoft Office’. Thereby, Australia should be part of the maps that appear in the following Sections: E12, E15, E34, E39.9.
Holy See. The Holy See has the Status of UN Observer State, but it is not included in any Global Survival Rank due to giving respect to this highly important religious Catholic body because the Global Survival Rank deals with military issues and Political Fights. Although, we can assume that the Vatican has the same rank as Italy in the 2024 Global Survival Rank, still, keep in mind, that the Holy See has a different view from Italy in relation to various issues, such as the International Recognition of Countries.
Membership Status of Alliances. The Membership Status of Alliances that is presented in the column of the ‘Main Alliances’ was collected in January-February 2024, so it is possible that some Membership Status may change after that, especially in relation to Applicants and Dialogue Partners. For the latest Membership Status of each Alliance, please see Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher (https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances).
Testing the Change in the Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024. The 2023 Global Survival Rank did not include the Colonies, so the Testing the Change in Global Survival Rank From 2023 to 2024 include only countries that were included in the 2023 Global Survival Rank. However, the 2024 GSR includes Colonies that some of them are bigger than the Smaller countries worldwide, which explains some of the negative changes from 2023 to 2024 among Small countries, still, in some cases, the Negative change in the Global Survival Rank happened due to a reduction in some Survival Factors, such as the reduction in GDP and Technology level as in the case of Tuvalu.
Dominican Republic - Area Size. Based on the Database of World Bank, the Surface area (sq. km) of the Dominican Republic in 2020 was 48,670, while the Surface area (sq. km) of the Dominican Republic in 2021 was 146,839, which explained the Positive Change in the Global Survival Rank of the Dominican Republic from 2023 to 2024.
Agricultural land - Definition. According to the Database of World Bank, Agricultural Land refers to: “Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops”.
Data Sources of Religion. There is a contradiction between various sources regarding the Share of Religions in Countries due to the Politicization of Religion Data, so an effort was made to Choose Reliable Sources that were used in the 2024 Global Survival Rank.
Missing Data - Subdivision of Christianity in Colonies. There is a Missing Data related to six Christian Colonies regarding their main subdivision of Christianity, so in the Column of ‘Religion Majority’, these Colonies appeared as Christianity, while in the Column of ‘Religion Majority and its Sub-Division’, these Colonies appeared as N/A.
Missing Data - Technological Level R4a. There is a Missing Data in relation to R4a of SAR-Hong Kong and SAR-Macau, because this Data is likely part of the Data of China, which limited the ability to compare the WR of Global Survival Rank in relation to Hong Kong and Macau, still, the other Survival Factors (R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R7) exist for Hong Kong and Macau. Besides, there is Missing Data in relation to R4a of Disputed Countries, because this Data is likely part of the Data of the Sovereign Country that claims Sovereignty for these territories, which limited the ability to compare the WR of Global Survival Rank in relation to Disputed Countries, still, the other Survival Factors (R1, R2, R3, R5, R6, R7) exist for the Disputed Countries.
H. Appendices
H1. Word Format - All Countries and Colonies included in the 2024 Global Survival Rank, sorted by Numbering [(Number of Country/Colony (1-256)]
Notes: i) Only Section E0 is presented in Word Format and not as a Table like the other Sub-Sections in E Section. ii) The Numbering 1-198 includes the countries by a-b that were included in the 2023 Global Survival Rank, Numbering 199-205 include Disputed Countries and Territories, and Numbering 206-256 include Colonies.
No Country/Colony Region Sovereignty Status Coalition Main Alliances Religion Majority Religion Majority and its Sub-Divisions Area Size-R1 Rank-R1 Population-R2 Army Size-R2 Rank-R2 GDP-R3 Military Expenditure in Long Wars-R3 Rank-R3 Technology Level-R4a Rank-R4a Distance from Colony to Sovereign State-R4b Rank-R4b Gas-Proved Reserves-R6 Rank-R5 Oil-Proved Reserves-R6 Rank-R6 Food Security-R7 Rank-R7 2024 Simple Average (SR) 2024 Weight Average (WR) 2024 Global Survival Rank (Rank of WR) Change in Global Survival Rank (WR), 2023-2024
1 Afghanistan Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CSTO-O, SCO-O, CIS-O, BRICS-D, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 652,860 40 41,128,771 9,048,330 36 14,266,499,430 3,566,624,857 143 119.7 133 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 383,130.0 32 69.14 72.40 69 -3
2 Albania Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU-D, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 28,750 148 2,777,689 611,092 142 18,916,378,861 4,729,094,715 127 167.2 127 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 11,363.3 139 111.86 122.03 142 1
3 Algeria Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-A, OPEC, Arab League, OIC, Islam Islam-Sunni 2,381,741 10 44,903,225 9,878,710 34 194,998,449,769 48,749,612,442 58 5,689.0 51 N/A N/A 2,279,200,000,000 15 1,664,080,000 15 413,160.7 25 29.71 30.97 18 1
4 Andorra Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, Eurozone-AG Christianity Christianity-Catholic 470 208 79,824 17,561 214 3,352,031,094 838,007,774 187 9.7 181 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 187.6 193 154.71 172.61 192 -9
5 Angola Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D Christianity Christianity-Catholic 1,246,700 22 35,588,987 7,829,577 43 106,782,770,715 26,695,692,679 70 45.4 150 N/A N/A 0 52 1,061,601,200 18 458,970.0 20 53.57 53.74 46 2
6 Antigua and Barbuda Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 440 211 93,763 20,628 210 1,867,733,333 466,933,333 204 7.3 186 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 90.0 201 158.86 176.96 201 -12
7 Argentina Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D, NDB-A Christianity Christianity-Catholic 2,780,400 8 46,234,830 10,171,663 33 631,133,384,440 157,783,346,110 24 9,729.8 41 N/A N/A 385,567,750,000 30 338,641,303 31 1,179,577.6 9 25.14 24.25 13 0
8 Armenia Central Asia & Caucasus UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CSTO, SCO-D, CIS, Arab League-O Christianity Christianity-Apostolic 29,740 146 2,780,469 611,703 141 19,513,474,648 4,878,368,662 125 599.4 92 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 16,748.2 129 104.71 116.23 137 4
9 Australia Oceania UN Member USA Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 7,741,220 6 26,005,540 5,721,219 56 1,692,956,646,856 423,239,161,714 12 60,890.8 14 N/A N/A 2,389,595,500,000 13 326,042,649 33 3,635,190.0 3 19.57 20.87 11 0
10 Austria Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 83,879 120 9,041,851 1,989,207 99 470,941,926,751 117,735,481,688 35 13,700.1 34 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 25,974.6 107 70.71 75.27 71 -1
11 Azerbaijan Central Asia & Caucasus UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, SCO-D, CIS, OPEC+, OIC Islam Islam-Shia 86,600 118 10,141,756 2,231,186 93 78,721,058,824 19,680,264,706 75 993.6 82 N/A N/A 2,503,652,800,000 12 954,800,000 19 47,806.0 90 69.86 80.16 83 7
12 Bahamas Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Sitting On the Fence UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 13,880 164 409,984 90,196 180 12,897,400,000 3,224,350,000 149 22.7 164 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 130.0 197 136.29 145.37 166 4
13 Bahrain Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, SCO-D, OPEC+, BRICS-A, Arab League, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force Islam Islam-Shia 790 201 1,472,233 323,891 158 44,383,297,872 11,095,824,468 97 492.7 96 N/A N/A 64,831,430,000 48 0 48 81.0 204 121.86 131.81 153 0
14 Bangladesh East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, NDB, BRICS-A, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 147,570 96 171,186,372 37,661,002 8 460,201,265,528 115,050,316,382 37 4,927.3 54 N/A N/A 110,227,264,000 44 0 48 100,680.0 72 51.29 51.32 42 -1
15 Barbados Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 430 212 281,635 61,960 191 5,699,950,000 1,424,987,500 173 67.8 142 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 100.0 199 145.29 161.83 178 -3
16 Belarus Europe UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CSTO, SCO-O, CIS, BRICS-A Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 207,630 87 9,228,071 2,030,176 98 72,793,457,588 18,198,364,397 80 1,352.1 77 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 81,740.0 78 74.29 79.53 82 0
17 Belgium Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 30,530 144 11,685,814 2,570,879 81 583,435,595,580 145,858,898,895 26 17,015.6 28 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 13,656.7 135 73.43 76.55 75 -2
18 Belize Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 22,970 155 405,272 89,160 181 2,830,507,576 707,626,894 193 14.0 176 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 1,820.0 163 138.29 151.86 173 0
19 Benin Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Christianity Christianity-Catholic 114,760 105 13,352,864 2,937,630 77 17,396,792,700 4,349,198,175 132 290.5 106 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 39,500.0 97 88.14 94.66 112 -1
20 Bhutan East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Buddhism Buddhism 38,390 140 782,455 172,140 169 2,768,003,873 692,000,968 194 79.7 140 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 5,130.0 152 127.86 141.04 162 -2
21 Bolivia Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-A Christianity Christianity-Catholic 1,098,580 27 12,224,110 2,689,304 80 44,008,282,878 11,002,070,719 98 152.3 131 N/A N/A 212,867,680,000 38 0 48 381,193.7 33 65.14 67.56 56 1
22 Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe UN Member Sitting On the Fence UN, NATO-A, EU-OC, OIC-O Islam Islam-Sunni 51,210 133 3,233,526 711,376 137 24,473,906,674 6,118,476,668 116 932.5 86 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 22,630.0 114 98.00 108.91 129 0
23 Botswana Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 581,730 47 2,630,296 578,665 145 20,355,541,963 5,088,885,491 123 329.3 103 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 258,620.0 43 80.14 88.90 104 -1
24 Brazil Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS, OPEC+,NDB, Arab League-O Christianity Christianity-Catholic 8,515,770 5 215,313,498 47,368,970 7 1,920,095,779,023 480,023,944,756 11 70,291.7 10 N/A N/A 348,528,330,000 32 1,626,571,637 16 2,393,695.6 4 12.14 10.73 5 0
25 Brunei East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OPEC+, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 5,770 180 449,002 98,780 179 16,681,536,467 4,170,384,117 135 286.8 107 N/A N/A 222,300,000,000 37 150,040,000 39 134.0 196 124.71 137.26 156 0
26 Bulgaria Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone-OC Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 111,000 108 6,465,097 1,422,321 110 90,346,169,915 22,586,542,479 72 4,118.2 58 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 50,466.0 86 76.29 83.70 91 -2
27 Burkina Faso Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 274,220 74 22,673,762 4,988,228 58 18,820,064,798 4,705,016,199 129 246.3 115 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 127,400.0 62 76.86 81.84 85 -1
28 Burundi Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 27,830 150 12,889,576 2,835,707 78 3,338,722,828 834,680,707 188 33.3 158 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 21,030.0 118 113.14 124.60 148 0
29 Cabo Verde Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 4,030 184 593,149 130,493 175 2,226,862,134 556,715,534 199 21.5 166 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 790.0 177 143.00 158.61 176 -2
30 Cambodia East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D, SCO-D Buddhism Buddhism 181,040 91 16,767,842 3,688,925 73 29,504,829,319 7,376,207,330 109 166.2 128 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 60,991.4 81 83.14 87.60 100 -4
31 Cameroon Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Christianity Christianity-Catholic 475,440 55 27,914,536 6,141,198 53 43,644,068,311 10,911,017,078 99 1,130.5 80 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 97,500.0 73 65.86 66.64 54 -2
32 Canada North America UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, USMCA Christianity Christianity-Catholic 15,634,410 2 38,929,902 8,564,578 37 2,137,939,220,075 534,484,805,019 9 65,821.6 12 N/A N/A 2,353,957,700,000 14 22,927,151,368 3 569,910.0 16 13.29 13.58 6 0
33 Central African Republic Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC-O Christianity Christianity-Protestant 622,980 44 5,579,144 1,227,412 117 2,382,618,615 595,654,654 196 17.3 170 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 49,100.0 89 102.29 107.49 128 0
34 Chad Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, Arab League-O, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 1,284,000 20 17,723,315 3,899,129 68 12,704,149,840 3,176,037,460 150 14.1 175 N/A N/A 0 52 204,600,000 36 503,380.0 17 74.00 78.53 80 -3
35 Chile Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 756,700 37 19,603,733 4,312,821 65 301,024,724,912 75,256,181,228 47 8,979.8 45 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 105,955.4 69 51.86 49.54 40 -4
36 China East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, UNSC, SCO, BRICS, NDB, CSTO-O, China-North Korea Treaty, China-Russia Treaty, China-Solomon Islands Security Pact Non-Religious Non-Religious 9,562,910 4 1,412,175,000 310,678,500 2 17,963,171,479,205 4,490,792,869,801 2 669,744.3 1 N/A N/A 8,398,550,000,000 6 3,541,320,055 13 5,206,950.0 1 4.14 3.61 2 0
37 Colombia Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 1,140,619 25 51,874,024 11,412,285 28 343,622,114,560 85,905,528,640 46 9,296.6 43 N/A N/A 86,207,464,000 45 277,710,400 34 427,180.0 23 34.86 34.58 22 0
38 Comoros Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, Arab League, BRICS-D, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 1,861 193 836,774 184,090 167 1,242,519,407 310,629,852 212 3.4 191 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 1,330.0 166 147.00 164.31 182 -5
39 Congo Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OPEC, BRICS-D Christianity Christianity-Catholic 342,000 65 5,970,424 1,313,493 113 15,816,996,655 3,954,249,164 136 72.6 141 N/A N/A 0 52 393,104,800 27 106,780.0 68 86.00 93.73 110 2
40 Congo DR Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D Christianity Christianity-Protestant 2,344,860 11 99,010,212 21,782,247 15 64,718,641,221 16,179,660,305 86 171.8 126 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 338,980.0 36 53.43 48.91 38 0
41 Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 51,100 134 5,180,829 1,139,782 123 69,243,626,029 17,310,906,507 85 666.3 89 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 18,110.0 126 93.86 101.12 121 -2
42 Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 322,460 69 28,160,542 6,195,319 52 70,018,715,017 17,504,678,754 84 241.0 116 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 235,000.0 47 66.86 69.76 64 -8
43 Croatia Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 88,070 117 3,855,600 848,232 132 71,600,049,650 17,900,012,413 81 4,800.1 55 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 14,760.0 132 88.14 94.09 111 -2
44 Cuba Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D Christianity Christianity-Catholic 109,880 109 11,212,191 2,466,682 85 633,442,300,000 158,360,575,000 23 1,287.9 78 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 64,010.0 80 67.86 71.25 66 15
45 Cyprus Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 9,250 175 1,251,488 275,327 162 29,250,524,418 7,312,631,105 110 1,485.2 73 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 1,231.3 169 112.71 124.40 147 2
46 Czech Republic Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone-D Non-Religious Non-Religious 78,871 122 10,672,118 2,347,866 87 290,527,550,627 72,631,887,657 49 14,994.0 31 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 35,298.0 101 70.00 75.51 73 -2
47 Denmark Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU Christianity Christianity-Protestant 42,920 137 5,903,037 1,298,668 114 400,167,196,949 100,041,799,237 43 15,318.5 30 N/A N/A 28,027,957,000 50 58,339,254 44 26,180.0 106 74.86 83.07 90 -4
48 Djibouti Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, Arab League, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 23,200 154 1,120,849 246,587 164 3,515,108,860 878,777,215 186 8.8 183 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 17,039.0 128 130.71 145.90 168 0
49 Dominica Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 750 202 72,737 16,002 215 607,440,741 151,860,185 225 6.4 187 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 250.0 190 159.86 179.48 206 -20
50 Dominican Republic Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 146,839 98 11,228,821 2,470,341 84 113,537,368,176 28,384,342,044 67 84.7 139 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 24,290.0 110 85.43 85.92 96 17
51 Ecuador Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 256,370 78 18,001,000 3,960,220 67 115,049,476,000 28,762,369,000 65 2,847.8 64 N/A N/A 0 52 177,667,424 38 54,700.0 84 64.00 66.02 52 2
52 Egypt Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS, NDB, SCO-D, QIZ, Arab League, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O, OPEC-O Islam Islam-Sunni 1,001,450 29 110,990,103 24,417,823 14 476,747,720,365 119,186,930,091 33 18,469.2 24 N/A N/A 2,137,712,500,000 17 429,114,400 25 40,310.0 95 33.86 27.98 14 0
53 El Salvador Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 21,040 157 6,336,392 1,394,006 112 32,488,720,000 8,122,180,000 105 17.0 171 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 11,957.0 137 111.71 119.06 139 -1
54 Equatorial Guinea Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OPEC Christianity Christianity-Catholic 28,050 149 1,674,908 368,480 156 12,029,633,747 3,007,408,437 151 1.7 194 N/A N/A 0 52 150,040,000 39 1,049.2 172 130.43 138.85 158 1
55 Eritrea Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, Arab League-O Islam Islam-Sunni 121,630 102 3,684,032 810,487 134 2,065,001,626 516,250,407 201 37.5 154 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 75,920.0 79 110.00 123.97 145 0
56 Estonia Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Non-Religious Non-Religious 45,340 136 1,348,840 296,745 159 38,100,812,959 9,525,203,240 104 1,747.6 72 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 9,870.0 143 102.00 111.43 132 0
57 Eswatini Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 17,360 162 1,201,670 264,367 163 4,790,922,066 1,197,730,516 177 32.9 159 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 11,950.0 138 128.43 143.52 164 2
58 Ethiopia Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS Christianity Christianity-Ethiopian Orthodox 1,136,240 26 123,379,924 27,143,583 12 126,783,471,598 31,695,867,899 63 3,967.5 59 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 385,950.0 31 41.57 39.17 29 0
59 Fiji Oceania UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D Christianity Christianity-Methodism 18,270 160 929,766 204,549 165 4,979,979,546 1,244,994,887 175 175.9 124 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 3,116.0 157 125.86 139.77 160 2
60 Finland Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Lutheranism 338,470 66 5,556,106 1,222,343 118 282,896,251,391 70,724,062,848 50 11,328.4 39 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 22,680.0 113 69.43 69.47 61 0
61 France Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, UNSC, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 549,087 49 67,971,311 14,953,688 21 2,779,092,236,506 694,773,059,126 7 66,478.6 11 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 285,537.5 39 32.43 30.16 16 0
62 Gabon Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OPEC, BRICS-D, OIC Christianity Christianity-Catholic 267,670 76 2,388,992 525,578 148 21,071,739,225 5,267,934,806 121 61.0 145 N/A N/A 0 52 272,800,000 35 21,532.4 116 99.00 104.00 122 1
63 Gambia Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 11,300 171 2,705,992 595,318 143 2,187,194,563 546,798,641 200 58.2 147 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 6,340.0 149 130.00 145.48 167 0
64 Georgia Central Asia & Caucasus UN Member Sitting On the Fence UN, NATO-D, EU-OC Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 69,700 126 3,712,502 816,750 133 24,780,791,064 6,195,197,766 115 620.7 91 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 23,799.0 111 96.57 106.61 126 4
65 Germany Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 357,590 64 83,797,985 18,435,557 19 4,082,469,490,798 1,020,617,372,699 4 109,378.8 4 N/A N/A 19,659,538,000 51 0 48 165,910.0 52 34.57 32.62 20 0
66 Ghana Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 238,530 82 33,475,870 7,364,691 47 73,766,052,452 18,441,513,113 79 2,106.3 69 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 126,037.4 64 63.00 66.22 53 0
67 Greece Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone, Arab League-O Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 131,960 100 10,426,919 2,293,922 90 217,581,324,512 54,395,331,128 57 12,538.7 37 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 58,671.9 83 66.71 72.03 67 -4
68 Grenada Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 340 217 125,438 27,596 203 1,215,379,156 303,844,789 213 56.1 148 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 80.0 205 155.14 174.50 194 -12
69 Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 108,890 110 17,357,886 3,818,735 71 95,003,330,316 23,750,832,579 71 125.7 132 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 46,120.0 92 82.29 85.38 95 -1
70 Guinea Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 245,860 79 13,859,341 3,049,055 75 20,999,229,260 5,249,807,315 122 40.7 151 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 146,380.0 55 83.14 89.06 105 2
71 Guinea Bissau Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 36,130 141 2,105,566 463,225 152 1,633,559,092 408,389,773 208 14.4 173 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 8,151.1 146 131.43 144.35 165 -2
72 Guyana Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Christianity Christianity-Pentecostal 214,970 85 808,726 177,920 168 14,718,388,489 3,679,597,122 141 19.6 168 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 10,430.0 141 114.71 119.30 140 10
73 Haiti Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 27,750 151 11,584,996 2,548,699 82 20,253,551,885 5,063,387,971 124 40.2 152 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 17,950.0 127 105.14 112.58 133 1
74 Honduras Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D, NDB-A Christianity Christianity-Evangelicalism 112,490 106 10,432,860 2,295,229 89 31,717,699,764 7,929,424,941 106 104.7 135 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 35,760.0 100 90.86 95.74 114 0
75 Hong Kong, China East-South Asia Special Administrative-Former Colony of UK Russia-China Coalition Non-Religious Non-Religious 1,110 196 7,346,100 1,616,142 104 359,838,583,490 89,959,645,873 45 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 40.0 216 N/A N/A N/A N/A
76 Hungary Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone-D Christianity Christianity-Catholic 93,030 114 9,643,048 2,121,471 95 177,337,436,677 44,334,359,169 59 7,478.2 49 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 50,436.9 87 72.00 78.57 81 -2
77 Iceland Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO Christianity Christianity-Protestant 103,000 111 382,003 84,041 184 28,064,529,851 7,016,132,463 112 683.9 88 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 18,720.0 123 102.57 112.70 134 -1
78 India East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS, NDB, SCO, Arab League-O Hinduism Hinduism 3,287,260 7 1,417,173,173 311,778,098 1 3,416,645,826,053 854,161,456,513 5 149,212.6 3 N/A N/A 1,320,443,200,000 21 619,705,029 22 1,785,279.5 7 9.43 7.52 4 0
79 Indonesia East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 1,916,907 14 275,501,339 60,610,295 4 1,319,100,220,408 329,775,055,102 16 32,553.8 19 N/A N/A 1,252,271,700,000 22 332,816,000 32 646,000.0 15 17.43 15.29 7 0
80 Iran Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CSTO-O, BRICS, SCO, OPEC, OIC Islam Islam-Shia 1,745,150 17 88,550,570 19,481,125 17 413,493,207,349 103,373,301,837 38 57,755.3 15 N/A N/A 32,101,380,000,000 2 21,523,920,000 4 470,670.0 18 15.86 18.47 9 0
81 Iraq Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OPEC, Arab League, OIC Islam Islam-Shia 435,050 59 44,496,122 9,789,147 35 264,182,173,793 66,045,543,448 51 9,814.4 40 N/A N/A 3,528,525,800,000 11 19,780,591,600 5 94,240.0 76 39.57 42.05 32 2
82 Ireland Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 70,280 125 5,127,170 1,127,977 124 533,140,011,838 133,285,002,960 28 8,562.8 46 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 43,370.0 93 73.71 80.86 84 1
83 Israel Middle-East UN Member USA Coalition UN, QIZ Judaism Judaism 22,070 156 9,557,500 2,102,650 96 525,002,447,653 131,250,611,913 29 13,955.4 33 N/A N/A 588,557,700,000 28 0 48 6,435.0 148 76.86 82.00 87 0
84 Italy Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 302,068 72 58,940,425 12,966,894 25 2,049,737,165,408 512,434,291,352 10 85,419.3 8 N/A N/A 42,397,680,000 49 82,395,735 41 124,030.3 65 38.57 37.39 27 -1
85 Jamaica Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 10,990 172 2,827,377 622,023 140 17,097,760,724 4,274,440,181 134 201.1 119 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 4,170.0 153 116.86 128.77 152 2
86 Japan East-South Asia UN Member USA Coalition UN, USA–Japan Military Defence Alliance Shinto Shinto 377,974 63 125,124,989 27,527,498 11 4,232,173,916,087 1,058,043,479,022 3 101,014.3 6 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 46,590.0 91 39.14 32.86 21 0
87 Jordan Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, QIZ, Arab League, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 89,318 116 11,285,869 2,482,891 83 48,653,381,781 12,163,345,445 93 3,533.4 61 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 10,230.0 142 85.00 87.66 101 -4
88 Kazakhstan Central Asia & Caucasus UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CSTO, SCO, BRICS-A, CIS, OPEC+, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 2,724,900 9 19,621,972 4,316,834 64 225,496,328,925 56,374,082,231 56 2,970.6 63 N/A N/A 2,257,115,400,000 16 4,092,000,000 12 2,137,959.0 6 32.29 36.67 25 2
89 Kenya Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 580,370 48 54,027,487 11,886,047 27 113,420,008,179 28,355,002,045 69 1,753.1 71 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 277,100.0 41 50.86 50.81 41 -1
90 Kiribati Oceania UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 810 199 131,232 28,871 202 223,353,014 55,838,254 239 3.7 190 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 340.0 189 159.86 179.24 205 -15
91 Kosovo Europe Disputed Country USA Coalition UN, EU-A, Eurozone-U Islam Islam-Sunni 10,887 173 1,761,985 387,637 155 9,409,473,518 2,352,368,379 161 263.3 111 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 5,748.0 151 N/A N/A N/A N/A
92 Kuwait Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, SCO-D, OPEC, Arab League, BRICS-A, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force Islam Islam-Sunni 17,820 161 4,268,873 939,152 131 175,363,265,306 43,840,816,327 60 1,149.8 79 N/A N/A 1,694,800,000,000 18 13,844,600,000 7 1,500.0 165 88.71 98.54 116 1
93 Kyrgyzstan Central Asia & Caucasus UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CSTO, SCO, CIS, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 199,950 88 6,974,900 1,534,478 105 11,543,966,559 2,885,991,640 154 193.6 122 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 103,661.0 70 91.29 100.98 120 4
94 Lao PDR East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Buddhism Buddhism 236,800 84 7,529,475 1,656,485 103 15,468,785,204 3,867,196,301 138 89.4 137 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 20,310.0 119 97.29 100.63 118 -2
95 Latvia Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Lutheranism 64,590 129 1,879,383 413,464 154 40,932,030,050 10,233,007,512 101 1,469.4 74 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 19,700.0 121 97.14 107.42 127 0
96 Lebanon Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, Arab League, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 10,450 174 5,489,739 1,207,743 119 23,131,941,557 5,782,985,389 118 2,268.5 68 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 6,793.0 147 103.71 115.45 135 1
97 Lesotho Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 30,360 145 2,305,825 507,282 149 2,236,502,124 559,125,531 198 35.9 155 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 24,330.0 109 122.29 138.74 157 1
98 Liberia Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 111,370 107 5,302,681 1,166,590 122 4,001,046,970 1,000,261,743 182 12.1 178 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 19,230.4 122 115.86 124.05 146 -4
99 Libya Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OPEC, Arab League, BRICS-D, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 1,759,540 16 6,812,341 1,498,715 107 45,752,336,036 11,438,084,009 95 247.4 114 N/A N/A 1,429,654,500,000 19 6,596,713,200 10 153,500.0 54 59.43 63.68 51 0
100 Liechtenstein Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 160 230 39,327 8,652 227 7,710,380,086 1,927,595,021 165 35.7 156 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 51.7 212 155.71 174.26 193 -12
101 Lithuania Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 65,290 128 2,831,639 622,961 139 70,974,490,450 17,743,622,613 83 2,738.9 65 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 29,378.0 104 88.43 98.44 115 0
102 Luxembourg Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 2,590 189 653,103 143,683 172 81,641,807,866 20,410,451,966 73 946.9 84 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 1,328.1 167 112.14 123.72 144 0
103 Macau, China East-South Asia Special Administrative-Former Colony of Portugal Russia-China Coalition Folk Religion Folk Religion 33 242 695,168 152,937 171 24,042,287,327 6,010,571,832 117 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 N/A N/A N/A N/A
104 Madagascar Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 587,295 46 29,611,714 6,514,577 50 15,297,192,799 3,824,298,200 140 163.3 129 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 408,950.0 27 70.29 75.37 72 0
105 Malawi Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 118,480 104 20,405,317 4,489,170 62 13,164,667,627 3,291,166,907 146 292.2 105 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 60,500.0 82 85.57 93.34 109 -1
106 Malaysia East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D, OPEC+, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 330,411 68 33,938,221 7,466,409 45 407,027,451,715 101,756,862,929 40 21,884.8 21 N/A N/A 908,230,600,000 24 372,617,520 28 85,710.0 77 43.29 45.01 35 0
107 Maldives East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, SCO-D, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 300 219 523,787 115,233 178 6,170,638,747 1,542,659,687 170 23.4 163 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 59.0 211 148.71 163.50 180 -2
108 Mali Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 1,240,190 23 22,593,590 4,970,590 59 18,827,176,530 4,706,794,132 128 98.9 136 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 431,310.0 22 66.86 69.61 62 -3
109 Malta Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 320 218 531,113 116,845 177 18,125,564,514 4,531,391,129 131 526.9 95 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 87.5 202 131.86 146.64 169 -5
110 Marshall Islands Oceania UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 180 229 41,569 9,145 226 258,774,475 64,693,619 236 1.6 195 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 70.0 208 170.57 192.49 221 -25
111 Mauritania Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, Arab League, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 1,030,700 28 4,736,139 1,041,951 127 9,780,863,579 2,445,215,895 159 20.9 167 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 397,100.0 28 87.00 94.68 113 -3
112 Mauritius Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, Peninsula Shield Force-O Hinduism Hinduism 2,007 192 1,262,523 277,755 161 12,948,726,654 3,237,181,663 147 198.8 120 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 860.0 175 127.86 141.79 163 2
113 Mexico Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, USMCA, OPEC+, BRICS-D Christianity Christianity-Catholic 1,964,375 13 127,504,125 28,050,908 10 1,465,854,089,286 366,463,522,322 14 20,074.2 23 N/A N/A 178,069,950,000 40 827,386,032 20 971,260.0 12 18.86 17.01 8 0
114 Micronesia Oceania UN Member Sitting On the Fence UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 700 204 114,164 25,116 205 424,000,000 106,000,000 232 7.6 184 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 50.0 213 162.57 180.17 207 -15
115 Moldova Europe UN Member Sitting On the Fence UN, EU-OC, CIS Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 33,850 143 2,538,894 558,557 147 14,508,333,280 3,627,083,320 142 271.6 109 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 22,750.0 112 107.57 121.27 141 5
116 Monaco Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, Eurozone-AG Christianity Christianity-Catholic 90 236 36,469 8,023 228 8,784,002,932 2,196,000,733 163 49.1 149 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 0.9 235 158.71 175.87 199 -20
117 Mongolia East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CSTO-O, SCO-O, CIS-O Buddhism Buddhism 1,564,116 18 3,398,366 747,641 136 17,146,471,626 4,286,617,907 133 209.7 118 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 1,126,312.0 11 73.71 82.05 89 -1
118 Montenegro Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU-D, Eurozone-U Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 13,810 165 617,213 135,787 174 6,229,801,581 1,557,450,395 169 309.3 104 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 2,555.6 158 124.29 139.27 159 2
119 Morocco Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, Arab League, BRICS-D, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 446,550 58 37,457,971 8,240,754 39 130,912,558,830 32,728,139,707 62 6,452.5 50 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 302,910.0 38 49.57 51.64 43 1
120 Mozambique Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Christianity Christianity-Catholic 799,380 34 32,969,518 7,253,294 48 18,406,835,955 4,601,708,989 130 173.4 125 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 414,138.3 24 65.86 69.34 60 2
121 Myanmar East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, SCO-D, BRICS-D Buddhism Buddhism 676,590 39 54,179,306 11,919,447 26 62,263,466,264 15,565,866,566 88 418.5 100 N/A N/A 432,211,880,000 29 0 48 129,800.0 61 55.86 54.34 47 -1
122 Namibia Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 824,290 33 2,567,012 564,743 146 12,914,932,656 3,228,733,164 148 198.7 121 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 388,120.0 30 82.57 92.11 107 -1
123 Nauru Oceania UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 20 246 12,668 2,787 240 151,647,846 37,911,962 242 0.9 196 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 4.0 232 179.43 202.06 229 -31
124 Nepal East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, SCO-D Hinduism Hinduism 147,180 97 30,547,580 6,720,468 49 40,828,247,304 10,207,061,826 102 1,464.1 75 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 41,210.0 94 74.00 77.39 77 1
125 Netherlands Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Non-Religious Non-Religious 41,540 138 17,700,982 3,894,216 69 1,009,398,719,033 252,349,679,758 18 33,376.8 18 N/A N/A 129,930,360,000 43 0 48 18,120.0 125 65.57 68.45 58 -3
126 New Zealand Oceania UN Member USA Coalition UN Non-Religious Non-Religious 267,710 75 5,124,100 1,127,302 125 248,101,705,541 62,025,426,385 53 8,983.5 44 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 101,750.0 71 66.86 72.22 68 0
127 Nicaragua Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D Christianity Christianity-Catholic 130,370 101 6,948,392 1,528,646 106 15,671,583,940 3,917,895,985 137 37.7 153 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 50,910.0 85 97.43 105.50 124 2
128 Niger Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 1,267,000 21 26,207,977 5,765,755 54 15,342,278,919 3,835,569,730 139 63.7 144 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 465,950.0 19 68.14 71.12 65 0
129 Nigeria Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-A, OPEC, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 923,770 31 218,541,212 48,079,067 6 472,624,597,403 118,156,149,351 34 7,900.0 48 N/A N/A 5,472,979,500,000 10 5,031,796,000 11 686,440.0 14 22.00 24.09 12 0
130 North Korea East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, China-North Korea Treaty Non-Religious Non-Religious 120,540 103 26,069,416 5,735,272 55 40,000,000,000 10,000,000,000 103 176.6 123 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 25,950.0 108 83.29 84.75 98 24
131 North Macedonia Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU-D Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 25,710 153 2,057,679 452,689 153 13,563,132,102 3,390,783,026 144 427.3 99 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 12,600.0 136 112.14 125.37 149 2
132 Norway Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO Christianity Christianity-Protestant 624,500 43 5,457,127 1,200,568 120 579,422,449,510 144,855,612,378 27 13,262.1 35 N/A N/A 1,429,180,100,000 20 1,077,792,562 17 9,850.0 144 58.00 54.91 49 -2
133 Oman Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OPEC+, Arab League, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force Islam Islam-Sunni 309,500 71 4,576,298 1,006,786 128 114,667,360,208 28,666,840,052 66 1,083.3 81 N/A N/A 666,347,500,000 26 732,877,200 21 14,662.2 133 75.14 77.20 78 2
134 Pakistan East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, SCO, BRICS-A, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 796,100 35 235,824,862 51,881,470 5 374,697,366,359 93,674,341,590 44 17,038.2 27 N/A N/A 384,786,340,000 31 0 48 363,030.0 35 32.14 30.48 17 1
135 Palau Oceania UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 460 209 18,055 3,972 237 232,903,016 58,225,754 237 5.7 188 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 43.0 215 169.43 189.40 217 -22
136 Palestine Middle-East UN Observer State Russia-China Coalition UN-O, Arab League, BRICS-A, OIC, QIZ Islam Islam-Sunni 6,025 179 5,043,612 1,109,595 126 19,111,900,000 4,777,975,000 126 533.6 94 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 3,912.0 155 111.43 123.22 143 4
137 Panama Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 75,320 123 4,408,581 969,888 129 76,522,511,800 19,130,627,950 76 258.9 113 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 21,813.2 115 93.71 100.10 117 4
138 Papua New Guinea Oceania UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 462,840 56 10,142,619 2,231,376 92 31,603,619,042 7,900,904,760 107 59.6 146 N/A N/A 163,144,480,000 41 0 48 14,410.0 134 89.14 85.96 97 1
139 Paraguay Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 406,752 61 6,780,744 1,491,764 108 41,722,295,229 10,430,573,807 100 153.5 130 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 168,091.4 51 78.71 84.24 92 1
140 Peru Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 1,285,220 19 34,049,588 7,490,909 44 242,631,573,321 60,657,893,330 54 2,701.5 66 N/A N/A 261,442,120,000 36 101,801,603 40 255,156.9 45 43.43 41.32 31 -1
141 Philippines East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 300,000 73 115,559,009 25,422,982 13 404,284,326,110 101,071,081,528 42 3,071.8 62 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 126,830.0 63 50.43 48.88 37 0
142 Poland Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone-D Christianity Christianity-Catholic 312,710 70 36,821,749 8,100,785 40 688,125,010,521 172,031,252,630 22 36,766.6 17 N/A N/A 72,260,090,000 47 0 48 144,994.6 56 42.86 43.28 34 -1
143 Portugal Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 92,230 115 10,409,704 2,290,135 91 255,196,660,987 63,799,165,247 52 17,098.9 26 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 39,623.0 96 68.57 74.31 70 -1
144 Qatar Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, SCO-D, Arab League, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force Islam Islam-Sunni 11,490 170 2,695,122 592,927 144 236,258,302,840 59,064,575,710 55 2,346.6 67 N/A N/A 24,665,472,000,000 3 3,443,281,600 14 740.0 179 90.29 100.71 119 -1
145 Romania Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone-D Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 238,400 83 19,047,009 4,190,342 66 300,691,354,865 75,172,838,716 48 9,710.5 42 N/A N/A 78,867,750,000 46 81,840,000 42 130,790.0 60 55.29 59.55 50 0
146 Russia Europe UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, UNSC, CSTO, SCO, BRICS, NDB, CIS, OPEC+, China-Russia Treaty, OIC-O Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 17,098,250 1 144,236,933 31,732,125 9 2,240,422,427,459 560,105,606,865 8 89,967.0 7 N/A N/A 37,391,525,000,000 1 14,704,498,336 6 2,154,940.0 5 5.29 5.32 3 0
147 Rwanda Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 26,340 152 13,776,698 3,030,874 76 13,311,487,445 3,327,871,861 145 264.0 110 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 20,044.6 120 100.43 110.44 130 5
148 Saint Kitts-Nevis Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 260 223 47,657 10,485 222 965,638,865 241,409,716 218 33.7 157 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 60.0 210 161.43 182.13 211 -20
149 Saint Lucia Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 620 205 179,857 39,569 198 2,343,703,704 585,925,926 197 3.3 192 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 99.4 200 156.00 172.33 191 -7
150 Saint Vincent-Grenadines Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Anglicanism 390 214 103,948 22,869 209 948,559,259 237,139,815 219 7.4 185 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 70.0 208 162.14 180.74 209 -16
151 Samoa Oceania UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Evangelicalism 2,840 188 222,382 48,924 197 832,945,206 208,236,301 223 22.2 165 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 494.1 183 150.86 168.99 186 -6
152 San Marino Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, Eurozone-AG Christianity Christianity-Catholic 60 237 33,660 7,405 229 1,855,382,833 463,845,708 205 11.3 180 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 23.0 221 167.43 187.74 216 -22
153 Sao Tome-Principe Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 960 197 227,380 50,024 196 542,686,976 135,671,744 227 2.1 193 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 420.0 185 156.86 175.30 198 -13
154 Saudi Arabia Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS, NDB-D, SCO-D, OPEC, Arab League, OIC, CSTO-O, Peninsula Shield Force Islam Islam-Sunni 2,149,690 12 36,408,820 8,009,940 41 1,108,571,517,285 277,142,879,321 17 17,321.2 25 N/A N/A 6,019,120,000,000 8 40,582,682,800 2 1,736,370.0 8 16.14 18.96 10 0
155 Senegal Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-A, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 196,710 89 17,316,449 3,809,619 72 27,684,264,748 6,921,066,187 113 395.7 101 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 95,110.0 75 78.57 84.16 93 -2
156 Serbia Europe UN Member Sitting On the Fence UN, CSTO-O, BRICS-D, EU-D Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 84,990 119 6,664,449 1,466,179 109 63,563,401,044 15,890,850,261 87 4,741.3 56 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 34,850.0 102 81.86 89.81 106 -5
157 Seychelles Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 460 209 119,878 26,373 204 1,588,438,144 397,109,536 210 32.8 160 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 15.5 225 158.29 174.54 195 -8
158 Sierra Leone Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 72,300 124 8,605,718 1,893,258 102 4,094,563,859 1,023,640,965 181 65.1 143 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 39,490.0 98 106.86 118.70 138 2
159 Singapore East-South Asia UN Member Sitting On the Fence UN Buddhism Buddhism 728 203 5,637,022 1,240,145 116 466,788,426,792 116,697,106,698 36 12,221.2 38 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 6.6 228 103.00 106.15 125 -5
160 Slovakia Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 49,030 135 5,431,752 1,194,985 121 115,461,711,689 28,865,427,922 64 5,420.1 52 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 18,560.0 124 85.14 92.23 108 -3
161 Slovenia Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 20,480 158 2,111,986 464,637 151 60,063,475,466 15,015,868,867 89 3,827.5 60 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 6,109.6 150 101.14 111.24 131 0
162 Solomon Islands Oceania UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, China-Solomon Islands Security Pact Christianity Christianity-Protestant 28,900 147 724,273 159,340 170 1,597,204,341 399,301,085 209 15.8 172 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 1,200.0 171 138.43 150.78 172 -1
163 Somalia Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, Arab League, BRICS-D, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 637,660 42 17,597,511 3,871,452 70 10,419,541,202 2,604,885,301 156 32.7 161 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 441,290.0 21 78.57 85.11 94 6
164 South Africa Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS, NDB Christianity Christianity-Protestant 1,219,090 24 59,893,885 13,176,655 24 405,270,850,099 101,317,712,525 41 15,884.5 29 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 963,410.0 13 33.00 32.17 19 -2
165 South Korea East-South Asia UN Member USA Coalition UN Non-Religious Non-Religious 100,430 112 51,628,117 11,358,186 29 1,673,916,469,027 418,479,117,257 13 72,490.4 9 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 16,030.0 130 56.14 53.02 45 -2
166 South Sudan Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OPEC+, BRICS-D Christianity Christianity-Catholic 646,883 41 10,913,164 2,400,896 86 11,997,800,760 2,999,450,190 152 14.3 174 N/A N/A 0 52 477,400,000 24 282,527.0 40 81.29 87.85 102 -3
167 Spain Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone Christianity Christianity-Catholic 505,965 53 47,778,340 10,511,235 30 1,417,800,466,263 354,450,116,566 15 65,638.4 13 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 262,284.5 42 36.14 34.95 23 1
168 Sri Lanka East-South Asia UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, SCO-D Buddhism Buddhism 65,610 127 22,181,000 4,879,820 60 74,403,578,363 18,600,894,591 78 1,779.5 70 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 28,120.0 105 77.14 82.04 88 -5
169 Sudan Africa UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OPEC+, BRICS-D, Arab League, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 1,878,000 15 46,874,204 10,312,325 32 51,662,241,775 12,915,560,444 92 378.4 102 N/A N/A 0 52 204,600,000 37 1,126,648.4 10 48.57 49.45 39 3
170 Suriname Latin America & Caribbean UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Christianity Christianity-Protestant 163,820 94 618,040 135,969 173 3,620,987,993 905,246,998 183 19.5 169 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 780.0 178 128.14 132.92 154 1
171 Sweden Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN, NATO, EU, Eurozone-D Christianity Christianity-Lutheranism 528,861 50 10,486,941 2,307,127 88 591,188,594,777 147,797,148,694 25 21,880.5 22 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 30,029.1 103 55.43 51.93 44 1
172 Switzerland Europe UN Member USA Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 41,291 139 8,775,760 1,930,667 101 818,426,550,206 204,606,637,552 20 23,075.0 20 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 14,993.8 131 73.00 76.94 76 0
173 Syria Middle-East UN Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CSTO-O, BRICS-D, Arab League, OIC-S Islam Islam-Sunni 185,180 90 22,125,249 4,867,555 61 8,969,512,933 2,242,378,233 162 453.3 98 N/A N/A 268,612,500,000 34 341,000,000 29 139,133.8 59 76.14 87.53 99 -4
174 Taiwan East-South Asia Disputed Country USA Coalition Buddhism Buddhism 35,980 142 23,816,775 5,239,691 57 751,930,000,000 187,982,500,000 21 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 8,167 145 N/A N/A N/A N/A
175 Tajikistan Central Asia & Caucasus Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CSTO, SCO, CIS, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 141,379 99 9,952,787 2,189,613 94 10,492,123,388 2,623,030,847 155 111.7 134 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 49,170.0 88 95.71 104.07 123 2
176 Tanzania Africa Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 947,300 30 65,497,748 14,409,505 23 75,732,311,666 18,933,077,917 77 896.7 87 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 395,212.0 29 49.43 48.43 36 3
177 Thailand East-South Asia Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-A, OIC-O Buddhism Buddhism 513,120 52 71,697,030 15,773,347 20 495,423,343,050 123,855,835,762 31 13,963.1 32 N/A N/A 143,084,030,000 42 34,475,100 46 235,000.0 47 38.57 37.27 26 -1
178 Timor-Leste East-South Asia Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Catholic 14,870 163 1,341,296 295,085 160 3,204,753,000 801,188,250 190 11.9 179 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 3,414.0 156 135.43 149.07 170 -1
179 Togo Africa Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OIC Christianity Christianity-Catholic 56,790 131 8,848,699 1,946,714 100 8,341,225,241 2,085,306,310 164 86.3 138 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 38,200.0 99 104.57 116.10 136 1
180 Tonga Oceania Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 750 202 106,858 23,509 206 469,228,220 117,307,055 230 9.2 182 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 350.0 188 158.29 177.98 203 -15
181 Trinidad And Tobago Latin America & Caribbean Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 5,130 181 1,531,044 336,830 157 30,053,575,132 7,513,393,783 108 237.4 117 N/A N/A 289,866,420,000 33 33,142,745 47 540.0 181 117.71 128.40 150 2
182 Tunisia Middle-East Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D, Arab League, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force-O Islam Islam-Sunni 163,610 95 12,356,117 2,718,346 79 46,303,552,449 11,575,888,112 94 5,164.9 53 N/A N/A 0 52 57,970,000 45 97,005.0 74 70.43 77.41 79 -4
183 Turkey Middle-East Member Sitting On the Fence UN, NATO, EU-A, SCO-D, BRICS-D, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 785,350 36 84,979,913 18,695,581 18 907,118,435,953 226,779,608,988 19 42,623.3 16 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 380,890.0 34 31.86 29.06 15 0
184 Turkmenistan Central Asia & Caucasus Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CIS-A, OIC, Islam Islam-Sunni 488,100 54 6,430,770 1,414,769 111 56,542,857,143 14,135,714,286 90 5.5 189 N/A N/A 13,601,250,000,000 4 81,840,000 42 338,380.0 37 75.29 81.99 86 6
185 Tuvalu Oceania Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 30 243 11,312 2,489 241 59,065,979 14,766,495 247 0.4 197 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 18.0 224 178.86 202.23 230 -33
186 Uganda Africa Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D, OIC Christianity Christianity-Catholic 241,550 81 47,249,585 10,394,909 31 45,567,304,608 11,391,826,152 96 934.0 85 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 144,150.0 57 64.43 67.94 57 1
187 Ukraine Europe Member USA Coalition UN, NATO-A, EU-OC Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 603,550 45 38,000,000 8,360,000 38 160,502,737,251 40,125,684,313 61 12,776.9 36 N/A N/A 1,091,211,000,000 23 0 48 413,110.0 26 39.57 42.81 33 -2
188 United Arab Emirates Middle-East Member Russia-China Coalition UN, SCO-D, OPEC, BRICS, NDB, Arab League, OIC, Peninsula Shield Force Islam Islam-Sunni 98,648 113 9,441,129 2,077,048 97 507,063,968,273 126,765,992,068 30 4,443.2 57 N/A N/A 5,938,725,000,000 9 13,339,920,000 8 3,915.6 154 66.86 69.73 63 1
189 United Kingdom Europe Member USA Coalition UN, UNSC, NATO Non-Religious Non-Religious 243,610 80 66,971,395 14,733,707 22 3,089,072,722,400 772,268,180,600 6 105,564.5 5 N/A N/A 186,979,340,000 39 341,000,000 30 172,151.4 50 33.14 35.00 24 -1
190 United States North America Member USA Coalition UN, UNSC, NATO, USMCA, QIZ, USA–Japan Military Defence Alliance Christianity Christianity-Protestant 9,831,510 3 333,287,557 73,323,263 3 25,439,700,000,000 6,359,925,000,000 1 455,855.6 2 N/A N/A 12,618,705,000,000 5 9,378,454,800 9 4,058,103.5 2 3.57 3.11 1 0
191 Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D, NDB Christianity Christianity-Catholic 176,220 93 3,422,794 753,015 135 71,177,146,197 17,794,286,549 82 959.5 83 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 140,696.1 58 78.71 88.55 103 -1
192 Uzbekistan Central Asia & Caucasus Member Russia-China Coalition UN, CSTO-O, SCO, BRICS-D, CIS, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 448,924 57 35,648,100 7,842,582 42 80,391,853,887 20,097,963,472 74 1,375.3 76 N/A N/A 845,325,000,000 25 81,021,600 43 256,906.0 44 51.57 54.71 48 1
193 Vanuatu Oceania Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Calvinism 12,190 168 326,740 71,883 188 1,055,811,724 263,952,931 217 12.4 177 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 1,870.0 161 144.43 161.33 177 -1
194 Venezuela Latin America & Caribbean Member Russia-China Coalition UN, OPEC, BRICS-A, Arab League-O Christianity Christianity-Catholic 912,050 32 28,301,696 6,226,373 51 482,359,318,768 120,589,829,692 32 657.3 90 N/A N/A 6,260,173,300,000 7 41,439,105,664 1 215,000.0 49 37.43 38.63 28 0
195 Vietnam East-South Asia Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-A Folk Religion Folk Religion 331,340 67 98,186,856 21,601,108 16 408,802,378,905 102,200,594,726 39 8,213.2 47 N/A N/A 645,928,600,000 27 600,160,000 23 123,600.0 67 40.86 41.28 30 2
196 Yemen Middle-East Member Russia-China Coalition UN, Arab League, OIC Islam Islam-Sunni 527,970 51 33,696,614 7,413,255 46 21,606,160,777 5,401,540,194 120 282.6 108 N/A N/A 265,831,020,000 35 409,200,000 26 234,520.0 48 62.00 66.89 55 5
197 Zambia Africa Member Russia-China Coalition UN Christianity Christianity-Protestant 752,610 38 20,017,675 4,403,889 63 29,163,782,138 7,290,945,535 111 263.1 112 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 238,390.0 46 67.14 69.08 59 8
198 Zimbabwe Africa Member Russia-China Coalition UN, BRICS-D, NDB-A Christianity Christianity-Protestant 390,760 62 16,320,537 3,590,518 74 27,366,627,153 6,841,656,788 114 480.2 97 N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 162,000.0 53 71.43 76.43 74 0
199 Abkhazia Europe Disputed Country Russia-China Coalition Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 8,664 177 244,236 53,732 195 439,600,000 109,900,000 231 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 4.2 231 N/A N/A N/A N/A
200 Northern Cyprus Europe Disputed Country Russia-China Coalition OIC-O Islam Islam-Sunni 3,355 187 382,836 84,224 183 4,234,000,000 1,058,500,000 180 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 1,902.0 160 N/A N/A N/A N/A
201 Somaliland Africa Disputed Country Russia-China Coalition Islam Islam-Sunni 177,000 92 5,700,000 1,254,000 115 2,500,000,000 625,000,000 195 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 123,900.0 66 N/A N/A N/A N/A
202 South Ossetia Europe Disputed Country Russia-China Coalition Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 3,900 185 56,520 12,434 219 100,000,000 25,000,000 244 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 1,276.8 168 N/A N/A N/A N/A
203 Transnistria Europe Disputed Country Russia-China Coalition Christianity Christianity-Eastern Orthodox 4,163 183 364,986 80,297 186 1,201,000,000 300,250,000 214 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 416.0 186 N/A N/A N/A N/A
204 Puntland Africa Disputed Territory Russia-China Coalition Islam Islam-Sunni 212,510 86 4,334,633 953,619 130 1,853,000,000 463,250,000 206 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 21,251.0 117 N/A N/A N/A N/A
205 Western Sahara Africa Disputed Territory Russia-China Coalition Islam Islam-Sunni 266,000 77 565,581 124,428 176 908,900,000 227,225,000 220 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 N/A N/A N/A N/A
206 Akrotiri and Dhekelia, UK Europe Colony USA Coalition Christianity N/A 254 224 18,195 4,003 235 0.0 0 255 N/A N/A 3,236 221 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 181.57 201.36 228 N/A
207 Åland Islands, Finland Europe Colony USA Coalition EU-ST, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Lutheranism 13,324 166 30,129 6,628 233 1,100,000,000 275,000,000 216 N/A N/A 277 206 0 52 0 48 140.0 195 159.43 174.81 196 N/A
208 American Samoa,USA Oceania Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Protestant 200 227 44,273 9,740 224 871,000,000 217,750,000 221 N/A N/A 11,310 249 0 52 0 48 29.0 219 177.14 195.62 223 N/A
209 Anguilla, UK Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Protestant 91 235 15,100 3,322 239 307,000,000 76,750,000 234 N/A N/A 6,570 229 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 181.86 201.67 229 N/A
210 Aruba, Netherlands Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT Christianity Christianity-Catholic 180 229 106,445 23,418 207 3,544,707,788 886,176,947 185 N/A N/A 7,844 244 0 52 0 48 20.0 222 169.57 185.07 213 N/A
211 Azores Islands, Portugal Atlantic Ocean Colony USA Coalition EU-OMR, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Catholic 2,322 191 247,400 54,428 194 4,445,754,000 1,111,438,500 178 N/A N/A 1,466 213 0 52 0 48 1,204.1 170 149.43 165.25 183 N/A
212 Bermuda, UK North America Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Protestant 4,290 182 63,532 13,977 217 7,546,000,000 1,886,500,000 166 N/A N/A 5,555 227 0 52 0 48 3.0 233 160.71 170.03 188 N/A
213 Bonaire, Netherlands Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT Christianity Christianity-Catholic 288 220 20,104 4,423 234 583,000,000 145,750,000 226 N/A N/A 7,800 243 0 52 0 48 72.0 206 175.57 195.50 222 N/A
214 British Indian Ocean Territory, UK Indian Ocean Colony USA Coalition N/A N/A 54,000 132 3,000 660 248 0.0 0 255 N/A N/A 9,250 247 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 174.00 184.08 212 N/A
215 British Virgin Islands, UK Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Protestant 150 231 31,305 6,887 232 500,000,000 125,000,000 228 N/A N/A 6,600 230 0 52 0 48 70.0 208 175.57 196.79 225 N/A
216 Canary Islands, Spain Africa Colony USA Coalition EU-OMR, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Catholic 7,744 178 2,172,944 478,048 150 52,793,331,030 13,198,332,757 91 N/A N/A 1,736 214 0 52 0 48 550.7 180 130.43 136.42 155 N/A
217 Cayman Islands, UK Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Protestant 264 221 68,706 15,115 216 6,844,827,379 1,711,206,845 167 N/A N/A 7,608 242 0 52 0 48 27.0 220 166.57 180.93 210 N/A
218 Ceuta, Spain Africa Colony USA Coalition EU-ST, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Catholic 18 247 85,144 18,732 212 2,053,791,968 513,447,992 202 N/A N/A 523 209 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 172.29 190.47 218 N/A
219 Channel Islands (Guernsey & Jersey), UK Europe Colony USA Coalition Christianity N/A 198 228 174,079 38,297 199 11,735,662,220 2,933,915,555 153 N/A N/A 284 207 0 52 0 48 85.7 203 155.71 171.43 190 N/A
220 Christmas Island, Australia Oceania Colony USA Coalition Non-Religious Non-Religious 135 233 2,205 485 251 52,100,000 13,025,000 248 N/A N/A 5,178 226 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 184.86 206.01 232 N/A
221 Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia Oceania Colony USA Coalition Islam Islam-Sunni 14 248 596 131 255 11,012,550 2,753,138 252 N/A N/A 5,833 228 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 188.43 211.60 234 N/A
222 Cook Islands, New Zealand Oceania Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Calvinism 236 226 18,100 3,982 236 384,000,000 96,000,000 233 N/A N/A 3,269 222 0 52 0 48 19.8 223 177.14 197.13 226 N/A
223 Curaçao, Netherlands Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT Christianity Christianity-Catholic 444 210 149,996 32,999 201 3,075,180,835 768,795,209 192 N/A N/A 7,847 245 0 52 0 48 44.4 214 166.00 180.24 208 N/A
224 Falkland Islands, UK Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition Christianity N/A 12,173 169 3,662 806 246 228,500,000 57,125,000 238 N/A N/A 12,777 252 0 52 0 48 11,248.0 140 163.57 185.33 214 N/A
225 Faroe Islands, Denmark Europe Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Lutheranism 12,960 167 53,090 11,680 220 3,555,929,833 888,982,458 184 N/A N/A 1,308 212 0 52 0 48 960.7 174 151.00 165.73 184 N/A
226 French Guiana, France Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OMR, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Catholic 83,846 121 304,032 66,887 190 4,932,547,044 1,233,136,761 176 N/A N/A 7,204 240 0 52 0 48 838.5 176 143.29 150.09 171 N/A
227 French Polynesia, France Oceania Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT Christianity Christianity-Protestant 3,471 186 306,279 67,381 189 5,814,661,209 1,453,665,302 172 N/A N/A 15,390 254 0 52 0 48 485.0 184 155.00 167.42 185 N/A
228 Gibraltar, UK Europe Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Catholic 10 251 32,649 7,183 230 1,766,239,553 441,559,888 207 N/A N/A 1,759 215 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 177.00 196.79 225 N/A
229 Greenland, Denmark North America Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT Christianity Christianity-Lutheranism 410,450 60 56,661 12,465 218 3,235,809,504 808,952,376 189 27.7 162 3,539 223 0 52 0 48 2,431.1 159 135.57 140.15 161 N/A
230 Guadeloupe, France Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OMR, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity N/A 1,628 194 395,839 87,085 182 10,190,340,641 2,547,585,160 157 N/A N/A 6,754 234 0 52 0 48 1,042.0 173 148.57 162.07 179 N/A
231 Guam, USA Oceania Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Catholic 540 207 171,774 37,790 200 6,123,000,000 1,530,750,000 171 N/A N/A 12,757 251 0 52 0 48 160.0 194 160.43 174.81 197 N/A
232 Isle of Man, UK Europe Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Anglicanism 570 206 84,519 18,594 213 6,684,229,269 1,671,057,317 168 N/A N/A 414 208 0 52 0 48 392.0 187 154.57 171.05 189 N/A
233 Madeira, Portugal Africa Colony USA Coalition EU-OMR, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Catholic 801 200 250,769 55,169 193 5,277,179,152 1,319,294,788 174 N/A N/A 972 211 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 159.14 169.56 187 N/A
234 Martinique, France Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OMR, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Catholic 1,128 195 366,981 80,736 185 9,781,242,307 2,445,310,577 158 N/A N/A 6,847 235 0 52 0 48 218.9 191 152.00 164.14 181 N/A
235 Mayotte, France Africa Colony USA Coalition EU-OMR, Eurozone-EU Colony Islam Islam-Sunni 374 215 332,009 73,042 187 3,157,740,855 789,435,214 191 N/A N/A 8,044 246 0 52 0 48 71.0 207 163.71 178.26 204 N/A
236 Melilla, Spain Africa Colony USA Coalition EU-ST, Eurozone-EU Colony N/A N/A 12 250 86,384 19,004 211 1,891,198,138 472,799,535 203 N/A N/A 573 210 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 172.86 191.34 219 N/A
237 Montserrat, UK Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Protestant 102 234 5,267 1,159 245 63,000,000 15,750,000 245 N/A N/A 6,642 231 0 52 0 48 30.6 218 181.86 204.16 231 N/A
238 New Caledonia, France Oceania Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT Christianity Christianity-Catholic 18,580 159 269,220 59,228 192 9,623,318,718 2,405,829,680 160 N/A N/A 16,607 256 0 52 0 48 1,840.3 162 147.00 158.01 175 N/A
239 Niue, New Zealand Oceania Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Protestant 261 222 1,937 426 252 24,900,000 6,225,000 251 N/A N/A 2,867 220 0 52 0 48 204.0 192 176.71 201.14 228 N/A
240 Norfolk Island, Australia Oceania Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Protestant 35 240 2,210 486 250 60,209,320 15,052,330 246 N/A N/A 1,901 216 0 52 0 48 8.8 227 182.71 205.51 232 N/A
241 Northern Mariana Islands, USA Oceania Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Catholic 460 209 49,551 10,901 221 858,000,000 214,500,000 222 N/A N/A 12,537 250 0 52 0 48 5.4 230 176.00 191.39 220 N/A
242 Pitcairn Islands, UK Oceania Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Seventh-day Adventist 49 239 47 10 256 132,321 33,080 254 N/A N/A 14,892 253 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 191.14 212.95 235 N/A
243 Puerto Rico, USA Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Catholic 8,870 176 3,221,789 708,794 138 113,434,800,000 28,358,700,000 68 584.6 93 2,504 218 0 52 0 48 1,689.0 164 123.43 128.60 151 N/A
244 Réunion, France Africa Colony USA Coalition EU-OMR, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Catholic 2,511 190 873,102 192,082 166 21,800,000,000 5,450,000,000 119 N/A N/A 9,395 248 0 52 0 48 502.2 182 143.57 152.40 174 N/A
245 Saba, Netherlands Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT Christianity Christianity-Catholic 13 249 1,911 420 253 46,000,000 11,500,000 249 N/A N/A 6,986 239 0 52 0 48 1.3 234 189.14 212.07 234 N/A
246 Saint Barthélemy, France Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Catholic 25 244 7,209 1,586 242 487,000,000 121,750,000 229 N/A N/A 6,709 232 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 183.29 203.88 231 N/A
247 Saint Helena & Ascension & Tristan da Cunha, UK Africa Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Anglicanism 394 213 5,633 1,239 243 43,000,000 10,750,000 250 N/A N/A 7,522 241 0 52 0 48 121.4 198 177.86 199.71 227 N/A
248 Saint Martin, France Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OMR, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Catholic 50 238 31,791 6,994 231 649,206,263 162,301,566 224 N/A N/A 6,712 233 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 180.29 199.30 226 N/A
249 Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France North America Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT, Eurozone-EU Colony Christianity Christianity-Catholic 242 225 5,595 1,231 244 173,503,428 43,375,857 241 N/A N/A 4,265 225 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 181.57 201.09 227 N/A
250 Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT Christianity Christianity-Methodism 21 245 3,138 690 247 107,000,000 26,750,000 243 N/A N/A 6,981 238 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 187.00 208.65 233 N/A
251 Sint Maarten, Netherlands Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT Christianity Christianity-Protestant 34 241 42,848 9,427 225 1,537,088,724 384,272,181 211 N/A N/A 6,939 237 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 178.57 196.73 224 N/A
252 Svalbard, Norway Europe Colony USA Coalition Christianity N/A 62,045 130 2,504 551 249 279,856,684 69,964,171 235 N/A N/A 2,118 217 0 52 0 48 0.0 236 166.71 176.18 200 N/A
253 Tokelau, New Zealand Oceania Colony USA Coalition Christianity N/A 10 251 1,499 330 254 8,562,661 2,140,665 253 N/A N/A 3,807 224 0 52 0 48 6.0 229 187.29 211.52 233 N/A
254 Turks and Caicos Islands, UK Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Protestant 950 198 45,703 10,055 223 1,138,808,881 284,702,220 215 N/A N/A 6,862 236 0 52 0 48 10.0 226 171.14 185.76 215 N/A
255 Virgin Islands, USA Latin America & Caribbean Colony USA Coalition Christianity Christianity-Protestant 350 216 105,413 23,191 208 4,444,000,000 1,111,000,000 179 N/A N/A 2,567 219 0 52 0 48 33.0 217 162.71 177.57 202 N/A
256 Wallis and Futuna Islands, France Oceania Colony USA Coalition EU-OCT Christianity Christianity-Catholic 142 232 15,664 3,446 238 188,000,000 47,000,000 240 N/A N/A 16,057 255 0 52 0 48 60.8 209 182.00 203.69 230 N/A
2023 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries, Alliances and Coalitions to Survive Long Wars at the Military Level, Economic Level, and Political Level
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Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries, Alliances and Coalitions to Survive Long Wars at the Military Level, Economic Level, and Political Level
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb
Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
A Researcher in International Relations/International Business with a speciality in Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), International Trade, and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) in relation to Security Risks, Political Risks, Economic Risks, and Strategic Risks
2023 Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Top 20 - Global Survival Rank, 2023
Introduction and Methodology
For Introduction and Methodology, Please see the 2024 Global Survival Rank
Survival Factors Included in 2023 Global Survival Rank: Area Size (R1), Population and Army Size (R2), GDP and Military Expenditure in Long Wars (R3), Technology Level (R4), Natural Gas-Proved Reserves (R5), Oil-Proved Reserves (R6), Food Security (R7)
Countries: R1 Area Size (25% of GSR), R2 Army Size (20% of GSR), R3 Military Expenditure in Long Wars (20% of GSR), R4a Technology Level (12% of GSR), R5 Natural Gas-Proved Reserves (10% of GSR), R6 Oil-Proved Reserves (8% of GSR), R7 Food Security (5% of GSR)
Intervening Factors that included the 2023 Global Survival Rank: Alliances (M8), Coalitions (M9)
The 2023 Global Survival Rank includes the following Alliances:
NATO
Counter-NATO: CSTO, China's Bilateral Military Defence Treaties, CIS, SCO, BRICS, EAEU
Analysis of 2023 Global Survival Rank
Looking at the tables of Global Survival Rank shows a complicated picture in terms of which coalition has more likelihood to survive WWIII. USA coalition has advantages in terms of Military expenditure and Technology Level, still, the share of countries with low survival ranks among the USA Coalition is relatively high. In other words, USA Coalition/NATO has too many countries with low survival rank compared to strong countries with high survival rank. However, the Russia-China Coalition has clear advantages in terms of area size, military size, energy and even food security. On the one hand, Russia-China Coalition includes many small countries with a very low survival rank, but on the other, Russia-China Coalition has more significant countries with high survival rank among the Top 20 countries with the highest survival rank.
Many see NATO as the promised ‘Joker card’ for survival in WWIII, but this analysis raises big challenges for NATO to win a war against the Russia-China Coalition or even to survive a long war. Time for reflection for those who push for global confrontation.
2023 Global Survival Rank - Tables and Charts
List of Contents
Comparison of Each Indicator of the 2023 Global Survival Rank: USA Coalition versus Russia-China Coalition versus ‘Sitting On the Fence’
All Countries, sorted by Alphabetical Order
All Countries, sorted by the 2023 Global Survival Rank
USA Coalition, sorted by the 2023 Global Survival Rank
Russia-China Coalition, sorted by the 2023 Global Survival Rank
‘Sitting On the Fence’, sorted by the 2023 Global Survival Rank
Comparison of NATO versus the Core of the Russia-China Coalition, Sorted by Each Indicator of Global Survival Rank
NATO, sorted by the 2023 Global Survival Rank
Core of the Russia-China Coalition, sorted by the 2023 Global Survival Rank
Colonies
2023 Global Survival Rank - All Countries - Comparing USA Coalition versus Russia-China Coalition
2023 Global Survival Rank - All Countries - Sorted by a-b
2023 Global Survival Rank - All Countries - Sorted by Rank
2023 Global Survival Rank - USA Coalition - Sorted by Rank
2023 Global Survival Rank - Russia-China Coalition - Sorted by Rank
2023 Global Survival Rank - ‘Sitting On the Fence’ - Sorted by Rank
2023 Global Survival Rank - Comparison of NATO versus Core of Russia-China Coalition
2023 Global Survival Rank - NATO - Sorted by Rank
2023 Global Survival Rank - Core of Russia-China Coalition - Sorted by Rank
The Core of Russia-China Coalition includes only members or forthcoming members of Military Alliances or Trade Alliances of Russia and China
Colonies - Partly 2023 Global Survival Rank ( 2 Indicators and Distance) - Sorted by Rank
The comparison between colonies in the 2023 Global Survival Rank was based on the Simple Average (SR) of only 3 indicators:
R1, Area Size.
R2, Military Size - Population.
Distance From Colonies to Sovereign State.
