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2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR) by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

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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



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

  • E2. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by 2024 Global Survival Rank Including the Rank of Each Indicator (R1-R7)  

  • E3. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Alphabetical Order

  • E4. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Alphabetical Order Including the Rank of Each Indicator (R1-R7) 

  • 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. All Countries and Colonies, sorted by Main Subdivision of Religious Majority at the Country/Colony Level

    • 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. Russia's Military Defence Treaties: Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and China-Russia Treaty

    • 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

  • E21. Arab League and its Arab Joint Security Pact

    • E21.1 Members of Arab League and its Arab Joint Security Pact 

    • E21.2 Observer States of Arab League and its Arab Joint Security Pact 

    • E21.3 Members and Observer States of Arab League and its Arab Joint Security Pact 

  • 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. BRICS

    • 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. European Union (EU)

    • 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. Eurozone

    • 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

  • E33. Muslim-Arab Bloc: OIC, Arab League, OPEC and GCC

  • E34. USA Coalition

    • 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

  • E35. Russia-China Coalition

  • E36. ‘Sitting On the Fence’ Countries

  • E37. Superpowers - Military Defence Treaties in the Case of Attack against the Soil of the Superpower

    • 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. Comparison of 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR): Region, Religion, Sovereignty Status, Colonies, Limited International Recognition, Alliances, Coalitions, Superpowers, and UNSC

    • 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

F. Additional Recommended Reading

Publications— Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/publications/

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