Powerful Countries ranking

Power in the global arena is multifaceted, encompassing political influence, economic resources, and military might. Each country’s power indicates its prowess in multiple aspects, including economic and political influence, strength in international alliances, and impactful military power. The rankings of the top 10 powerful countries in the world in 2024 are compiled by US News with the following methodology.
Methodology for ranking powerful countries in the world 2024
The power sub-ranking from US News is based upon an ‘equally weighted average of scores’ from five particular attributes that denote a country’s power, which are:
A leader,
Economical influence,
Political influence,
Strong international alliances, and
A strong military.
Further, The ranking model was devised by BAV Group, which is a unit of global marketing communications company WPP, and researchers led by Professor David Reibstein from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, all in association with US News & World Report.