The most powerful countries in the world in 2023, ranked

Thibault Spirlet,Sinéad BakerSep 16, 2023, 16:07 IST

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (r) alongside US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, in July 2023.Doug Mills/Pool via AP

US News & World Report ranked the world's most powerful countries in 2023.
The US remains No. 1, but some countries saw their positions rise or fall due to global instability.

The US, China, and Russia remained unchallenged as the world's most powerful countries in 2023, according to this year's global power rankings, published by US News & World Report.

The rankings, part of the "Best Countries" study, polled 17,000 people about their thoughts on 87 different nations.

The ranking assesses a country's influence based on respondents' perceptions of factors like political, economic, and military power.

Here's how the world's 25 most powerful countries stack up:

25. The Netherlands

Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Karl Hendon/Getty Images

24. Singapore

Singapore.Taro Hama @ e-kamakura/Getty Images

23. Sweden

A young fan waves the Swedish flag at the FIFA Women's World Cup.THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images

22. Qatar

Doha, Qatar.ziadghasan/Getty Images

21. Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland.Allan Baxter/Getty Images

20. Spain

The Metropolis Building in Madrid, Spain.Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images

19. Brazil

The statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Christian Adams/Getty images

18. Iran

Iranian flag on conference table.Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images

17. Australia

Sydney, Australia.zetter/Getty Images

16. Italy

The Colosseum in Rome, Italy.Matteo Colombo/Getty Images

15. Turkey

Turkish flag on the back of a boat on the Bosphorus and a mosque on a hillside in Istanbul, Turkey.Darrell Gulin/Getty Images

14. Ukraine

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 6, 2023Getty Images

13. Canada

Toronto, Canada.Posnov/Getty Images

12. India

People in New Delhi, India.Amarjeet Kumar Singh/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

11. Israel

Sean Pavone/Shutterstock

10. United Arab Emirates

Dubai Skyline and Jumeirah Open Beach.Jorg Greuel/Getty Images

9. Saudi Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images

8. Japan

Kabukicho district, Tokyo, Japan.Getty Images

7. France

French President Emmanuel Macron.Antoine Gyori/Getty Images

6. South Korea

South Korean soldiers participate in a ceremony to mark the 71st anniversary of Armed Forces Day in October 2019.Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool via REUTERS

5. UK

The London skyline.Getty

4. Germany

Cologne, Germany.Jorg Greuel/Getty Images

3. Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin.ILYA PITALEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images

2. China

DuKai photographer/ Getty Images

1. US

US President Joe Biden.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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