Top 10 Most Powerful Countries in the World In 2024

These countries hold all the cards. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down the most powerful countries in the world in 2024 – for better or for far worse – based on military, cultural, economic, strategic and diplomatic influence. Our countdown of the most powerful countries in the world includes Saudi Arabia, France, China, and more! What other countries do you think should be on this list? Let us know in the comments.

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[WatchMojo]

What other countries do you think should be on this list? Let us know in the comments.

[ives]

"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." - Abraham Lincoln

[davor]

“China’s aggressive foreign policies” … what about USAs foreign policies ? How many countries did they invade and how many regime changes and with that civil wars did they start ?

[wndgeneral]

5:47
*cough, cough* still struggling to take over Ukraine, *cough.*

[dnapolyace]

Great list! I did not know much about South Korea, but I am going there this year.

[FactaClaus]

I don’t agree with India being placed above Russia. The reasons are:

1. Majority of our weapons that we have procured in last few decades are Russian made with minor changes. This means that a bulk of our arsenal is essentially similar to that of Russia, which makes them outdated.

2. We are essentially dependent on imports when it comes to defence sector. We don’t have an engine for our own flagship jet yet and we depend on decades old engines from western world to power our machinery. With this lack of self sufficiency, I don’t think we should be ranking that high on the list.

3. There is massive corruption in our politics which often interferes with best procurements for our armed forces. Our DRDO and OFB are no where near ISRO when it comes to innovation and engineering.

I don’t know which report you are using to prepare this list, but there is certainly something wrong with it.

[mr.sporty]

China is not the most populated country anymore..India overtook them last year

[TheWorldMemeDatabase]

Everybody gangsta until Germany starts moving closer to #1

[oliversherman]

I think everyone already knew who the number 1 pick would be before we even started watching the video

[FutJunk]

Russia is a paper tiger 4th is laughably high.

[misstigress]

I wish that China ranked lower because of less freedom and abuse of human rights. If I made this video then it would be placed at least in 5th place or not get mentioned at all.
Such a shame that China's poor handling human rights and aggressiveness and toxic relationship with Russia let them down.

Japan should've been mentioned! Team Japan 🇯🇵

[ares]

South Korea is certainly not the 5th most powerful country that's absolutely incorrect.

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

United States of America:

- Part of North America.
- One of the most powerful countries on Earth.
- One of few multicultural nations in the world.

[SDCarlin]

One can tell this was recorded a while ago. India recently took over China's title of the most populous nation in the world.

[njdevilsforlifewoohoo]

I’m surprised Japan wasn’t on this list.

[RayMcElroy]

Of course you would put the US as number 1

[ProfessorFlasher]

wow as a german u couldnt be more wrong about germany. we have a terrible (if at all) eqipped, understaffed military at the moment. our political parties are at each others throat. And economically we get sucked dry by corruption and migration. Yeah Germany is not that great at the moment

[jalencampbell]

We Americans must remember: United we stand, divided we fall. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🫡

[madsnowman]

Didn't India surpass China as the most populous country on the planet?

[AidanSuperStudios]

all these countries combined makes a country no one wants to mess with.