The US remains the world's most powerful country while others have seen their positions fall amid rising instability according to this year's global power rankings.
The rankings, published by US News and World Report, look at how the influence of a nation, as well as its political, economic, and military power.
They come as part of the media organization's annual "Best Countries" study, which evaluated 80 countries based on responses from 21,000 people.
Scroll down to see the 25 most powerful nations, according to this year's rankings
Top 25 most powerful countries in the world
1. United States
2. Russia
3. China
4. Germany
5. United Kingdom
6. France
7. Japan
8. Israel
9. Saudi Arab
10. United Arab Emirates
11. South Korea
12. Canada
13. Iran
14. Turkey
15. India
16. Australia
17. Switzerland
18. Italy
19. Sweden
20. Qatar
21. Netherlands
22. Pakistan
23. Spain
24. Singapore
25. Egypt
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