Empire Rankings: 18-Dimension Power Index

Empire Rankings is Ezana's quantitative index of national power, inspired by Ray Dalio's Changing World Order. Each country is scored across 18 dimensions and aggregated into a single Empire Score.

The 18 dimensions

• Economic: economic output, trade, markets & financial center, reserve currency status, debt burden, expected growth, cost competition, infrastructure, geology, resource efficiency.
• Power: military strength, innovation & technology, education.
• Stability: internal conflict, character & social contracts, rule of law, wealth gaps.
• External: acts of nature.

Where the data comes from

• World Bank Open Data API for economic indicators (GDP, debt, trade balance, etc.).
• IMF, FRED, and the Bank for International Settlements for financial-center metrics.
• SIPRI for military expenditure.
• WIPO for innovation/patent data.
• UNESCO for education.
• Other open data providers as documented on each dimension's detail page.

The Big Cycle chart

Empire Rankings includes a multi-country overlay chart that plots the Empire Score over time — the so-called Big Cycle. You can compare the trajectories of major powers (US, China, UK, EU, Japan, India, Russia) on one chart, or anchor any country to see relative scores indexed against it.

Caveats

• Dimensions backed by partner data sources are filled in over time. Some countries have full coverage; others have placeholders for dimensions where the source isn't yet integrated.
• The aggregation weights are debatable — different weighting schemes produce different rankings. We expose the per-dimension breakdown so you can form your own view.