World Ranking
🛳️ Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft carriers in service, the clearest marker of blue-water power projection. 10 of 196 countries report a value; every row links to the country's full profile.
🇺🇸 United States
#1 · 11
10
Countries with data
26
World total
2
Median country
62%
Held by the top 3
World Map hover or tap a country
Color reflects aircraft carriers on a log scale — darker blue is lowest, red is highest. Grey countries have no reported value for this metric.
Lower
Higher
No data
Top 10 by aircraft carriers
Regional Breakdown
Summed across all countries with a reported value; follow a region to browse its countries.
Full Ranking 10 countries
Bars are log-scaled relative to the leader so magnitude gaps stay visible down the long tail.
| # | Country | Region | Aircraft Carriers | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 🥇🇺🇸United States | America | 11 | |
| #2 | 🥈🇨🇳China | Asia | 3 | |
| #3 | 🥉🇪🇬Egypt | Africa | 2 | |
| #4 | 🇮🇳India | Asia | 2 | |
| #5 | 🇮🇹Italy | Europe | 2 | |
| #6 | 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Europe | 2 | |
| #7 | 🇫🇷France | Europe | 1 | |
| #8 | 🇷🇺Russia | Europe | 1 | |
| #9 | 🇪🇸Spain | Europe | 1 | |
| #10 | 🇹🇭Thailand | Asia | 1 |
Estimates from open reporting or formula-modeled; countries with no reported value are excluded rather than shown as zero. Not a source of record — cross-check before citing.