Rank the 20 most powerful countries in the world in 2021?

[Blue3]

What are the 20 most powerful countries in the world in 2021, and what is the ranking of them?




I’d guess it’s something like
1. USA
2. PRC/China
3. Russia
4. Germany
5. France
6. Saudi Arabia
7. UK
8. India
9 ROC/Taiwan
10. Turkey
11. Iran
12. Pakistan
13. Israel
14. DPRK/NKorea
15. Japan
16. ROK/South Korea
17. Brazil
18. Egypt
19. Canada
20. Mexico

Maybe Italy, Australia, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa, Indonesia, Argentina, Colombia, Morocco, Angola, Algeria, Chile, Peru, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, New Zealand, Spain, Ukraine, or a few others should replace some countries on this list?

[Blue3]

Japan is way too low on your list, Blue3.  Less powerful than Iran and North Korea?  LOL

It also doesn't make any sense to exclude Italy from your list, as it is still a top-10 economy.

When is the last time Italy was an influential leader in their region, let alone the world?
And Japan is mostly a vassal state of the US (and demilitarized), while Iran and North Korea shape not only regional policies but ripples in the world.

1 USA   
2 PRC   
3 Russia   
4 Germany    
5 France    
6 Japan   
7 GB   
8 India   
9 Turkey   
10 Brazil
11 ROK
12 Indonesia
13 Italy
14 Mexico
15 Pakistan
16 Australia
17 Iran
18 Israel
19 Spain
20 Canada

Sorry there is no way ROC is more powerful than ROK or Japan.

Saudi Arabia isn't even in your top 20? Or North Korea?

Indonesia more influential than nuclear, mega-populous Pakistan? And Iran and Israel?

[Blue3]

The UK is definitely not stable, nor is it that high. And Japan isn't that high. Germany is stable or rising, not falling. Indonesia, Italy and Mexico shouldn't be that high either.