{"id":300718,"date":"2026-04-28T13:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T17:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=300718"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:08:07","slug":"which-countries-do-americans-consider-global-superpowers-and-how-many-are-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2026\/04\/28\/which-countries-do-americans-consider-global-superpowers-and-how-many-are-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Which countries do Americans consider global \u2018superpowers,\u2019 and how many are there?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans\u2019 views of the current world order and what role the United States and other nations play in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"why-did-we-do-this\"><strong>Why did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics. This analysis builds on our decades of survey research about how Americans see U.S. engagement in the world and how its influence might be changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\">about Pew Research Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"how-did-we-do-this\"><strong>How did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this report, we surveyed 3,507 adults from March 23 to 29, 2026. Everyone who took part is a member of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>. The survey represents the views of the full U.S. adult population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_questionnaire.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_questionnaire.pdf\">questions used<\/a> for this report, the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_topline.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_topline.pdf\">detailed responses<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2026\/04\/28\/methodology-us-role-world\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/global\/2026\/04\/28\/methodology-us-role-world\/\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To better understand how Americans assess the power of various countries, we asked 1,765 U.S. adults an open-ended question: \u201cWhat country or countries are global superpowers, where \u2018superpower\u2019 means a country that is both militarily and economically dominant?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Respondents could name up to six countries in their answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Americans most often name the United States as a global superpower: <\/strong>57% mention it alone or alongside one or more other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=300769\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eaebe1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eaebe1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_01.png?resize=480,653 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_01.png?resize=620,844 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"422\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_01.png?w=310\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Americans most frequently name the U.S., China and Russia as superpowers\" class=\"wp-image-300769 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many also name China (44%) and Russia (24%) as superpowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the other key findings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to list the U.S. as a superpower (65% vs. 53%).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is no consensus about how many global superpowers there are: 11% of Americans say there are none, 27% name one country in their answer, 16% name two, and 27% name three or more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Democrats most commonly perceive a \u201cmultipolar\u201d world, meaning one with three or more superpowers. Republicans most often view the world as \u201cunipolar\u201d and say the U.S. is its only superpower.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;which-countries-do-americans-think-are-superpowers&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"which-countries-do-americans-think-are-superpowers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which countries do Americans think are superpowers?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of U.S. adults (57%) say the U.S. is a militarily and economically dominant global superpower. Fewer say the same about China (44%) and Russia (24%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some Americans say there are no global superpowers (11%) or that they aren\u2019t sure (18%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"age-differences\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Age differences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of Americans in all age groups see the U.S. as a global superpower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there are differences by age in perceptions of China and Russia, with younger Americans more likely than older ones to view both countries as dominant international powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"partisan-differences\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partisan differences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans are more likely than Democrats to say the U.S. is a superpower (65% vs. 53%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=300774\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8eadc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8eadc;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_02.png?resize=480,870 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_02.png?resize=620,1124 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"562\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_02.png?w=310\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Republicans are more likely than Democrats to see U.S. as a superpower\" class=\"wp-image-300774 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversely, Democrats are somewhat more likely than Republicans to see China that way (49% vs. 42%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quarter of adults in each party see Russia as a superpower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"age-differences-in-each-party\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Age differences in each party<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans ages 50 and older are more likely than those under 50 to say the U.S. is a superpower (72% vs. 60%), though younger Republicans are more likely than older ones to say they are unsure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Democrats under 50, 56% consider the U.S. a superpower, compared with 48% of those ages 50 and older. Younger Democrats are also more likely than older ones to see China and Russia as superpowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-many-superpowers-do-americans-say-there-are&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"how-many-superpowers-do-americans-say-there-are\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How many superpowers do Americans say there are?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also counted how many countries respondents named in their list of superpowers. (They could include up to six in their answer.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In international affairs, the number of perceived superpowers is often referred to as \u201cpolarity.\u201d People who believe there is one global superpower perceive a \u201cunipolar\u201d world, those who believe there are two superpowers perceive a \u201cbipolar\u201d world, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=300773\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e2e3d7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e2e3d7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_03.png?resize=480,448 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_03.png?resize=782,730 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_03.png?resize=840,784 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"392\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_03.png?w=420\" alt=\"A bar chart showing How many superpowers Americans say there are\" class=\"wp-image-300773 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Americans are divided about how many global superpowers there are. <\/strong>Roughly one-in-ten (11%) say there are <em>no<\/em> global superpowers, 27% say there is one, 16% say there are two, and 27% say there are three or more. Another 18% aren\u2019t sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"age-differences\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Age differences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A third of adults ages 50 and older say there is only one superpower, compared with 21% of those ages 18 to 49. Conversely, around a third of younger Americans (31%) say there are three or more superpowers, while 23% of older adults say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"partisan-differences\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partisan differences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Republicans, 34% perceive a unipolar world and 27% perceive a multipolar world \u2013 that is, one with three or more superpowers. For Democrats, 21% see a unipolar world and 29% see a multipolar one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"age-differences-in-each-party\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Age differences in each party<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans ages 50 and older are more likely than their younger counterparts to say the world is unipolar (43% vs. 27%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Democrats, those ages 50 and older are 10 percentage points more likely than their younger peers to say the world is unipolar (27% vs. 17%). Younger Democrats, in turn, are more likely than older ones to say there are two superpowers or that there are three or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;in-a-unipolar-world-which-country-is-the-superpower&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"in-a-unipolar-world-which-country-is-the-superpower\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">In a unipolar world, which country is the superpower?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the 27% of U.S. adults who mention only one superpower, <strong>most say<\/strong> <strong>that single dominant country is the U.S (69%).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=300772\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebece6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebece6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_04.png?resize=480,423 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_04.png?resize=782,689 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_04.png?resize=840,740 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"370\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_04.png?w=420\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Most Americans who perceive only one global superpower say it\u2019s the U.S.\" class=\"wp-image-300772 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another 19% of these Americans instead say the world\u2019s sole superpower is China. And 12% name some other country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"partisan-differences\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Partisan differences<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around eight-in-ten Republicans who say there is only one superpower (81%) say it is the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Democrats, 51% of those who think there\u2019s only one superpower also say it is the U.S., while 34% say it\u2019s China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;in-a-bipolar-or-multipolar-world-which-countries-are-superpowers&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"in-a-bipolar-or-multipolar-world-which-countries-are-superpowers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">In a bipolar or multipolar world, which countries are superpowers?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the 16% of U.S. adults who say there are two global superpowers, the countries they most often name are the U.S. and China (73%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=300771\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ebece7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ebece7;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_05.png?resize=480,439 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_05.png?resize=782,715 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_05.png?resize=840,768 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"384\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_05.png?w=420\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Americans who mention two global superpowers most often name the U.S. and China \" class=\"wp-image-300771 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other most frequent combinations are China and Russia (listed by 9%) and the U.S. and Russia (5%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the 27% of Americans who say there are three or more superpowers most often list the U.S., China and Russia among them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=300770\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ecede5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ecede5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_06.png?resize=480,679 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_06.png?resize=782,1106 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_06.png?resize=840,1188 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"594\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/04\/pg_2026.04.28_us-role-world_2_06.png?w=420\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that The vast majority of Americans who perceive three or more superpowers see the U.S., China and Russia among them\" class=\"wp-image-300770 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, nearly all Americans who perceive a multipolar world (93%) name the U.S. and China in their answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond those three countries, Americans who perceive a multipolar world often name the United Kingdom as a superpower as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Americans most often name the U.S., China and Russia when listing global superpowers, but there&#8217;s no consensus on how many superpowers there 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