Saudi Arabia has ranked as the ninth most powerful country in the world according to a US study published by the Business Insider magazine on Saturday.
The US News and World Report placed the US at the top of the list, followed by Russia, China, Germany and Britain.
The rankings look at a country's political and financial influences, as well as its international and alliances, the strength its military and how it acts as an international leader.
The rankings come as part of US News and World Report's "2019 Best Countries" ranking in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, which surveyed more than 20,000 people on their opinions of 80 countries.
The top ten countries also included France, Japan and South Korea and the United Arab Emirates taking the eleventh spot.
