United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members
WorldGeopoliticalCountries comprising the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security as well as accepting new members into the UN.
UN A world map highlights permanent member countries of the U N Security Council in blue. The countries highlighted are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China.
Value | Abyssinia 700–1974 C.E. | Ashanti 1700–1900 C.E. | Axum 200–700 C.E. | Benin 1400 B.C.E.–1800 C.E. | Buganda 1600–1966 C.E. | Bunyoro 1500–1900 C.E. | Dahomey 1700–1900 C.E. | Darfur 1400–1800 C.E. | Ghana 700–1070 C.E. | Hausa States 1000–1900 C.E. | Ife/Oyo 1400–1850 C.E. | Kanem-Borno 800–1900 C.E. | Karanga/Mutapa 1000–1700 C.E. | Kongo 1400–1650 C.E. | Kush/Nubia 2000 B.C.E.–1590 C.E. | Lozi 1800–1900 C.E. | Lunda1500–1700 C.E. | Mali 1230–1430 C.E. | Merina 1800s | Nok 500 B.C.E.–200 C.E. | Songhai 1460–1590 C.E. | Swahili City-States 1100–1800s C.E. | Swazi 1800 C.E.–present | Zulu 1800s | 280 and above | 260–279 | 240–259 | 220–239 | 200–219 | 180–199 | 160–179 | 140–159 | 120–139 | 100–119 | 80–99 | Less than 80 | |
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| 30.3% | 51.5% | 53.3% | 37.8% | 31.4% | 29.4% | 3.01% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53.8% | 71.3% | 64.6% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22.2% | 39.2% | 38.8% | 23.0% | 48.3% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24.2% | 10.8% | 32.1% | 20.0% | 10.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 67.9% | 1.54% | 1.15% | 23.6% | 32.7% | 37.1% | 3.32% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 100% | 3.17% | 20.4% | 20.7% | 37.8% | 46.8% | 34.8% | 33.8% | 79.7% | 12.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.19% | 16.7% | 28.7% | 36.0% | 25.2% | 9.12% | 9.14% | 13.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.32% | 12.8% | 39.9% | 47.7% | 8.87% | 62.1% | 61.7% | 100% | 1.47% | 98.6% | 100% | 99.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16.8% | 5.48% | 11.6% | 14.6% | 1.79% | 17.2% | 14.4% | 23.3% | 28.2% | 21.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.91% | 9.95% | 44.8% | 47.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44.2% | 25.1% | 71.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44.5% | 47.7% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 24.0% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43.3% | 26.9% | 14.4% | 3.79% | 14.0% | 21.9% | 14.0% | 13.1% | 24.7% | 14.5% | 5.72% | 24.9% | 30.6% | 9.42% | 22.1% | 12.4% | 11.6% | 36.1% | 19.8% | 7.35% | 25.0% | 2.71% | 100% | 1.57% | 3.98% | 12.4% | 32.2% | 38.6% | 22.5% | 44.2% | 32.5% | |||||||