List of highest civilian awards by country

This list of highest civilian awards is an index to articles that describe the highest civilian award given by each country in the world.

Country	Name	Date first awarded	Number awarded	Notes	Ref.
Abkhazia	Order of Honour and Glory			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Abkhazia First Class is the highest grade of the order. Hero of Abkhazia is the highest civilian title awarded in Abkhazia
Albania	Honour of the Nation Decoration	2006		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Albania
Algeria	National Order of Merit	1992		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Algeria
Andorra	Cross of the Seven Arms	2022		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Andorra
Angola	Order of the National Hero
Antigua and Barbuda	Order of the National Hero
Argentina	Order of the Liberator General San Martín	1943	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Argentina Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Armenia	Order of Glory			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Armenia National Hero of Armenia is the highest civilian title awarded in Armenia.
Australia	Order of Australia	1975	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Australia Companion is the highest grade of the order.
Austria	Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria	1926		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Austria Grand Star is the highest grade of the order.
Azerbaijan	Heydar Aliyev Order	2005	23	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Azerbaijan National Hero of Azerbaijan is the highest civilian title awarded in Azerbaijan.
Bahamas, The	Order of the National Hero
Bahrain	Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Bangladesh	Independence Award	1977		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Bangladesh
Barbados	Order of National Heroes	1998	11	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Barbados
Belarus	Order of the Fatherland			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus First Class is the highest grade of the order. Hero of Belarus is the highest civilian title awarded in Belarus.
Belgium	Order of Leopold		List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
Belize	Order of the National Hero	2000	3
Benin	National Order of Benin			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Bhutan	Order of the Dragon King			First Class is the highest grade of the order.
Bolivia	Order of the Condor of the Andes			Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Order of Freedom	1994		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana	Presidential Order of Botswana			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Botswana
Brazil	Order of the Southern Cross	1822		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Brunei	Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei
Bulgaria	Order of Stara Planina			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	Order of the Stallion			Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
Burundi	National Order of the Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Burundi Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
Cambodia	Grand Order of National Merit	1996	5	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Cambodia
Cameroon	Order of Merit			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Cameroon Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
Canada	Order of Canada	1967	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada Companion, is the highest grade of the order.
Cape Verde	Order of Amílcar Cabral			First Class is the highest grade of the order.
Central African Republic	Order of Central African Merit			Grand Cross, is the highest grade of the order.
Chad	National Order of Chad			Grand Cross, is the highest grade of the order.
Chile	Order of Merit			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Chile Collar, is the highest grade of the order.
China	Friendship Medal	2018	10	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of China Both medals are the joint-highest civilian awards of China.
China	Medal of the Republic	2019	9
Colombia	Order of Boyacá			Grand Collar, is the highest grade of the order.
Comoros	Order of the Green Crescent			Commander is the highest grade of the order.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Order of the National Heroes Kabila-Lumumba			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Grand Cordan is the highest grade of the order.
Congo, Republic of	Order of Merit			Knight is the highest grade of the order.
Costa Rica	Beneméritos de la Patria			National Hero of Costa Rica is the highest civilian title awarded in Costa Rica.
Croatia	Grand Order of King Tomislav			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia
Cuba	Order of José Martí			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Cuba Hero of the Republic of Cuba is the highest civilian title awarded in Cuba.
Cyprus	Order of Makarios III			Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Czech Republic	Order of the White Lion			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Czech Republic Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Denmark	Order of the Elephant	1693	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Denmark
Djibouti	National Independence Order of June 27th			Commander is the highest grade of the order.
Dominica	Dominica Award of Honour
Dominican Republic	Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Dominican Republic Collar is the highest grade of the order.
East Timor	Order of Timor-Leste			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of East Timor
Ecuador	National Order of San Lorenzo			Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
Egypt	Order of the Nile	1915		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Egypt Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
El Salvador	Order of José Matías Delgado			Grand Cross with Gold Star and Special Distinction is the highest grade of the order.
Equatorial Guinea	National Order of Equatorial Guinea			Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Estonia	Order of the National Coat of Arms			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Estonia First Class is the highest grade of the order.
Eswatini	Royal Order of King Sobuzha II			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Eswatini Grand Master is the highest grade of the order.
Ethiopia	Order of Solomon			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Ethiopia
Fiji	Order of Fiji			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Fiji Companion is the highest grade of the order.
Finland	Order of the White Rose of Finland	1919	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Finland Grand Cross with Collar is the highest grade of the order.	^[1]
France	Legion of Honour	1804		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of France Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Gabon	Order of the Equatorial Star			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Gambia, The	Order of the Republic of the Gambia			Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
Georgia	Order of the National Hero	2004		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Georgia
Germany	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany		List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Cross Special Class is the highest grade of the order.
Ghana	Grand Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Ghana
Greece	Order of the Redeemer			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Greece Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Grenada	Order of the National Hero
Guatemala	Order of the Quetzal			Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Guinea	National Order of Guinea			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Guinea-Bissau	Amílcar Cabral Medal
Guyana	Order of Excellence of Guyana			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Guyana
Haiti	National Order of Honour and Merit			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Honduras	Order of Santa Rosa and the Civilization
Hungary	Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen	2013		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Hungary
Iceland	Order of the Falcon			Collar with Grand Cross Breast Star is the highest grade of the order.
India	Bharat Ratna	1954	53	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of India
Indonesia	Star of the Republic of Indonesia			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Indonesia First Class is the highest grade of the order. National Hero of Indonesia is the highest civilian title awarded in Indonesia.
Iran	Order of Islamic Revolution
Israel	President's Medal	2012		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Israel
Italy	Order of Merit of the Italian Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Italy Knight Grand Cross with Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Ivory Coast	National Order of the Ivory Coast			Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Jamaica	Order of the National Hero	1969	7	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Jamaica
Japan	Order of the Chrysanthemum			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Japan Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Jordan	Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Kazakhstan	Order of the Golden Eagle			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Kazakhstan Hero of Kazakhstan is the highest civilian title awarded in Kazakhstan.
Kenya	Order of the Golden Heart			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Kenya Chief is the highest grade of the order.
Kiribati	Kiribati Grand Order			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Kiribati
Kosovo	Hero of Kosovo Order			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Kosovo
Kuwait	Order of Mubarak the Great			Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Kyrgyzstan	Order of Manas	1997		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Kyrgyzstan First Class is the highest grade of the order. Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic is the highest civilian title awarded in Kyrgyzstan.
Laos	National Gold Medal
Latvia	Order of the Three Stars		List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Latvia Commander Grand Cross with Chain is the highest grade of the order.
Lebanon	Order of Merit			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Lebanon Extraordinary Class is the highest grade of the order.
Lesotho	Order of Lesotho			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Lesotho Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
Liberia	Humane Order of African Redemption			Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
Liechtenstein	Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Liechtenstein Grand Cross Special Class is the highest grade of the order.
Lithuania	Order of Vytautas the Great			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Lithuania Special Class is the highest grade of the order.
Luxembourg	Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Luxembourg
Madagascar	National Order of Madagascar			Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
Malawi	Most Excellent Grand Commander
Malaysia	Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia		13	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia Awarded only to the Malay rulers who have been appointed the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Maldives	Order of Ghazi	1965	7
Mali	National Order of Mali			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Malta	National Order of Merit			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Malta Honorary Companion of Honour with Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Mauritania	National Order of Merit			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Mauritius	Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean			Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
Mexico	Order of the Aztec Eagle			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Moldova	Order of the Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Moldova
Monaco	Order of Saint-Charles			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Monaco Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Mongolia	Order of Genghis Khan	2005	14	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mongolia
Morocco	Order of Muhammad			Special Class is the highest grade of the order.
Montenegro	Order of the Republic of Montenegro			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Montenegro First Class is the highest grade of the order.
Mozambique	Eduardo Mondlane Order			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mozambique
Myanmar	Order of the Union of Burma			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Myanmar Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order. Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha is the highest civilian title awarded in Myanmar.
Namibia	Order of the Welwitschia			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Namibia
Nauru	Order of Nauru
Nepal	Nepal Ratna Man Padavi	2010	5	National Hero of Nepal is the highest civilian title awarded in Nepal.
Netherlands	Order of the Netherlands Lion		List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Netherlands Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
New Zealand	Order of New Zealand	1987	69	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand
Nicaragua	Order of Augusto César Sandino			First Class is the highest grade of the order.
Niger	National Order of Niger			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Nigeria	Order of the Federal Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
North Korea	Order of Kim Il Sung			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of North Korea Both orders are the joint-highest civilian awards of North Korea. Hero of Labor is the highest civilian title awarded in North Korea.
North Korea	Order of Kim Jong Il
North Macedonia	Order of the Republic of North Macedonia			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of North Macedonia
Norway	Order of St. Olav			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway Grand Cross with Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Oman	Order of Al-Said			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Oman
Pakistan	Nishan-e-Pakistan	1959		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Pakistan Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Palestine	Order of the State of Palestine			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the State of Palestine Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Panama	Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero			Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Papua New Guinea	Order of Logohu			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Papua New Guinea Grand Companion is the highest grade of the order.
Paraguay	National Order of Merit			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Peru	Order of the Sun of Peru			Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Philippines	Quezon Service Cross	1951	7	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Philippines National Hero of the Philippines is the highest civilian title awarded in the Philippines.
Poland	Order of the White Eagle	1921	355	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland
Portugal	Military Order of the Tower and Sword			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Portugal Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Qatar	Order of Independence			Knight Grand Cross with Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Romania	Order of the Star of Romania			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Romania Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Russia	Order of St. Andrew			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Russia Hero of the Russian Federation is the highest civilian title awarded in Russia.
Rwanda	National Liberation Medal			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Rwanda National Hero of Rwanda, is the highest civilian title awarded in Rwanda.
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Order of the National Hero	1998	5
Saint Lucia	Order of Saint Lucia			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Samoa	Grand Order of Samoa			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Samoa
San Marino	Order of San Marino			Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Saudi Arabia	Great Chain of Badr			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Saudi Arabia
Senegal	National Order of the Lion			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Serbia	Order of the Republic of Serbia	2009		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Serbia First Class is the highest grade of the order.
Seychelles	Medal of the Republic
Sierra Leone	Order of the Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Sierra Leone Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
Singapore	Darjah Utama Temasek			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Singapore With High Distinction is the highest grade of the order.
Slovakia	Order of the White Double Cross	94	186	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Slovakia First Class is the highest grade of the order.
Slovenia	Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Slovenia Gold Medal is the highest grade of the order.
Solomon Islands	Star of the Solomon Islands	1982
Somalia	Order of the Somali Star	1965		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Somalia Order of the Leopard is the highest grade of the order.
South Africa	Order of Mapungubwe			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of South Africa Platinum is the highest grade of the order.
South Korea	Grand Order of Mugunghwa			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea
South Ossetia	Order of Uatsamonga			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of South Ossetia
Spain	Order of Charles III			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Spain Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Sri Lanka	Sri Lankabhimanya	1986	9	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Sri Lanka National Hero of Sri Lanka is the highest civilian title awarded in Sri Lanka.
Sudan	Collar of Honour			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Sudan
Suriname	Honorary Order of the Yellow Star			Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
Sweden	Order of Seraphim	1748	887	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Syria	Order of the Unity of the Nation			First Class is the highest grade of the order.
Taiwan	Order of Brilliant Jade		22	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Republic of China
Tajikistan	Order of Ismoili Somoni			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Tajikistan First Class is the highest grade of the order. Hero of Tajikistan is the highest civilian title awarded in Tajikistan.
Tanzania	Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere	2011	3	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Tanzania Awarded only to the former President of Tanzania.
Thailand	Order of the Rajamitrabhorn	1962	33	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Thailand
Togo	Order of Mono			Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Tonga	Order of the Crown of Tonga			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Tonga Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
Transnistria	Order of the Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Transnistria
Trinidad and Tobago	Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia	Order of Independence
Turkey	Order of the State of the Republic of Turkey	1994	30	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkey Order of the State is the highest grade of the order.
Turkmenistan	Watan Order	2007	1	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkmenistan Awarded only to the incumbent President of Turkmenistan Hero of Turkmenistan is the highest civilian title awarded in Turkmenistan.
Tuvalu	Tuvalu Order of Merit	2017	3
Uganda	Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa	2007	8	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Uganda
Ukraine	Order of Liberty		75	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Ukraine Hero of Ukraine is the highest civilian title awarded in Ukraine.
United Arab Emirates	Order of Zayed
United Kingdom	Order of the Garter	1348	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom Knight Companion is the highest grade of the order.
United States	Congressional Gold Medal	1776	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the United States Both medals are the joint-highest civilian awards of the United States. With Distinction is the highest grade of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
United States	Presidential Medal of Freedom	1963	List
Uruguay	Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Uruguay
Uzbekistan	Order of Independence			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Uruguay Hero of Uzbekistan is the highest civilian title awarded in Uzbekistan.
Vanuatu	Order of Vanuatu			Badge of Honour is the highest grade of the order.
Vatican City	Order of Pope Pius IX			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Holy See Knight with the Collar is the highest grade of the order.
Venezuela	Order of the Liberators of Venezuela
Vietnam	Gold Star Order	1958	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Vietnam Hero of Labor is the highest civilian title awarded in Vietnam.
Yemen	Order of the Republic			Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
Zambia	Order of the Eagle of Zambia			Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Order of Merit			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Zimbabwe