List of highest civilian awards by country explained

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	Ribbon	Image	Name	data-sort-type="date"	Date first awarded!	data-sort-type="number"	Number awarded!	Notes	Ref.
			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
			Honor of the Nation Decoration	2006		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Albania.
			National Order of Merit	1992		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Algeria.
			Order of Charlemagne	2007		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Andorra.
			Order of the National Hero
			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.
			Order of Glory			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Armenia. National Hero of Armenia is the highest civilian title awarded in Armenia.
			Order of Australia	1975	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Australia. Companion is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			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.
			Order of the National Hero
			Order of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
			Independence Award	1977		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Bangladesh.
			Order of National Heroes	1998	11	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Barbados.
			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.
			Order of Leopold		List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Belgium. Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the National Hero	2000	3
			National Order of Benin			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Dragon King			First Class is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Condor of the Andes			Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Freedom	1994		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
			Presidential Order of Botswana			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Botswana.
			Order of the Southern Cross	1822		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brazil. Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Brunei.
			Order of Stara Planina			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Bulgaria.
			National Order of the Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Burundi. Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
			Grand Order of National Merit	1996	5	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Cambodia.
			Order of Merit			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Cameroon. Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Canada	1967	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada. Companion, is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Central African Merit			Grand Cross, is the highest grade of the order.
			National Order of Chad			Grand Cross, is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Merit			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Chile. Collar, is the highest grade of the order.
			Friendship Medal	2018	10	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of China. Both medals are the joint-highest civilian awards of China.
			Medal of the Republic	2019	9
			Order of Boyacá			Grand Collar, is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			Grand Order of King Tomislav			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Croatia.
			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.
			Order of Makarios III			Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the White Lion			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Czech Republic. Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Elephant	1693	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Denmark.
			Dominica Award of Honour
			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.
			Order of Timor-Leste			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of East Timor.
			National Order of San Lorenzo			Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Nile	1915		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Egypt. Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of José Matías Delgado			Grand Cross with Gold Star and Special Distinction is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the National Coat of Arms			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Estonia. First Class is the highest grade of the order.
			Royal Order of King Sobuzha II			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Eswatini. Grand Master is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Solomon			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Ethiopia.
			Order of Fiji			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Fiji. Companion is the highest grade of the order.
			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]
			Legion of Honour	1804		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of France. Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Equatorial Star			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the National Hero	2004		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Georgia.
			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.
			Grand Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Ghana.
			Order of the Redeemer			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Greece. Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the National Hero
			Order of the Quetzal			Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			National Order of Guinea			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Excellence of Guyana			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Guyana.
			National Order of Honour and Merit			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen	2013		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Hungary.
			Order of the Falcon			Collar with Grand Cross Breast Star is the highest grade of the order.
			Bharat Ratna	1954	53	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of India.
			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.
			Order of Islamic Revolution
			President's Medal	2012		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Israel.
			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.
			National Order of the Ivory Coast			Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the National Hero	1969	7	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Jamaica.
			Order of the Chrysanthemum			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Japan. Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Al-Hussein bin Ali			Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Golden Eagle			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Kazakhstan. Hero of Kazakhstan is the highest civilian title awarded in Kazakhstan.
			Order of the Golden Heart			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Kenya. Chief is the highest grade of the order.
			Kiribati Grand Order			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Kiribati.
			Hero of Kosovo Order			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Kosovo.
			Order of Mubarak the Great			Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			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.
			Order of Merit			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Lebanon. Extraordinary Class is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Lesotho			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Lesotho. Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
			Humane Order of African Redemption			Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			Order of Vytautas the Great			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Lithuania. Special Class is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Luxembourg.
			National Order of Madagascar			Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			Order of the Distinguished Rule of Ghazi	1965	7
			National Order of Mali			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			National Order of Merit			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean			Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Aztec Eagle			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mexico. Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Moldova.
			Order of Saint-Charles			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Monaco. Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Genghis Khan	2005	14	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mongolia.
			Order of Muhammad			Special Class is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Republic of Montenegro			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Montenegro. First Class is the highest grade of the order.
			Eduardo Mondlane Order			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Mozambique.
			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.
			Order of the Welwitschia			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Namibia.
			Nepal Ratna Man Padavi	2010	5	National Hero of Nepal is the highest civilian title awarded in Nepal.
			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.
			Order of New Zealand	1987	69	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand.
			Order of the Federal Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria. Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			Order of Kim Jong Il
			Order of the Republic of North Macedonia			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of North Macedonia.
			Order of St. Olav			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Norway. Grand Cross with Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Al-Said			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Oman.
			Nishan-e-Pakistan	1959		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Pakistan. Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero			Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Logohu			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Papua New Guinea. Grand Companion is the highest grade of the order.
			National Order of Merit			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Sun of Peru			Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			Order of the White Eagle	1921	355	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland.
			Military Order of the Tower and Sword			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Portugal. Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Star of Romania			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Romania. Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			Order of the National Hero	1998	5
			Order of Saint Lucia			Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Grand Order of Samoa			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Samoa.
			Order of San Marino			Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Great Chain of Badr			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Saudi Arabia.
			National Order of the Lion			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Senegal. Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Republic of Serbia	2009		See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Serbia. First Class is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Sierra Leone. Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
			Darjah Utama Temasek			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Singapore. With High Distinction is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			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.
			Star of the Solomon Islands	1982
			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.
			Order of Mapungubwe			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of South Africa. Platinum is the highest grade of the order.
			Grand Order of Mugunghwa			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea.
			Order of Uatsamonga			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of South Ossetia.
			Order of Charles III			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Spain. Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			Collar of Honour			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Sudan.
			Order of Seraphim	1748	887	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden. Collar is the highest grade of the order.
			Honorary Order of the Yellow Star			Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Unity of the Nation			First Class is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of Brilliant Jade		22	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of the Republic of China.
			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.
			Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere	2011	3	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Tanzania. Awarded only to the former President of Tanzania.
			Order of the Rajamitrabhorn	1962	33	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Thailand.
			Order of Mono			Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Crown of Tonga			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Tonga. Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.
			Order of the Republic			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Transnistria.
			Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Trinidad and Tobago.
			Order of Independence
			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.
			Watan Order	2007	1	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Turkmenistan. Awarded only to the incumbent President of TurkmenistanHero of Turkmenistan is the highest civilian title awarded in Turkmenistan.
			Tuvalu Order of Merit	2017	3
			Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa	2007	8	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Uganda.
			Order of Liberty		75	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Ukraine. Hero of Ukraine is the highest civilian title awarded in Ukraine.
			Order of Zayed
			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.
			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.
			Presidential Medal of Freedom	1963	List
			Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Uruguay.
			Order of Independence			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Uruguay. Hero of Uzbekistan is the highest civilian title awarded in Uzbekistan.
			Order of Vanuatu			Badge of Honour is the highest grade of the order.
			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.
			Order of the Liberators of Venezuela
			Gold Star Order	1958	List	See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Vietnam. Hero of Labor is the highest civilian title awarded in Vietnam.
			Order of the Eagle of Zambia			Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.
			Zimbabwe Order of Merit			See also: Orders, decorations, and medals of Zimbabwe.

See also

• State order
• State decoration
• Civil awards and decorations
• List of civil awards and decorations
• List of highest military decorations by country

Notes and References

1. Web site: Keskinäinen järjestys . Ritarikunnat - Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ja Suomen Leijonan ritarikunnat . 28 October 2023 . fi .