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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 | Date first awarded | Number awarded | Notes | Ref. |
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![]() | ![]() | Order of Honour and Glory | First Class is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Honor of the Nation Decoration | 2006 | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | National Order of Merit | 1992 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Charlemagne | 2007 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the National Hero | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Order of the Liberator General San Martín | 1943 | List | Collar is the highest grade of the order. | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Glory | | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Australia | 1975 | List | Companion is the highest grade of the order. | |
![]() | ![]() | Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | 1926 | Grand Star is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Heydar Aliyev Order | 2005 | 23 | 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 | |||
![]() | Order of National Heroes | 1998 | 11 | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Fatherland | First Class is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Leopold | List | 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 | |||
![]() | ![]() | Presidential Order of Botswana | |||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Southern Cross | 1822 | Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order. | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Royal Family Order of the Crown of Brunei | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Stara Planina | ||||
![]() | ![]() | National Order of the Republic | Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Grand Order of National Merit | 1996 | 5 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Merit | Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | | Order of Canada | 1967 | List | 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 | Collar, is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Friendship Medal | 2018 | 10 | 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 | Grand Cordan is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Grand Order of King Tomislav | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Order of José Martí | 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 | Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Elephant | 1693 | List | ||
![]() | ![]() | Dominica Award of Honour | |||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella | Collar is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Timor-Leste | ||||
![]() | ![]() | | National Order of San Lorenzo | Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Nile | 1915 | 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 | First Class is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Royal Order of King Sobuzha II | Grand Master is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Order of Solomon | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Order of Fiji | Companion is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the White Rose of Finland | 1919 | List | Grand Cross with Collar is the highest grade of the order. | [1] |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Legion of Honour | 1804 | 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 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | List | Grand Cross Special Class is the highest grade of the order. | ||
![]() | Grand Order of the Star and Eagles of Ghana | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Redeemer | 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 | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | National Order of Honour and Merit | Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen | 2013 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Falcon | Collar with Grand Cross Breast Star is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Bharat Ratna | 1954 | 53 | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Star of the Republic 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 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | 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 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Chrysanthemum | 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 | Hero of Kazakhstan is the highest civilian title awarded in Kazakhstan. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Golden Heart | Chief is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Kiribati Grand Order | |||||
![]() | Hero of Kosovo Order | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | Order of Mubarak the Great | Collar is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Manas | 1997 | 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 | Commander Grand Cross with Chain is the highest grade of the order. | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Merit | Extraordinary Class is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Order 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 | Grand Cross Special Class is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Vytautas the Great | Special Class is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | National Order of Madagascar | Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia | 13 | 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 | 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 | Collar is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Republic | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Saint-Charles | Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Order of Genghis Khan | 2005 | 14 | |||
![]() | ![]() | Order of Muhammad | Special Class is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Order of the Republic of Montenegro | First Class is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Eduardo Mondlane Order | |||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Union of Burma | Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order. Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha is the highest civilian title awarded in Myanmar. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Order of the Welwitschia | |||||
![]() | Nepal Ratna Man Padavi | 2010 | 5 | National Hero of Nepal is the highest civilian title awarded in Nepal. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Netherlands Lion | List | Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order. | ||
![]() | ![]() | Order of New Zealand | 1987 | 69 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Federal Republic | Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Kim Il Sung | Both orders are the joint-highest civilian awards of North Korea. | |||
![]() | Order of Kim Jong Il | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | Order of the Republic of North Macedonia | |||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of St. Olav | Grand Cross with Collar is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Order of Al-Said | |||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Nishan-e-Pakistan | 1959 | Collar is the highest grade of the order. | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order 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 | 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 | National Hero of the Philippines is the highest civilian title awarded in the Philippines. | |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the White Eagle | 1921 | 355 | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Military Order of the Tower and Sword | Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Star of Romania | Collar is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of St. Andrew | 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 | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of San Marino | Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | Great Chain of Badr | ||||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | National Order of the Lion | Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Republic of Serbia | 2009 | First Class is the highest grade of the order. | ||
![]() | ![]() | Order of the Republic | Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Darjah Utama Temasek | With High Distinction is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the White Double Cross | 94 | 186 | First Class is the highest grade of the order. | |
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia | Gold Medal is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Star of the Solomon Islands | 1982 | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Somali Star | 1965 | Order of the Leopard is the highest grade of the order. | ||
![]() | ![]() | Order of Mapungubwe | Platinum is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Grand Order of Mugunghwa | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Uatsamonga | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Charles III | Collar is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | Sri Lankabhimanya | 1986 | 9 | National Hero of Sri Lanka is the highest civilian title awarded in Sri Lanka. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Collar of Honour | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Seraphim | 1748 | 887 | 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 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Ismoili Somoni | 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 | Awarded only to the former President of Tanzania. | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Rajamitrabhorn | 1962 | 33 | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Mono | Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Crown of Tonga | Knight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Republic | ||||
![]() | | Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Order of Independence | |||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the State of the Republic of Turkey | 1994 | 30 | Order of the State is the highest grade of the order. | |
![]() | ![]() | Watan Order | 2007 | 1 | Awarded only to the incumbent President of Turkmenistan Hero 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 | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Liberty | 75 | | ||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Zayed | ||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of the Garter | 1348 | List | Knight Companion is the highest grade of the order. | |
![]() | ![]() | Congressional Gold Medal | 1776 | List | 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 | |||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Independence | | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Order of Vanuatu | Badge of Honour is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | | Order of Pope Pius IX | Knight with the Collar is the highest grade of the order. | |||
![]() | ![]() | Order of the Liberators of Venezuela | |||||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Gold Star Order | 1958 | List | | |
![]() | ![]() | Order of the Eagle of Zambia | Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order. | ||||
![]() | ![]() | Zimbabwe Order of Merit |
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