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 Ribbon Image Name Date first awardedNumber awardedNotes Ref.Order of Honour and GloryFirst Class is the highest grade of the order. Hero of Abkhazia is the highest civilian title awarded in AbkhaziaHonour of the Nation Decoration2006National Order of Merit1992Cross of the Seven Arms2022Order of the National HeroOrder of the National Hero Order of the Liberator General San Martín1943List Collar is the highest grade of the order.Order of Glory National Hero of Armenia is the highest civilian title awarded in Armenia.Order of Australia1975List Companion is the highest grade of the order.Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria1926 Grand Star is the highest grade of the order.Heydar Aliyev Order200523 Hero of the Patriotic War is the highest civilian title awarded in Azerbaijan.Order of the National HeroOrder of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al KhalifaPremium Class is the highest grade of the order.Independence Award1977Order of National Heroes199811Order of the FatherlandFirst Class is the highest grade of the order. Hero of Belarus is the highest civilian title awarded in Belarus.Order of LeopoldListGrand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.Order of the National Hero20003National Order of BeninGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Dragon KingFirst Class is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Condor of the AndesGrand Collar is the highest grade of the order.Order of Freedom1994Presidential Order of BotswanaOrder of the Southern Cross1822Grand Collar is the highest grade of the order.Royal Family Order of the Crown of BruneiOrder of Stara PlaninaOrder of the StallionGrand Commander is the highest grade of the order.National Order of the RepublicGrand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.Grand Order of National Merit19965Order of ValourGrand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.Order of Canada1967ListCompanion is the highest grade of the order.Order of Amílcar CabralFirst Class is the highest grade of the order.Order of Central African MeritGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.National Order of ChadGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of MeritCollar is the highest grade of the order.Friendship Medal201810Both medals are the joint-highest civilian awards of China.Medal of the Republic20199Order of BoyacáGrand Collar is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Green Crescent of ComorosCommander is the highest grade of the order.Order of the National Heroes Kabila-LumumbaGrand Cordan is the highest grade of the order.Order of MeritKnight is the highest grade of the order.Beneméritos de la PatriaNational Hero of Costa Rica is the highest civilian title awarded in Costa Rica.Grand Order of King TomislavOrder of José MartíHero of the Republic of Cuba is the highest civilian title awarded in Cuba.Order of Makarios IIIGrand Collar is the highest grade of the order.Order of the White LionGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Elephant1693ListNational Independence Order of June 27thCommander is the highest grade of the order.Dominica Award of HonourOrder of Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and MellaCollar is the highest grade of the order.National Order of San LorenzoGrand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Nile1915Grand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.Grand Order of Francisco Morazán2021National Order of Equatorial GuineaGrand Collar is the highest grade of the order.Order of the National Coat of ArmsFirst Class is the highest grade of the order.Royal Order of King Sobuzha IIGrand Master is the highest grade of the order.Great Honour Nishan of EthiopiaOrder of FijiCompanion is the highest grade of the order.Order of the White Rose of Finland1919ListGrand Cross with Collar is the highest grade of the order.Legion of Honour1804Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Equatorial StarGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Republic of the GambiaGrand Commander is the highest grade of the order.Order of the National Hero2004Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyListGrand Cross Special Class is the highest grade of the order.Grand Order of the Star and Eagles of GhanaAwarded only to the persons who have been appointed President of Ghana.Order of the RedeemerGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the National HeroOrder of the QuetzalCollar is the highest grade of the order.National Order of MeritGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Amílcar Cabral MedalOrder of Excellence of GuyanaNational Order of Honour and MeritGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of Santa Rosa and the CivilizationHungarian Order of Saint Stephen2013Order of the FalconCollar with Grand Cross Breast Star is the highest grade of the order.Bharat Ratna195453Star of the Republic of IndonesiaFirst Class is the highest grade of the order.National Hero of Indonesia is the highest civilian title awarded in Indonesia.Order of Islamic RevolutionIsraeli Presidential Medal of Honour2012Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicKnight Grand Cross with Collar is the highest grade of the order.National Order of the Ivory CoastCollar is the highest grade of the order.Order of the National Hero19697Order of the ChrysanthemumCollar is the highest grade of the order.Order of Al-Hussein bin AliCollar is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Golden EagleHero of Kazakhstan is the highest civilian title awarded in Kazakhstan.Order of the Golden HeartChief is the highest grade of the order.Kiribati Grand OrderHero of Kosovo OrderOrder of Mubarak the GreatCollar is the highest grade of the order.Order of Manas1997First Class is the highest grade of the order.Hero of the Kyrgyz Republic is the highest civilian title awarded in Kyrgyzstan.National Gold MedalOrder of the Three StarsListCommander Grand Cross with Chain is the highest grade of the order.Order of MeritExtraordinary Class is the highest grade of the order.Order of LesothoGrand Commander is the highest grade of the order.Humane Order of African RedemptionGrand Commander is the highest grade of the order.Order of Merit of the Principality of LiechtensteinGrand Cross Special Class is the highest grade of the order.Order of Vytautas the GreatSpecial Class is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Gold Lion of the House of NassauNational Order of MadagascarGrand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.Order of the National AchievementMost Excellent Grand Commander is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Royal Family of Malaysia13Awarded only to the Malay rulers who have been appointed the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.Order of Ghazi19657National Order of MaliGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.National Order of MeritHonorary Companion of Honour with Collar is the highest grade of the order.National Order of MeritGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Star and Key of the Indian OceanGrand Commander is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Aztec EagleCollar is the highest grade of the order.Order of the RepublicOrder of Saint-CharlesKnight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of Chinggis Khaan200514Hero of Labour of Mongolia is the highest civilian title awarded in Mongolia.Order of MuhammadSpecial Class is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Republic of MontenegroFirst Class is the highest grade of the order.Order of Eduardo MondlaneOrder of the Union of BurmaGrand Commander is the highest grade of the order.Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha is the highest civilian title awarded in Myanmar.Order of the WelwitschiaGrand Collar is the highest grade of the order.Order of NauruNepal Ratna Man Padavi20105National Hero of Nepal is the highest civilian title awarded in Nepal.Order of the Netherlands LionListKnight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of New Zealand198769Order of Augusto César SandinoBattle of San Jacinto is the highest grade of the order.National Order of NigerGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Federal RepublicGrand Commander is the highest grade of the order.Order of Kim Il SungBoth orders are the joint-highest civilian awards of North Korea. Hero of Labour is the highest civilian title awarded in North Korea.Order of Kim Jong IlOrder of the Republic of North MacedoniaOrder of St. OlavGrand Cross with Collar is the highest grade of the order.Order of Al SaidNishan-e-Pakistan1959Collar is the highest grade of the order. Order of the State of PalestineGrand Collar is the highest grade of the order.Order of Manuel Amador GuerreroCollar is the highest grade of the order.Order of Logohu Grand Companion is the highest grade of the order.National Order of MeritGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Sun of PeruGrand Collar is the highest grade of the order.Quezon Service Cross19517National Hero of the Philippines is the highest civilian title awarded in the Philippines.Order of the White Eagle1921355Military Order of the Tower and SwordGrand Collar is the highest grade of the order.Order of IndependenceCollar is the highest grade of the order.Sword of the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani is the highest state decoration.Order of the Star of RomaniaCollar is the highest grade of the order.Order of St. AndrewHero of the Russian Federation is the highest civilian title awarded in Russia.National Liberation MedalNational Hero of Rwanda is the highest civilian title awarded in Rwanda.Medal of Honour of International SolidarityOrder of the National Hero19985Order of Saint LuciaGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Grand Order of SamoaOrder of San MarinoKnight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Great Chain of BadrNational Order of the LionGrand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Republic of Serbia2009First Class is the highest grade of the order.Medal of the RepublicOrder of the RepublicGrand Commander is the highest grade of the order.Darjah Utama TemasekWith High Distinction is the highest grade of the order.Order of the White Double Cross94186First Class is the highest grade of the order.Order of Freedom of the Republic of SloveniaGold Medal is the highest grade of the order.Star of the Solomon Islands1982Order of the Somali Star1965Order of the Leopard is the highest grade of the order.Order of MapungubwePlatinum is the highest grade of the order.Grand Order of MugunghwaOrder of UatsamongaOrder of the Golden Fleece1430ListSri Lankabhimanya19869National Hero of Sri Lanka is the highest civilian title awarded in Sri Lanka.Collar of HonourHonorary Order of the Yellow StarGrand Cordon is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Seraphim1748ListCollar is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Unity of the NationFirst Class is the highest grade of the order.Order of Brilliant Jade22Order of the Star of the President of TajikistanFirst Class is the highest grade of the order.Hero of Tajikistan is the highest civilian title awarded in Tajikistan.Order of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere20113Awarded only to the former President of Tanzania. Order of the Rajamitrabhorn196233Order of Timor-LesteOrder of MonoKnight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the Crown of TongaKnight Grand Cross is the highest grade of the order.Order of the RepublicOrder of the Republic of Trinidad and TobagoOrder of IndependenceOrder of the State of the Republic of Turkey199430Order of the State is the highest grade of the order.Watan Order20071Awarded only to the incumbent President of Turkmenistan.Hero of Turkmenistan is the highest civilian title awarded in Turkmenistan.Tuvalu Order of Merit20173Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa20078Order of Liberty75 Hero of Ukraine is the highest civilian title awarded in Ukraine.Order of ZayedOrder of the Garter1348ListKnight Companion is the