🏆 Standard Complexity Rankings

Not all standards are equal. Complexity scores help you quickly gauge how difficult a standard will be to understand and implement.

💡 How Complexity Scores Are Calculated

Four factors combine to produce a 0–10 complexity score. Higher means more demanding.

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Reference Count
How many other standards this one references
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ICS Breadth
Number of distinct classification categories
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Scope Length
Word count of the scope description
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Type Weight
Specification, guide, or terminology — weighted by complexity
RankStandardScoreLevel
1
ASME Y14.36M-1996 701 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GB/T 6678-2003 →
0.1
Easy
2
GB/T 6678-2003 700 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with ASME Y14.36M-1996 →
0.1
Easy
3
EN ISO 13857:2008 700 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 →
0.1
Easy
4
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 698 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with EN ISO 13857:2008 →
0.1
Easy
5
ISO 80000-1:2009 685 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GOST 8.579-2002 →
0.1
Easy
6
GOST 8.579-2002 651 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with ISO 80000-1:2009 →
0.1
Easy
7
GB/T 5226.1-2019 649 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with EN 953:1997 →
0.1
Easy
8
EN 953:1997 624 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GB/T 5226.1-2019 →
0.1
Easy
9
GOST R 53228-2008 618 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GB/T 22239-2019 →
0.1
Easy
10
GB/T 22239-2019 616 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GOST R 53228-2008 →
0.1
Easy
11
EN 294:1992 615 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with ISO 2859-1:1999 →
0.1
Easy
12
ISO 2859-1:1999 614 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with EN 294:1992 →
0.1
Easy
13
EN 1050:1996 607 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GB/T 8427-2008 →
0.1
Easy
14
GB/T 8427-2008 606 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with EN 1050:1996 →
0.1
Easy
15
GOST 61-1975 602 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with ISO 9000:2005 →
0.1
Easy
16
ISO 9000:2005 602 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GOST 61-1975 →
0.1
Easy
17
GOST 18300-1987 588 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with EN ISO 13849-1:2008 →
0.1
Easy
18
EN ISO 13849-1:2008 578 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GOST 18300-1987 →
0.1
Easy
19
GB/T 2423.4-2008 575 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GB/T 17421.1-1998 →
0.1
Easy
20
GB/T 17421.1-1998 573 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GB/T 2423.4-2008 →
0.1
Easy
21
GOST 12026-1976 571 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GB/T 700-2006 →
0.1
Easy
22
GB/T 700-2006 561 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GOST 12026-1976 →
0.1
Easy
23
GOST 12.2.007.0-1975 554 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GB/T 191-2000 →
0.1
Easy
24
GB/T 191-2000 554 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GOST 12.2.007.0-1975 →
0.1
Easy
25
ASME B46.1-2009 552 refs · Score 0.1 Compare with GB/T 191-2000 →
0.1
Easy