Abstract:The strategic plan for Geological Society of China to build leading national and world-class society has been put forward by the 40th Council of the Geological Society of China (GSC). In order to achieve this goal, this paper makes a comparative analysis between GSC and four leading societies abroad in the field of geology, which are the Geological Society of America, Britain, Australia and Canada. Based on the gaps analyzed and the goals defined, strategies and suggestions has been proposed in this paper.