North Korea: Social globalization

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 North Korea

Social globalization index (0-100)

 Latest value 17.57
 Year 2017
 Measure points
 Data availability 1970 - 2017
 Average 19.36
 Min - Max 15.87 - 25.15
 Source The Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich
The latest value from 2017 is 17.57 points, a decline from 17.84 points in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 65.01 points, based on data from 201 countries. Historically, the average for North Korea from 1970 to 2017 is 19.36 points. The minimum value, 15.87 points, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 25.15 points was recorded in 1970. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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North Korea - Social globalization - Recent values chart

Historical series
North Korea - Social globalization - historical chart - 1970-2017




The KOF Social Globalization Index for North Korea and other countries has three dimensions. First, it reflects the extent of personal contacts across borders via travel, migration, remittances, and other means. Second, it measures the information flow between North Korea and the rest of the world in terms of telecommunications through television, internet, mail, and other channels. Third, the index reflects the cultural proximity of a country to other countries via the access to international movies, music, and other media. Various measures for these indicators are compiled into one overall "social globalization" index for North Korea.
Definition: Social globalization has three dimensions: personal contacts, information flows, and cultural proximity. The sub-index on personal contacts includes international telecom traffic, degree of tourism, transfers, foreign population, and number of international letters. The sub-index on information flows includes number of internet users, share of households with a television set, and trade in newspapers. The sub-index on cultural proximity includes trade in books and number of McDonald’s restaurants and Ikea located in a country. More information and the original data can be obtained here.

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