Tajikistan: Social globalization

For that indicator, we provide data for Tajikistan from 1991 to 2020. The average value for Tajikistan during that period was 38.86 points with a minimum of 31.37 points in 2001 and a maximum of 49 points in 2020. The latest value from 2020 is 49 points. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 191 countries is 63.76 points. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

The KOF Social Globalization Index for Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan.

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.