United Kingdom: Social globalization

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 United Kingdom

Social globalization index (0-100)

 Latest value 85.40
 Year 2022
 Measure points
 Data availability 1970 - 2022
 Average 79.71
 Min - Max 68.27 - 90.55
 Source The Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich
The latest value from 2022 is 85.4 points, a decline from 88 points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 62.22 points, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2022 is 79.71 points. The minimum value, 68.27 points, was reached in 1970 while the maximum of 90.55 points was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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United Kingdom - Social globalization - historical chart - 1970-2022




The KOF Social Globalization Index for the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom.
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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 Overall globalization 87.95 2022 points
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