Zimbabwe: Social globalization

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 Zimbabwe

Social globalization index (0-100)

 Latest value 47.36
 Year 2022
 Measure points
 Data availability 1980 - 2022
 Average 38.53
 Min - Max 29.90 - 50.69
 Source The Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich
The latest value from 2022 is 47.36 points, a decline from 49 points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 62.22 points, based on data from 190 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2022 is 38.53 points. The minimum value, 29.9 points, was reached in 1985 while the maximum of 50.69 points was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Zimbabwe - Social globalization - Recent values chart

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Zimbabwe - Social globalization - historical chart - 1980-2022




The KOF Social Globalization Index for Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe.
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 52.20 2022 points
 Economic globalization 40.62 2022 points
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