Overall globalization - Country rankings
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Globalization index (0-100), 2022:
The average for 2022 based on 188 countries was 61.41 points. The highest value was in the Netherlands: 89.72 points and the lowest value was in Somalia: 30.26 points. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich
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Countries | Overall globalization, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
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Netherlands | 89.72 | 1 | 1970 - 2022 |
Switzerland | 89.58 | 2 | 1970 - 2022 |
Belgium | 88.9 | 3 | 1970 - 2022 |
UK | 87.95 | 4 | 1970 - 2022 |
Germany | 87.69 | 5 | 1970 - 2022 |
Sweden | 87.63 | 6 | 1970 - 2022 |
Austria | 87.6 | 7 | 1970 - 2022 |
France | 86.72 | 8 | 1970 - 2022 |
Denmark | 86.48 | 9 | 1970 - 2022 |
Finland | 86.16 | 10 | 1970 - 2022 |
Luxembourg | 84.65 | 11 | 1970 - 2022 |
Spain | 84.52 | 12 | 1970 - 2022 |
Ireland | 84.36 | 13 | 1970 - 2022 |
Greece | 83.87 | 14 | 1970 - 2022 |
Norway | 83.68 | 15 | 1970 - 2022 |
Portugal | 83.55 | 16 | 1970 - 2022 |
Singapore | 83.46 | 17 | 1970 - 2022 |
Hungary | 83.18 | 18 | 1970 - 2022 |
Czechia | 83.08 | 19 | 1993 - 2022 |
Italy | 83.04 | 20 | 1970 - 2022 |
Canada | 82.92 | 21 | 1970 - 2022 |
Slovakia | 81.96 | 22 | 1993 - 2022 |
Estonia | 81.81 | 23 | 1991 - 2022 |
Malaysia | 80.69 | 24 | 1970 - 2022 |
Croatia | 80.63 | 25 | 1991 - 2022 |
Slovenia | 80.36 | 26 | 1991 - 2022 |
USA | 80.34 | 27 | 1970 - 2022 |
Lithuania | 79.77 | 28 | 1990 - 2022 |
Australia | 79.57 | 29 | 1970 - 2022 |
Poland | 79.53 | 30 | 1970 - 2022 |
Malta | 79.47 | 31 | 1970 - 2022 |
South Korea | 79.05 | 32 | 1970 - 2022 |
Romania | 78.78 | 33 | 1970 - 2022 |
Cyprus | 78.4 | 34 | 1970 - 2022 |
Serbia | 78.14 | 35 | 1970 - 2022 |
Bulgaria | 77.52 | 36 | 1970 - 2022 |
UA Emirates | 77.49 | 37 | 1971 - 2022 |
Latvia | 76.54 | 38 | 1990 - 2022 |
Israel | 76.1 | 39 | 1970 - 2022 |
Chile | 75.67 | 40 | 1970 - 2022 |
Japan | 75.63 | 41 | 1970 - 2022 |
New Zealand | 74.5 | 42 | 1970 - 2022 |
Qatar | 73.83 | 43 | 1971 - 2022 |
Thailand | 73.52 | 44 | 1970 - 2022 |
Jordan | 73.25 | 45 | 1970 - 2022 |
Ukraine | 72.97 | 46 | 1991 - 2022 |
Mexico | 72.92 | 47 | 1970 - 2022 |
Uruguay | 72.15 | 48 | 1970 - 2022 |
Mauritius | 71.22 | 49 | 1970 - 2022 |
Costa Rica | 70.72 | 50 | 1970 - 2022 |
Iceland | 70.63 | 51 | 1970 - 2022 |
Turkey | 70.51 | 52 | 1970 - 2022 |
Montenegro | 70.4 | 53 | 1970 - 2022 |
Kuwait | 70.31 | 54 | 1970 - 2022 |
Mongolia | 70.27 | 55 | 1970 - 2022 |
Georgia | 70.14 | 56 | 1991 - 2022 |
Bahrain | 69.78 | 57 | 1971 - 2022 |
South Africa | 69.5 | 58 | 1970 - 2022 |
Lebanon | 69.13 | 59 | 1970 - 2022 |
North Macedonia | 68.99 | 60 | 1991 - 2022 |
Panama | 68.87 | 61 | 1970 - 2022 |
Armenia | 68.41 | 62 | 1991 - 2022 |
Tunisia | 67.83 | 63 | 1970 - 2022 |
Hong Kong | 67.26 | 64 | 1970 - 2022 |
Saudi Arabia | 67.09 | 65 | 1970 - 2022 |
Peru | 66.89 | 66 | 1970 - 2022 |
Argentina | 66.8 | 67 | 1970 - 2022 |
Philippines | 66.61 | 68 | 1970 - 2022 |
Burma | 66.55 | 69 | 1970 - 2022 |
Bosnia & Herz. | 66.37 | 70 | 1992 - 2022 |
Russia | 65.72 | 71 | 1990 - 2022 |
Albania | 65.62 | 72 | 1970 - 2022 |
Egypt | 65.56 | 73 | 1970 - 2022 |
Belarus | 65.44 | 74 | 1991 - 2022 |
El Salvador | 65.05 | 75 | 1970 - 2022 |
Azerbaijan | 65 | 76 | 1991 - 2022 |
Vietnam | 64.74 | 77 | 1970 - 2022 |
China | 64.61 | 78 | 1970 - 2022 |
Domin. Rep. | 64.56 | 79 | 1970 - 2022 |
Colombia | 64.46 | 80 | 1970 - 2022 |
Kazakhstan | 64.36 | 81 | 1991 - 2022 |
Brazil | 64.28 | 82 | 1970 - 2022 |
Oman | 64.25 | 83 | 1970 - 2022 |
Monaco | 63.26 | 84 | 1970 - 2022 |
Seychelles | 62.3 | 85 | 1970 - 2022 |
Paraguay | 62.25 | 86 | 1970 - 2022 |
Senegal | 61.95 | 87 | 1970 - 2022 |
Brunei | 61.87 | 88 | 1984 - 2022 |
Guatemala | 61.84 | 89 | 1970 - 2022 |
India | 61.77 | 90 | 1970 - 2022 |
Tr.&Tobago | 61.67 | 91 | 1970 - 2022 |
Indonesia | 61.48 | 92 | 1970 - 2022 |
Kyrgyzstan | 61.14 | 93 | 1991 - 2022 |
Honduras | 60.19 | 94 | 1970 - 2022 |
Barbados | 60.15 | 95 | 1970 - 2022 |
Libya | 59.92 | 96 | 1970 - 2022 |
Nicaragua | 59.88 | 97 | 1970 - 2022 |
Ecuador | 59.8 | 98 | 1970 - 2022 |
Cuba | 59.62 | 99 | 1970 - 2022 |
Jamaica | 58.98 | 100 | 1970 - 2022 |
Ghana | 58.79 | 101 | 1970 - 2022 |
Zambia | 58 | 102 | 1970 - 2022 |
Bolivia | 57.59 | 103 | 1970 - 2022 |
Cambodia | 57.48 | 104 | 1970 - 2022 |
San Marino | 57.13 | 105 | 1970 - 2022 |
Sri Lanka | 57.08 | 106 | 1970 - 2022 |
Ant.& Barb. | 56.81 | 107 | 1981 - 2022 |
Namibia | 56.76 | 108 | 1990 - 2022 |
Fiji | 55.97 | 109 | 1970 - 2022 |
Andorra | 55.84 | 110 | 1970 - 2022 |
Kenya | 54.62 | 111 | 1970 - 2022 |
Guyana | 53.94 | 112 | 1970 - 2022 |
Ivory Coast | 53.83 | 113 | 1970 - 2022 |
Belize | 53.76 | 114 | 1981 - 2022 |
Djibouti | 53.7 | 115 | 1977 - 2022 |
Macao | 53.65 | 116 | 1970 - 2022 |
Botswana | 53.53 | 117 | 1970 - 2022 |
Nigeria | 53.49 | 118 | 1970 - 2022 |
Uzbekistan | 53.24 | 119 | 1991 - 2022 |
Dominica | 53.1 | 120 | 1970 - 2022 |
Algeria | 53.06 | 121 | 1970 - 2022 |
Suriname | 52.42 | 122 | 1975 - 2022 |
Grenada | 52.24 | 123 | 1974 - 2022 |
Zimbabwe | 52.2 | 124 | 1980 - 2022 |
Pakistan | 52.07 | 125 | 1970 - 2022 |
Iran | 52.02 | 126 | 1979 - 2022 |
Cape Verde | 51.97 | 127 | 1975 - 2022 |
Bahamas | 51.85 | 128 | 1973 - 2022 |
Tajikistan | 51.78 | 129 | 1991 - 2022 |
Venezuela | 51.58 | 130 | 1970 - 2022 |
Liechtenstein | 51.26 | 131 | 1970 - 2022 |
Syria | 51.13 | 132 | 1970 - 2022 |
Uganda | 51.11 | 133 | 1970 - 2022 |
Morocco | 51.01 | 134 | 1970 - 2022 |
Maldives | 50.89 | 135 | 1970 - 2022 |
Burkina Faso | 50.8 | 136 | 1970 - 2022 |
Rwanda | 50.77 | 137 | 1970 - 2022 |
Gambia | 50.76 | 138 | 1970 - 2022 |
Mauritania | 50.48 | 139 | 1970 - 2022 |
Gabon | 50.45 | 140 | 1970 - 2022 |
R. of Congo | 50.04 | 141 | 1970 - 2022 |
Togo | 49.81 | 142 | 1970 - 2022 |
Samoa | 49.54 | 143 | 1970 - 2022 |
Bangladesh | 48.96 | 144 | 1971 - 2022 |
Mali | 48.93 | 145 | 1970 - 2022 |
Benin | 48.86 | 146 | 1970 - 2022 |
Cameroon | 48.43 | 147 | 1970 - 2022 |
Guinea | 48.1 | 148 | 1970 - 2022 |
Vanuatu | 47.98 | 149 | 1980 - 2022 |
Madagascar | 47.94 | 150 | 1970 - 2022 |
Tanzania | 47.68 | 151 | 1970 - 2022 |
Moldova | 47.6 | 152 | 1991 - 2022 |
Liberia | 47.58 | 153 | 1970 - 2022 |
Lesotho | 47.28 | 154 | 1970 - 2022 |
Laos | 47.1 | 155 | 1970 - 2022 |
Eq. Guinea | 46.96 | 156 | 1970 - 2022 |
Yemen | 46.43 | 157 | 1970 - 2022 |
Ethiopia | 46.23 | 158 | 1970 - 2022 |
Malawi | 46.14 | 159 | 1970 - 2022 |
Iraq | 45.78 | 160 | 1970 - 2022 |
Papua N.G. | 45.53 | 161 | 1975 - 2022 |
Micronesia | 45.25 | 162 | 1986 - 2022 |
Tonga | 45.23 | 163 | 1970 - 2022 |
Niger | 44.98 | 164 | 1970 - 2022 |
Mozambique | 44.59 | 165 | 1975 - 2022 |
Sudan | 44.59 | 166 | 1970 - 2022 |
DR Congo | 44.52 | 167 | 1970 - 2022 |
Nepal | 44.52 | 168 | 1970 - 2022 |
Palau | 44.52 | 169 | 1994 - 2022 |
Sierra Leone | 43.96 | 170 | 1970 - 2022 |
Aruba | 43.91 | 171 | 1986 - 2022 |
S.T.&Principe | 43.18 | 172 | 1975 - 2022 |
Bermuda | 42.25 | 173 | 1970 - 2022 |
Angola | 42.21 | 174 | 1975 - 2022 |
G.-Bissau | 42.1 | 175 | 1974 - 2022 |
Chad | 41.95 | 176 | 1970 - 2022 |
Faroe Isl. | 41.41 | 177 | 1970 - 2022 |
Turkmenistan | 41.23 | 178 | 1991 - 2022 |
Kiribati | 40.95 | 179 | 1979 - 2022 |
Haiti | 40.85 | 180 | 1970 - 2022 |
Comoros | 39.86 | 181 | 1975 - 2022 |
Burundi | 39.77 | 182 | 1970 - 2022 |
Solomon Isl. | 39.53 | 183 | 1978 - 2022 |
Bhutan | 39.44 | 184 | 1970 - 2022 |
Afghanistan | 37.8 | 185 | 1970 - 2022 |
C.A. Republic | 36.87 | 186 | 1970 - 2022 |
Eritrea | 33.24 | 187 | 1993 - 2022 |
Somalia | 30.26 | 188 | 1986 - 2022 |
Definition: The overall index of globalization covers the economic, social, and political dimensions of globalization. Higher values denote greater globalization. More information and the original data can be obtained here.
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84.52
84.36
83.87
83.68
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83.18
83.08
83.04
82.92
81.96
81.81
80.69
80.63
80.36
80.34
79.77
79.57
79.53
79.47
79.05
78.78
78.40
78.14
77.52
77.49
76.54
76.10
75.67
75.63
74.50
73.83
73.52
73.25
72.97
72.92
72.15
71.22
70.72
70.63
70.51
70.40
70.31
70.27
70.14
69.78
69.50
69.13
68.99
68.87
68.41
67.83
67.26
67.09
66.89
66.80
66.61
66.55
66.37
65.72
65.62
65.56
65.44
65.05
65.00
64.74
64.61
64.56
64.46
64.36
64.28
64.25
63.26
62.30
62.25
61.95
61.87
61.84
61.77
61.67
61.48
61.14
60.19
60.15
59.92
59.88
59.80
59.62
58.98
58.79
58.00
57.59
57.48
57.13
57.08
56.81
56.76
55.97
55.84
54.62
53.94
53.83
53.76
53.70
53.65
53.53
53.49
53.24
53.10
53.06
52.42
52.24
52.20
52.07
52.02
51.97
51.85
51.78
51.58
51.26
51.13
51.11
51.01
50.89
50.80
50.77
50.76
50.48
50.45
50.04
49.81
49.54
48.96
48.93
48.86
48.43
48.10
47.98
47.94
47.68
47.60
47.58
47.28
47.10
46.96
46.43
46.23
46.14
45.78
45.53
45.25
45.23
44.98
44.59
44.59
44.52
44.52
44.52
43.96
43.91
43.18
42.25
42.21
42.10
41.95
41.41
41.23
40.95
40.85
39.86
39.77
39.53
39.44
37.80
36.87
33.24
30.26
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22.4
44.9
67.3
89.72
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