Overall globalization - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Globalization index (0-100), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 186 countries was 61.28 points. The highest value was in the Netherlands: 88.9 points and the lowest value was in Somalia: 31.27 points. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Netherlands 88.9 1 1970 - 2023
Switzerland 88.69 2 1970 - 2023
Belgium 88.55 3 1970 - 2023
UK 87.45 4 1970 - 2023
Sweden 86.87 5 1970 - 2023
Austria 86.78 6 1970 - 2023
Germany 86.4 7 1970 - 2023
Denmark 85.34 8 1970 - 2023
France 85.23 9 1970 - 2023
Finland 85.16 10 1970 - 2023
Luxembourg 84.79 11 1970 - 2023
Norway 83.84 12 1970 - 2023
Spain 83.57 13 1970 - 2023
Greece 83.14 14 1970 - 2023
Portugal 82.98 15 1970 - 2023
Ireland 82.87 16 1970 - 2023
Singapore 82.71 17 1970 - 2023
Canada 82.11 18 1970 - 2023
Hungary 82.01 19 1970 - 2023
Italy 81.87 20 1970 - 2023
Czechia 81.86 21 1993 - 2023
Estonia 80.64 22 1991 - 2023
Slovakia 80.17 23 1993 - 2023
Croatia 79.92 24 1991 - 2023
Malaysia 79.6 25 1970 - 2023
Australia 79.49 26 1970 - 2023
Slovenia 79.49 27 1991 - 2023
USA 79.36 28 1970 - 2023
Malta 79.12 29 1970 - 2023
Lithuania 78.97 30 1990 - 2023
South Korea 78.39 31 1970 - 2023
Poland 77.7 32 1970 - 2023
Bulgaria 77.58 33 1970 - 2023
Serbia 77.36 34 1970 - 2023
UA Emirates 77.33 35 1971 - 2023
Cyprus 77.26 36 1970 - 2023
Romania 77.08 37 1970 - 2023
Latvia 75.74 38 1990 - 2023
New Zealand 74.94 39 1970 - 2023
Israel 74.84 40 1970 - 2023
Chile 74.3 41 1970 - 2023
Japan 74.01 42 1970 - 2023
Qatar 73.26 43 1971 - 2023
Jordan 72.51 44 1970 - 2023
Uruguay 72.39 45 1970 - 2023
Thailand 71.84 46 1970 - 2023
Ukraine 71.31 47 1991 - 2023
Mongolia 71.27 48 1970 - 2023
Iceland 71.09 49 1970 - 2023
Mexico 70.79 50 1970 - 2023
Mauritius 70.77 51 1970 - 2023
North Macedonia 70.65 52 1991 - 2023
Costa Rica 70.42 53 1970 - 2023
Panama 69.52 54 1970 - 2023
Kuwait 69.49 55 1970 - 2023
Bahrain 69.42 56 1971 - 2023
Montenegro 69.37 57 1970 - 2023
Georgia 69.15 58 1991 - 2023
Tunisia 69.03 59 1970 - 2023
South Africa 68.94 60 1970 - 2023
Armenia 68.24 61 1991 - 2023
Peru 68.18 62 1970 - 2023
Lebanon 68.05 63 1970 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 67.03 64 1992 - 2023
Argentina 66.88 65 1970 - 2023
Hong Kong 66.64 66 1970 - 2023
Burma 66.48 67 1970 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 66.01 68 1970 - 2023
Albania 65.94 69 1970 - 2023
Belarus 65.85 70 1991 - 2023
Russia 65.7 71 1990 - 2023
Philippines 65.22 72 1970 - 2023
Vietnam 64.98 73 1970 - 2023
Egypt 64.93 74 1970 - 2023
Azerbaijan 64.77 75 1991 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 64.49 76 1970 - 2023
El Salvador 64.33 77 1970 - 2023
Kazakhstan 64.17 78 1991 - 2023
Colombia 64.15 79 1970 - 2023
Turkey 63.82 80 1970 - 2023
Brazil 63.53 81 1970 - 2023
China 63.52 82 1970 - 2023
Oman 63.31 83 1970 - 2023
Brunei 63.13 84 1984 - 2023
Monaco 62.95 85 1970 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 62.78 86 1970 - 2023
Paraguay 62.58 87 1970 - 2023
Senegal 61.66 88 1970 - 2023
Libya 61.49 89 1970 - 2023
Jamaica 61.42 90 1970 - 2023
Seychelles 61.18 91 1970 - 2023
Guatemala 60.82 92 1970 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 60.79 93 1991 - 2023
India 60.08 94 1970 - 2023
Ecuador 59.81 95 1970 - 2023
Indonesia 59.8 96 1970 - 2023
Barbados 59.5 97 1970 - 2023
Honduras 59.38 98 1970 - 2023
Nicaragua 58.82 99 1970 - 2023
Cuba 58.57 100 1970 - 2023
Ghana 58.31 101 1970 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 58.15 102 1981 - 2023
Namibia 57.93 103 1990 - 2023
San Marino 57.82 104 1970 - 2023
Zambia 57.47 105 1970 - 2023
Sri Lanka 56.87 106 1970 - 2023
Bolivia 56.71 107 1970 - 2023
Cambodia 56.5 108 1970 - 2023
Andorra 55.06 109 1970 - 2023
Guyana 55.05 110 1970 - 2023
Fiji 55.01 111 1970 - 2023
Djibouti 54.42 112 1977 - 2023
Kenya 54.36 113 1970 - 2023
Nigeria 54.34 114 1970 - 2023
Ivory Coast 54.33 115 1970 - 2023
Cape Verde 54.02 116 1975 - 2023
Grenada 53.5 117 1974 - 2023
Suriname 53.24 118 1975 - 2023
Belize 53.02 119 1981 - 2023
Dominica 52.69 120 1970 - 2023
Botswana 52.64 121 1970 - 2023
Algeria 52.5 122 1970 - 2023
Bahamas 52.39 123 1973 - 2023
Uzbekistan 52.27 124 1991 - 2023
Iran 52 125 1979 - 2023
Uganda 51.77 126 1970 - 2023
Pakistan 51.61 127 1970 - 2023
Tajikistan 51.55 128 1991 - 2023
Gambia 51.52 129 1970 - 2023
Venezuela 51.35 130 1970 - 2023
Maldives 51.34 131 1970 - 2023
Gabon 51.14 132 1970 - 2023
Macao 51.01 133 1970 - 2023
Zimbabwe 50.92 134 1980 - 2023
Burkina Faso 50.71 135 1970 - 2023
Morocco 50.56 136 1970 - 2023
Rwanda 50.49 137 1970 - 2023
R. of Congo 49.65 138 1970 - 2023
Mauritania 49.47 139 1970 - 2023
Guinea 49.25 140 1970 - 2023
Syria 49.21 141 1970 - 2023
Laos 49.11 142 1970 - 2023
Togo 49.08 143 1970 - 2023
Benin 48.69 144 1970 - 2023
Vanuatu 48.33 145 1980 - 2023
Bangladesh 48.24 146 1971 - 2023
Liberia 47.74 147 1970 - 2023
Lesotho 47.64 148 1970 - 2023
Nepal 47.49 149 1970 - 2023
Cameroon 47.4 150 1970 - 2023
Mali 47.3 151 1970 - 2023
Tanzania 47.2 152 1970 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 46.99 153 1970 - 2023
Tonga 46.73 154 1970 - 2023
Iraq 46.71 155 1970 - 2023
Ethiopia 46.7 156 1970 - 2023
Moldova 46.64 157 1991 - 2023
Micronesia 46.62 158 1986 - 2023
Kiribati 46.24 159 1979 - 2023
Yemen 46.2 160 1970 - 2023
Palau 46.12 161 1994 - 2023
DR Congo 46.05 162 1970 - 2023
Madagascar 46.04 163 1970 - 2023
Papua N.G. 45.78 164 1975 - 2023
Malawi 45.65 165 1970 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 44.44 166 1975 - 2023
Aruba 44.26 167 1986 - 2023
Sudan 43.93 168 1970 - 2023
Mozambique 43.84 169 1975 - 2023
Niger 43.59 170 1970 - 2023
Bermuda 42.98 171 1970 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 42.83 172 1970 - 2023
G.-Bissau 42.71 173 1974 - 2023
Sierra Leone 42.31 174 1970 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 41.67 175 1978 - 2023
Turkmenistan 41.64 176 1991 - 2023
Angola 41.33 177 1975 - 2023
Chad 41.24 178 1970 - 2023
Bhutan 41.13 179 1970 - 2023
Burundi 40.97 180 1970 - 2023
Comoros 40.56 181 1975 - 2023
Haiti 39.55 182 1970 - 2023
Afghanistan 37.69 183 1970 - 2023
C.A. Republic 36.61 184 1970 - 2023
Eritrea 33.87 185 1993 - 2023
Somalia 31.27 186 1986 - 2023


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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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1. Netherlands
2. Switzerland
3. Belgium
4. UK
5. Sweden
6. Austria
7. Germany
8. Denmark
9. France
10. Finland
11. Luxembourg
12. Norway
13. Spain
14. Greece
15. Portugal
16. Ireland
17. Singapore
18. Canada
19. Hungary
20. Italy
21. Czechia
22. Estonia
23. Slovakia
24. Croatia
25. Malaysia
26. Australia
27. Slovenia
28. USA
29. Malta
30. Lithuania
31. South Korea
32. Poland
33. Bulgaria
34. Serbia
35. UA Emirates
36. Cyprus
37. Romania
38. Latvia
39. New Zealand
40. Israel
41. Chile
42. Japan
43. Qatar
44. Jordan
45. Uruguay
46. Thailand
47. Ukraine
48. Mongolia
49. Iceland
50. Mexico
51. Mauritius
52. North Macedonia
53. Costa Rica
54. Panama
55. Kuwait
56. Bahrain
57. Montenegro
58. Georgia
59. Tunisia
60. South Africa
61. Armenia
62. Peru
63. Lebanon
64. Bosnia & Herz.
65. Argentina
66. Hong Kong
67. Burma
68. Saudi Arabia
69. Albania
70. Belarus
71. Russia
72. Philippines
73. Vietnam
74. Egypt
75. Azerbaijan
76. Domin. Rep.
77. El Salvador
78. Kazakhstan
79. Colombia
80. Turkey
81. Brazil
82. China
83. Oman
84. Brunei
85. Monaco
86. Tr.&Tobago
87. Paraguay
88. Senegal
89. Libya
90. Jamaica
91. Seychelles
92. Guatemala
93. Kyrgyzstan
94. India
95. Ecuador
96. Indonesia
97. Barbados
98. Honduras
99. Nicaragua
100. Cuba
101. Ghana
102. Ant.& Barb.
103. Namibia
104. San Marino
105. Zambia
106. Sri Lanka
107. Bolivia
108. Cambodia
109. Andorra
110. Guyana
111. Fiji
112. Djibouti
113. Kenya
114. Nigeria
115. Ivory Coast
116. Cape Verde
117. Grenada
118. Suriname
119. Belize
120. Dominica
121. Botswana
122. Algeria
123. Bahamas
124. Uzbekistan
125. Iran
126. Uganda
127. Pakistan
128. Tajikistan
129. Gambia
130. Venezuela
131. Maldives
132. Gabon
133. Macao
134. Zimbabwe
135. Burkina Faso
136. Morocco
137. Rwanda
138. R. of Congo
139. Mauritania
140. Guinea
141. Syria
142. Laos
143. Togo
144. Benin
145. Vanuatu
146. Bangladesh
147. Liberia
148. Lesotho
149. Nepal
150. Cameroon
151. Mali
152. Tanzania
153. Eq. Guinea
154. Tonga
155. Iraq
156. Ethiopia
157. Moldova
158. Micronesia
159. Kiribati
160. Yemen
161. Palau
162. DR Congo
163. Madagascar
164. Papua N.G.
165. Malawi
166. S.T.&Principe
167. Aruba
168. Sudan
169. Mozambique
170. Niger
171. Bermuda
172. Faroe Isl.
173. G.-Bissau
174. Sierra Leone
175. Solomon Isl.
176. Turkmenistan
177. Angola
178. Chad
179. Bhutan
180. Burundi
181. Comoros
182. Haiti
183. Afghanistan
184. C.A. Republic
185. Eritrea
186. Somalia
88.90
88.69
88.55
87.45
86.87
86.78
86.40
85.34
85.23
85.16
84.79
83.84
83.57
83.14
82.98
82.87
82.71
82.11
82.01
81.87
81.86
80.64
80.17
79.92
79.60
79.49
79.49
79.36
79.12
78.97
78.39
77.70
77.58
77.36
77.33
77.26
77.08
75.74
74.94
74.84
74.30
74.01
73.26
72.51
72.39
71.84
71.31
71.27
71.09
70.79
70.77
70.65
70.42
69.52
69.49
69.42
69.37
69.15
69.03
68.94
68.24
68.18
68.05
67.03
66.88
66.64
66.48
66.01
65.94
65.85
65.70
65.22
64.98
64.93
64.77
64.49
64.33
64.17
64.15
63.82
63.53
63.52
63.31
63.13
62.95
62.78
62.58
61.66
61.49
61.42
61.18
60.82
60.79
60.08
59.81
59.80
59.50
59.38
58.82
58.57
58.31
58.15
57.93
57.82
57.47
56.87
56.71
56.50
55.06
55.05
55.01
54.42
54.36
54.34
54.33
54.02
53.50
53.24
53.02
52.69
52.64
52.50
52.39
52.27
52.00
51.77
51.61
51.55
51.52
51.35
51.34
51.14
51.01
50.92
50.71
50.56
50.49
49.65
49.47
49.25
49.21
49.11
49.08
48.69
48.33
48.24
47.74
47.64
47.49
47.40
47.30
47.20
46.99
46.73
46.71
46.70
46.64
46.62
46.24
46.20
46.12
46.05
46.04
45.78
45.65
44.44
44.26
43.93
43.84
43.59
42.98
42.83
42.71
42.31
41.67
41.64
41.33
41.24
41.13
40.97
40.56
39.55
37.69
36.61
33.87
31.27
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22.2
44.5
66.7
88.9


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