Political globalization - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Political globalization index (0-100), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 189 countries was 62.07 points. The highest value was in the United Kingdom: 96.74 points and the lowest value was in the Faroe Islands: 4.01 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 Political globalization, 2023 Global rank Available data
UK 96.74 1 1970 - 2023
France 96.27 2 1970 - 2023
Germany 96.19 3 1970 - 2023
Italy 95.92 4 1970 - 2023
Spain 95.09 5 1970 - 2023
Belgium 94.85 6 1970 - 2023
Sweden 94.54 7 1970 - 2023
Netherlands 94.06 8 1970 - 2023
Switzerland 93.86 9 1970 - 2023
Austria 93.2 10 1970 - 2023
Portugal 91.23 11 1970 - 2023
Russia 91.02 12 1990 - 2023
Finland 91.01 13 1970 - 2023
USA 90.96 14 1970 - 2023
Poland 90.39 15 1970 - 2023
India 90.28 16 1970 - 2023
Denmark 89.65 17 1970 - 2023
Canada 89.62 18 1970 - 2023
Greece 89.5 19 1970 - 2023
South Korea 89.21 20 1970 - 2023
Argentina 89.08 21 1970 - 2023
China 89.05 22 1970 - 2023
Romania 88.78 23 1970 - 2023
Egypt 88.75 24 1970 - 2023
Hungary 88.7 25 1970 - 2023
Brazil 87.93 26 1970 - 2023
Czechia 87.19 27 1993 - 2023
Australia 86.89 28 1970 - 2023
Norway 86.8 29 1970 - 2023
South Africa 86.76 30 1970 - 2023
Mexico 86.17 31 1970 - 2023
Ukraine 85.75 32 1991 - 2023
Morocco 85.67 33 1970 - 2023
Indonesia 84.54 34 1970 - 2023
Bulgaria 84.18 35 1970 - 2023
Chile 83.14 36 1970 - 2023
Croatia 83.05 37 1991 - 2023
Slovakia 82.77 38 1993 - 2023
Serbia 82.73 39 1970 - 2023
Pakistan 82.44 40 1970 - 2023
Nigeria 82.33 41 1970 - 2023
Malaysia 81.75 42 1970 - 2023
Peru 81.37 43 1970 - 2023
Tunisia 81.28 44 1970 - 2023
Ireland 80.05 45 1970 - 2023
Uruguay 79.91 46 1970 - 2023
Thailand 79.11 47 1970 - 2023
Slovenia 79.1 48 1991 - 2023
Philippines 79.03 49 1970 - 2023
Ghana 78.5 50 1970 - 2023
Japan 78.36 51 1970 - 2023
Senegal 78.35 52 1970 - 2023
Jordan 78.28 53 1970 - 2023
Luxembourg 77.73 54 1970 - 2023
Algeria 77.37 55 1970 - 2023
Colombia 77.16 56 1970 - 2023
Lithuania 76.8 57 1990 - 2023
Kenya 76.16 58 1970 - 2023
Turkey 75.5 59 1970 - 2023
New Zealand 75.22 60 1970 - 2023
Ecuador 74.57 61 1970 - 2023
Estonia 73.91 62 1991 - 2023
Guatemala 73.21 63 1970 - 2023
Israel 72.85 64 1970 - 2023
Sri Lanka 72.82 65 1970 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 72.71 66 1992 - 2023
Costa Rica 72.17 67 1970 - 2023
Belarus 71.48 68 1991 - 2023
Ivory Coast 71.17 69 1970 - 2023
Bangladesh 71.15 70 1971 - 2023
Tanzania 71.04 71 1970 - 2023
Vietnam 70.95 72 1970 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 70.57 73 1970 - 2023
Macao 70.1 74 1970 - 2023
Paraguay 70 75 1970 - 2023
Venezuela 69.84 76 1970 - 2023
Malta 69.73 77 1970 - 2023
El Salvador 69.49 78 1970 - 2023
Bolivia 69.44 79 1970 - 2023
Azerbaijan 69.42 80 1991 - 2023
Kazakhstan 69.06 81 1991 - 2023
Uganda 68.85 82 1970 - 2023
Iran 68.59 83 1979 - 2023
Cameroon 68.55 84 1970 - 2023
Cuba 68.42 85 1970 - 2023
Cyprus 66.84 86 1970 - 2023
Libya 66.7 87 1970 - 2023
Burkina Faso 66.65 88 1970 - 2023
Moldova 66.56 89 1991 - 2023
Latvia 66.4 90 1990 - 2023
Armenia 66.28 91 1991 - 2023
Singapore 66.27 92 1970 - 2023
Mongolia 65.97 93 1970 - 2023
Mali 65.9 94 1970 - 2023
Benin 65.51 95 1970 - 2023
Zambia 65.47 96 1970 - 2023
Lebanon 65.46 97 1970 - 2023
Zimbabwe 65.42 98 1980 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 65.23 99 1970 - 2023
UA Emirates 64.89 100 1971 - 2023
DR Congo 64.73 101 1970 - 2023
Kuwait 64.53 102 1970 - 2023
Guinea 64.02 103 1970 - 2023
Panama 63.94 104 1970 - 2023
Yemen 62.24 105 1970 - 2023
Rwanda 61.95 106 1970 - 2023
Honduras 61.75 107 1970 - 2023
Nepal 61.7 108 1970 - 2023
Qatar 61.05 109 1971 - 2023
Mauritania 60.28 110 1970 - 2023
Albania 60.22 111 1970 - 2023
Niger 60.05 112 1970 - 2023
Togo 59.52 113 1970 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 58.55 114 1991 - 2023
Iceland 58.27 115 1970 - 2023
Georgia 57.53 116 1991 - 2023
Namibia 57.4 117 1990 - 2023
Sudan 57.01 118 1970 - 2023
R. of Congo 56.57 119 1970 - 2023
Syria 56.52 120 1970 - 2023
Chad 56.5 121 1970 - 2023
Montenegro 56.45 122 1970 - 2023
Mozambique 56.17 123 1975 - 2023
Malawi 55.65 124 1970 - 2023
Cambodia 55.17 125 1970 - 2023
Madagascar 55.09 126 1970 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 55 127 1970 - 2023
Nicaragua 54.75 128 1970 - 2023
Tajikistan 54.44 129 1991 - 2023
Gambia 53.55 130 1970 - 2023
Sierra Leone 53.32 131 1970 - 2023
Burundi 53.2 132 1970 - 2023
Iraq 53.05 133 1970 - 2023
Mauritius 52.49 134 1970 - 2023
Djibouti 52.46 135 1977 - 2023
Jamaica 52.33 136 1970 - 2023
Liberia 50.84 137 1970 - 2023
Burma 49.83 138 1970 - 2023
Uzbekistan 49.56 139 1991 - 2023
Barbados 49.36 140 1970 - 2023
Bahrain 49.2 141 1971 - 2023
Gabon 49.15 142 1970 - 2023
Oman 48.77 143 1970 - 2023
C.A. Republic 48.69 144 1970 - 2023
Fiji 47.98 145 1970 - 2023
G.-Bissau 46.66 146 1974 - 2023
Angola 45.3 147 1975 - 2023
Brunei 45.04 148 1984 - 2023
Haiti 44.57 149 1970 - 2023
Cape Verde 44.45 150 1975 - 2023
Afghanistan 43.98 151 1970 - 2023
Botswana 42.77 152 1970 - 2023
Guyana 42.55 153 1970 - 2023
Papua N.G. 41.27 154 1975 - 2023
Laos 41.24 155 1970 - 2023
Belize 38.86 156 1981 - 2023
Turkmenistan 37.9 157 1991 - 2023
Seychelles 36.82 158 1970 - 2023
Ethiopia 36.56 159 1970 - 2023
Suriname 36.19 160 1975 - 2023
Bahamas 34.96 161 1973 - 2023
Lesotho 34.44 162 1970 - 2023
Comoros 34.14 163 1975 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 33.62 164 1981 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 32.81 165 1970 - 2023
Samoa 32.2 166 1970 - 2023
Grenada 31.81 167 1974 - 2023
San Marino 30.93 168 1970 - 2023
Somalia 30.77 169 1970 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 30.36 170 1975 - 2023
Dominica 29.63 171 1970 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 29.13 172 1978 - 2023
Eritrea 28.04 173 1993 - 2023
Hong Kong 28.01 174 1970 - 2023
Vanuatu 25.72 175 1980 - 2023
Maldives 25.57 176 1970 - 2023
Bhutan 24.9 177 1970 - 2023
Monaco 23.48 178 1970 - 2023
Tonga 22.18 179 1970 - 2023
Liechtenstein 21.2 180 1970 - 2023
Andorra 20.03 181 1970 - 2023
North Macedonia 13.23 182 1991 - 2023
Kiribati 13 183 1979 - 2023
Micronesia 12.9 184 1986 - 2023
Palau 11.14 185 1994 - 2023
Puerto Rico 10.49 186 1970 - 2023
Aruba 5.77 187 1986 - 2023
Bermuda 4.76 188 1970 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 4.01 189 1970 - 2023


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Definition: The degree of political globalization is determined by the number of embassies and high commissions in a country, the number of international organizations to which the country is a member, the number of UN peace missions a country participated in, and the number of treaties signed between two or more states. More information and the original data can be obtained here.

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1. UK
2. France
3. Germany
4. Italy
5. Spain
6. Belgium
7. Sweden
8. Netherlands
9. Switzerland
10. Austria
11. Portugal
12. Russia
13. Finland
14. USA
15. Poland
16. India
17. Denmark
18. Canada
19. Greece
20. South Korea
21. Argentina
22. China
23. Romania
24. Egypt
25. Hungary
26. Brazil
27. Czechia
28. Australia
29. Norway
30. South Africa
31. Mexico
32. Ukraine
33. Morocco
34. Indonesia
35. Bulgaria
36. Chile
37. Croatia
38. Slovakia
39. Serbia
40. Pakistan
41. Nigeria
42. Malaysia
43. Peru
44. Tunisia
45. Ireland
46. Uruguay
47. Thailand
48. Slovenia
49. Philippines
50. Ghana
51. Japan
52. Senegal
53. Jordan
54. Luxembourg
55. Algeria
56. Colombia
57. Lithuania
58. Kenya
59. Turkey
60. New Zealand
61. Ecuador
62. Estonia
63. Guatemala
64. Israel
65. Sri Lanka
66. Bosnia & Herz.
67. Costa Rica
68. Belarus
69. Ivory Coast
70. Bangladesh
71. Tanzania
72. Vietnam
73. Domin. Rep.
74. Macao
75. Paraguay
76. Venezuela
77. Malta
78. El Salvador
79. Bolivia
80. Azerbaijan
81. Kazakhstan
82. Uganda
83. Iran
84. Cameroon
85. Cuba
86. Cyprus
87. Libya
88. Burkina Faso
89. Moldova
90. Latvia
91. Armenia
92. Singapore
93. Mongolia
94. Mali
95. Benin
96. Zambia
97. Lebanon
98. Zimbabwe
99. Saudi Arabia
100. UA Emirates
101. DR Congo
102. Kuwait
103. Guinea
104. Panama
105. Yemen
106. Rwanda
107. Honduras
108. Nepal
109. Qatar
110. Mauritania
111. Albania
112. Niger
113. Togo
114. Kyrgyzstan
115. Iceland
116. Georgia
117. Namibia
118. Sudan
119. R. of Congo
120. Syria
121. Chad
122. Montenegro
123. Mozambique
124. Malawi
125. Cambodia
126. Madagascar
127. Tr.&Tobago
128. Nicaragua
129. Tajikistan
130. Gambia
131. Sierra Leone
132. Burundi
133. Iraq
134. Mauritius
135. Djibouti
136. Jamaica
137. Liberia
138. Burma
139. Uzbekistan
140. Barbados
141. Bahrain
142. Gabon
143. Oman
144. C.A. Republic
145. Fiji
146. G.-Bissau
147. Angola
148. Brunei
149. Haiti
150. Cape Verde
151. Afghanistan
152. Botswana
153. Guyana
154. Papua N.G.
155. Laos
156. Belize
157. Turkmenistan
158. Seychelles
159. Ethiopia
160. Suriname
161. Bahamas
162. Lesotho
163. Comoros
164. Ant.& Barb.
165. Eq. Guinea
166. Samoa
167. Grenada
168. San Marino
169. Somalia
170. S.T.&Principe
171. Dominica
172. Solomon Isl.
173. Eritrea
174. Hong Kong
175. Vanuatu
176. Maldives
177. Bhutan
178. Monaco
179. Tonga
180. Liechtenstein
181. Andorra
182. North Macedonia
183. Kiribati
184. Micronesia
185. Palau
186. Puerto Rico
187. Aruba
188. Bermuda
189. Faroe Isl.
96.74
96.27
96.19
95.92
95.09
94.85
94.54
94.06
93.86
93.20
91.23
91.02
91.01
90.96
90.39
90.28
89.65
89.62
89.50
89.21
89.08
89.05
88.78
88.75
88.70
87.93
87.19
86.89
86.80
86.76
86.17
85.75
85.67
84.54
84.18
83.14
83.05
82.77
82.73
82.44
82.33
81.75
81.37
81.28
80.05
79.91
79.11
79.10
79.03
78.50
78.36
78.35
78.28
77.73
77.37
77.16
76.80
76.16
75.50
75.22
74.57
73.91
73.21
72.85
72.82
72.71
72.17
71.48
71.17
71.15
71.04
70.95
70.57
70.10
70.00
69.84
69.73
69.49
69.44
69.42
69.06
68.85
68.59
68.55
68.42
66.84
66.70
66.65
66.56
66.40
66.28
66.27
65.97
65.90
65.51
65.47
65.46
65.42
65.23
64.89
64.73
64.53
64.02
63.94
62.24
61.95
61.75
61.70
61.05
60.28
60.22
60.05
59.52
58.55
58.27
57.53
57.40
57.01
56.57
56.52
56.50
56.45
56.17
55.65
55.17
55.09
55.00
54.75
54.44
53.55
53.32
53.20
53.05
52.49
52.46
52.33
50.84
49.83
49.56
49.36
49.20
49.15
48.77
48.69
47.98
46.66
45.30
45.04
44.57
44.45
43.98
42.77
42.55
41.27
41.24
38.86
37.90
36.82
36.56
36.19
34.96
34.44
34.14
33.62
32.81
32.20
31.81
30.93
30.77
30.36
29.63
29.13
28.04
28.01
25.72
25.57
24.90
23.48
22.18
21.20
20.03
13.23
13.00
12.90
11.14
10.49
5.77
4.76
4.01
0
24.2
48.4
72.6
96.74


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