Political globalization - Country rankings

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Political globalization index (0-100), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 45 countries was 63.3 points. The highest value was in India: 91.52 points and the lowest value was in Macao: 15.01 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 Political globalization, 2022 Global rank Available data
India 91.52 1 1970 - 2022
South Korea 89.82 2 1970 - 2022
China 89.81 3 1970 - 2022
Indonesia 86.75 4 1970 - 2022
Malaysia 84.03 5 1970 - 2022
Pakistan 83.95 6 1970 - 2022
Thailand 81.01 7 1970 - 2022
Philippines 80.77 8 1970 - 2022
Jordan 80.2 9 1970 - 2022
Japan 79.67 10 1970 - 2022
Sri Lanka 75.08 11 1970 - 2022
Israel 73.98 12 1970 - 2022
Vietnam 73.34 13 1970 - 2022
Bangladesh 73.11 14 1971 - 2022
Azerbaijan 71.32 15 1991 - 2022
Kazakhstan 70.93 16 1991 - 2022
Iran 70.11 17 1979 - 2022
Armenia 69.24 18 1991 - 2022
Mongolia 68.07 19 1970 - 2022
Singapore 67.93 20 1970 - 2022
Lebanon 67.19 21 1970 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 67.07 22 1970 - 2022
Kuwait 66.27 23 1970 - 2022
Burma 65.58 24 1970 - 2022
UA Emirates 65.48 25 1971 - 2022
Nepal 64.74 26 1970 - 2022
Yemen 64.23 27 1970 - 2022
Qatar 61.65 28 1971 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 60.64 29 1991 - 2022
Georgia 59.11 30 1991 - 2022
Cambodia 58.21 31 1970 - 2022
Syria 58.06 32 1970 - 2022
Tajikistan 56.25 33 1991 - 2022
Iraq 54.15 34 1970 - 2022
Uzbekistan 51.46 35 1991 - 2022
Bahrain 50.54 36 1971 - 2022
Oman 50.32 37 1970 - 2022
Brunei 46.56 38 1984 - 2022
Afghanistan 45.25 39 1970 - 2022
Laos 40.86 40 1970 - 2022
Turkmenistan 38.3 41 1991 - 2022
Hong Kong 29.54 42 1970 - 2022
Maldives 26.3 43 1970 - 2022
Bhutan 25.07 44 1970 - 2022
Macao 15.01 45 1970 - 2022



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. India
2. South Korea
3. China
4. Indonesia
5. Malaysia
6. Pakistan
7. Thailand
8. Philippines
9. Jordan
10. Japan
11. Sri Lanka
12. Israel
13. Vietnam
14. Bangladesh
15. Azerbaijan
16. Kazakhstan
17. Iran
18. Armenia
19. Mongolia
20. Singapore
21. Lebanon
22. Saudi Arabia
23. Kuwait
24. Burma
25. UA Emirates
26. Nepal
27. Yemen
28. Qatar
29. Kyrgyzstan
30. Georgia
31. Cambodia
32. Syria
33. Tajikistan
34. Iraq
35. Uzbekistan
36. Bahrain
37. Oman
38. Brunei
39. Afghanistan
40. Laos
41. Turkmenistan
42. Hong Kong
43. Maldives
44. Bhutan
45. Macao
91.52
89.82
89.81
86.75
84.03
83.95
81.01
80.77
80.20
79.67
75.08
73.98
73.34
73.11
71.32
70.93
70.11
69.24
68.07
67.93
67.19
67.07
66.27
65.58
65.48
64.74
64.23
61.65
60.64
59.11
58.21
58.06
56.25
54.15
51.46
50.54
50.32
46.56
45.25
40.86
38.30
29.54
26.30
25.07
15.01
0
22.9
45.8
68.6
91.52


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