Political globalization - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Political globalization index (0-100), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 11 countries was 36.97 points. The highest value was in Australia: 86.5 points and the lowest value was in Palau: 11.35 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
Australia 86.5 1 1970 - 2022
New Zealand 76.51 2 1970 - 2022
Fiji 50.55 3 1970 - 2022
Papua N.G. 43.94 4 1975 - 2022
Samoa 32.55 5 1970 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 28.37 6 1978 - 2022
Vanuatu 26.86 7 1980 - 2022
Tonga 23.16 8 1970 - 2022
Kiribati 14.14 9 1979 - 2022
Micronesia 12.71 10 1986 - 2022
Palau 11.35 11 1994 - 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. Australia
2. New Zealand
3. Fiji
4. Papua N.G.
5. Samoa
6. Solomon Isl.
7. Vanuatu
8. Tonga
9. Kiribati
10. Micronesia
11. Palau
86.50
76.51
50.55
43.94
32.55
28.37
26.86
23.16
14.14
12.71
11.35
0
21.6
43.3
64.9
86.5


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