Political globalization - Country rankings

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Political globalization index (0-100), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 27 countries was 85.21 points. The highest value was in Germany: 97.07 points and the lowest value was in Estonia: 28.63 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
Germany 97.07 1 1970 - 2022
France 96.85 2 1970 - 2022
Italy 96.84 3 1970 - 2022
Spain 95.86 4 1970 - 2022
Belgium 95.81 5 1970 - 2022
Sweden 95.5 6 1970 - 2022
Netherlands 95.01 7 1970 - 2022
Austria 94.65 8 1970 - 2022
Portugal 92.18 9 1970 - 2022
Finland 92.16 10 1970 - 2022
Poland 91.51 11 1970 - 2022
Denmark 90.98 12 1970 - 2022
Greece 90.45 13 1970 - 2022
Romania 89.74 14 1970 - 2022
Hungary 89.3 15 1970 - 2022
Czechia 88.67 16 1993 - 2022
Bulgaria 85.51 17 1970 - 2022
Croatia 84.04 18 1991 - 2022
Slovakia 83.74 19 1993 - 2022
Ireland 81.01 20 1970 - 2022
Slovenia 80.06 21 1991 - 2022
Luxembourg 79.76 22 1970 - 2022
Lithuania 78.36 23 1990 - 2022
Malta 71.03 24 1970 - 2022
Cyprus 68.18 25 1970 - 2022
Latvia 67.77 26 1990 - 2022
Estonia 28.63 27 1991 - 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. Germany
2. France
3. Italy
4. Spain
5. Belgium
6. Sweden
7. Netherlands
8. Austria
9. Portugal
10. Finland
11. Poland
12. Denmark
13. Greece
14. Romania
15. Hungary
16. Czechia
17. Bulgaria
18. Croatia
19. Slovakia
20. Ireland
21. Slovenia
22. Luxembourg
23. Lithuania
24. Malta
25. Cyprus
26. Latvia
27. Estonia
97.07
96.85
96.84
95.86
95.81
95.50
95.01
94.65
92.18
92.16
91.51
90.98
90.45
89.74
89.30
88.67
85.51
84.04
83.74
81.01
80.06
79.76
78.36
71.03
68.18
67.77
28.63
0
24.3
48.5
72.8
97.07


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