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Political globalization index (0-100), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 12 countries was 70.39 points. The highest value was in Argentina: 89.85 points and the lowest value was in Suriname: 36.24 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
Argentina 89.85 1 -
Brazil 89.08 2 -
Chile 85.05 3 -
Uruguay 80.83 4 -
Colombia 79.06 5 -
Peru 77.89 6 -
Paraguay 71.69 7 -
Bolivia 71.35 8 -
Venezuela 70.58 9 -
Ecuador 48.64 10 -
Guyana 44.45 11 -
Suriname 36.24 12 -



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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