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 70.6 points. The highest value was in India: 91.52 points and the lowest value was in Laos: 40.86 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
Indonesia 86.75 2 1970 - 2022
Malaysia 84.03 3 1970 - 2022
Thailand 81.01 4 1970 - 2022
Philippines 80.77 5 1970 - 2022
Vietnam 73.34 6 1970 - 2022
Singapore 67.93 7 1970 - 2022
Burma 65.58 8 1970 - 2022
Cambodia 58.21 9 1970 - 2022
Brunei 46.56 10 1984 - 2022
Laos 40.86 11 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. Indonesia
3. Malaysia
4. Thailand
5. Philippines
6. Vietnam
7. Singapore
8. Burma
9. Cambodia
10. Brunei
11. Laos
91.52
86.75
84.03
81.01
80.77
73.34
67.93
65.58
58.21
46.56
40.86
0
22.9
45.8
68.6
91.52


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