Political globalization - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Political globalization index (0-100), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 46 countries was 60.13 points. The highest value was in South Africa: 88.26 points and the lowest value was in Sao Tome and Principe: 30.37 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
South Africa 88.26 1 1970 - 2022
Nigeria 83.82 2 1970 - 2022
Senegal 81.72 3 1970 - 2022
Ghana 81.2 4 1970 - 2022
Kenya 78.8 5 1970 - 2022
Ethiopia 76.14 6 1970 - 2022
Tanzania 74.63 7 1970 - 2022
Ivory Coast 74.15 8 1970 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 72.31 9 1970 - 2022
Cameroon 72.14 10 1970 - 2022
Uganda 70.09 11 1970 - 2022
Mali 69.63 12 1970 - 2022
Burkina Faso 69.15 13 1970 - 2022
Zambia 69.09 14 1970 - 2022
Benin 68.9 15 1970 - 2022
Zimbabwe 68.63 16 1980 - 2022
DR Congo 68.1 17 1970 - 2022
Guinea 66.81 18 1970 - 2022
Rwanda 64.5 19 1970 - 2022
Togo 62.91 20 1970 - 2022
Niger 62.74 21 1970 - 2022
Mauritania 62.38 22 1970 - 2022
Namibia 59.53 23 1990 - 2022
Sudan 59.49 24 1970 - 2022
R. of Congo 58.7 25 1970 - 2022
Malawi 58.67 26 1970 - 2022
Madagascar 58.26 27 1970 - 2022
Chad 58.09 28 1970 - 2022
Mozambique 56.23 29 1975 - 2022
Gambia 55.8 30 1970 - 2022
Sierra Leone 55.66 31 1970 - 2022
Burundi 55.33 32 1970 - 2022
Mauritius 55.16 33 1970 - 2022
Liberia 53.28 34 1970 - 2022
Angola 51.02 35 1975 - 2022
Gabon 50.44 36 1970 - 2022
C.A. Republic 49.02 37 1970 - 2022
Cape Verde 45.64 38 1975 - 2022
G.-Bissau 45.6 39 1974 - 2022
Botswana 45.43 40 1970 - 2022
Seychelles 38.33 41 1970 - 2022
Lesotho 37.95 42 1970 - 2022
Comoros 35.11 43 1975 - 2022
Eritrea 34.52 44 1993 - 2022
Somalia 32.35 45 1970 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 30.37 46 1975 - 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. South Africa
2. Nigeria
3. Senegal
4. Ghana
5. Kenya
6. Ethiopia
7. Tanzania
8. Ivory Coast
9. Eq. Guinea
10. Cameroon
11. Uganda
12. Mali
13. Burkina Faso
14. Zambia
15. Benin
16. Zimbabwe
17. DR Congo
18. Guinea
19. Rwanda
20. Togo
21. Niger
22. Mauritania
23. Namibia
24. Sudan
25. R. of Congo
26. Malawi
27. Madagascar
28. Chad
29. Mozambique
30. Gambia
31. Sierra Leone
32. Burundi
33. Mauritius
34. Liberia
35. Angola
36. Gabon
37. C.A. Republic
38. Cape Verde
39. G.-Bissau
40. Botswana
41. Seychelles
42. Lesotho
43. Comoros
44. Eritrea
45. Somalia
46. S.T.&Principe
88.26
83.82
81.72
81.20
78.80
76.14
74.63
74.15
72.31
72.14
70.09
69.63
69.15
69.09
68.90
68.63
68.10
66.81
64.50
62.91
62.74
62.38
59.53
59.49
58.70
58.67
58.26
58.09
56.23
55.80
55.66
55.33
55.16
53.28
51.02
50.44
49.02
45.64
45.60
45.43
38.33
37.95
35.11
34.52
32.35
30.37
0
22.1
44.1
66.2
88.26


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