Social globalization - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Social globalization index (0-100), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 189 countries was 63.18 points. The highest value was in Luxembourg: 90.44 points and the lowest value was in Burundi: 30.03 points. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. 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 Social globalization, 2023 Global rank Available data
Luxembourg 90.44 1 1970 - 2023
Hong Kong 89.86 2 1970 - 2023
Monaco 89.26 3 1970 - 2023
Andorra 89.08 4 1970 - 2023
Singapore 88.53 5 1970 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 85.85 6 1970 - 2023
San Marino 85.47 7 1970 - 2023
Switzerland 85.21 8 1970 - 2023
Liechtenstein 84.88 9 1970 - 2023
Norway 84.82 10 1970 - 2023
UK 84.38 11 1970 - 2023
Iceland 84.28 12 1970 - 2023
Australia 84.18 13 1970 - 2023
Aruba 84.09 14 1986 - 2023
Austria 84.06 15 1970 - 2023
Ireland 83.65 16 1970 - 2023
New Zealand 83.55 17 1970 - 2023
Canada 83.48 18 1970 - 2023
Bermuda 83.22 19 1970 - 2023
Malta 83.15 20 1970 - 2023
Netherlands 82.6 21 1970 - 2023
Greece 82.3 22 1970 - 2023
Belgium 82.19 23 1970 - 2023
Macao 82.05 24 1970 - 2023
Estonia 81.97 25 1991 - 2023
UA Emirates 81.83 26 1971 - 2023
Montenegro 81.71 27 1970 - 2023
Sweden 81.64 28 1970 - 2023
Qatar 81.45 29 1971 - 2023
Denmark 81.43 30 1970 - 2023
Slovenia 81.36 31 1991 - 2023
Malaysia 81.14 32 1970 - 2023
Finland 80.7 33 1970 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 80.64 34 1981 - 2023
Germany 80.53 35 1970 - 2023
USA 80.45 36 1970 - 2023
Cyprus 80.07 37 1970 - 2023
Israel 79.96 38 1970 - 2023
Croatia 79.53 39 1991 - 2023
Lithuania 79.4 40 1990 - 2023
Bahamas 79.01 41 1973 - 2023
Latvia 78.87 42 1990 - 2023
South Korea 78.74 43 1970 - 2023
Slovakia 78.66 44 1993 - 2023
France 78.55 45 1970 - 2023
Palau 78.46 46 1994 - 2023
Brunei 77.99 47 1984 - 2023
Czechia 77.69 48 1993 - 2023
Barbados 77.5 49 1970 - 2023
Spain 77.13 50 1970 - 2023
Dominica 76.86 51 1970 - 2023
Portugal 76.64 52 1970 - 2023
Serbia 76.38 53 1970 - 2023
Mauritius 76.08 54 1970 - 2023
Italy 76.05 55 1970 - 2023
Bahrain 75.95 56 1971 - 2023
Hungary 75.36 57 1970 - 2023
Japan 75.12 58 1970 - 2023
Uruguay 74.59 59 1970 - 2023
Bulgaria 74.33 60 1970 - 2023
Puerto Rico 74.19 61 1970 - 2023
Seychelles 74.14 62 1970 - 2023
Oman 73.93 63 1970 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 72.46 64 1970 - 2023
North Macedonia 72.05 65 1991 - 2023
Georgia 71.99 66 1991 - 2023
Kuwait 71.97 67 1970 - 2023
Costa Rica 71.78 68 1970 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 71.61 69 1970 - 2023
Chile 71.53 70 1970 - 2023
Romania 71.27 71 1970 - 2023
Moldova 71.15 72 1991 - 2023
Panama 71.1 73 1970 - 2023
Jamaica 70.77 74 1970 - 2023
Grenada 70.4 75 1974 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 70.02 76 1970 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 69.98 77 1992 - 2023
Poland 69.9 78 1970 - 2023
Armenia 69.83 79 1991 - 2023
Albania 68.48 80 1970 - 2023
Samoa 68.47 81 1970 - 2023
Argentina 67.82 82 1970 - 2023
Kazakhstan 67.71 83 1991 - 2023
Tonga 67.49 84 1970 - 2023
Suriname 67.37 85 1975 - 2023
Jordan 67.23 86 1970 - 2023
Mexico 67.22 87 1970 - 2023
Thailand 66.62 88 1970 - 2023
Belize 66.31 89 1981 - 2023
Tunisia 66.26 90 1970 - 2023
Micronesia 66.06 91 1986 - 2023
Maldives 65.99 92 1970 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 65.93 93 1991 - 2023
Ukraine 65.81 94 1991 - 2023
Guyana 64.86 95 1970 - 2023
Lebanon 64.78 96 1970 - 2023
Botswana 64.73 97 1970 - 2023
Morocco 64.15 98 1970 - 2023
South Africa 63.95 99 1970 - 2023
Belarus 63.88 100 1991 - 2023
El Salvador 63.84 101 1970 - 2023
Vanuatu 63.83 102 1980 - 2023
Fiji 63.82 103 1970 - 2023
Turkey 63.75 104 1970 - 2023
Colombia 63.73 105 1970 - 2023
Russia 63.12 106 1990 - 2023
Paraguay 62.94 107 1970 - 2023
Vietnam 62.32 108 1970 - 2023
Kiribati 61.61 109 1979 - 2023
Gabon 60.86 110 1970 - 2023
Ecuador 60.6 111 1970 - 2023
Philippines 60.44 112 1970 - 2023
Mongolia 60.28 113 1970 - 2023
Honduras 59.82 114 1970 - 2023
Peru 59.1 115 1970 - 2023
Brazil 58.95 116 1970 - 2023
Cape Verde 58.78 117 1975 - 2023
Bolivia 58.28 118 1970 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 58.24 119 1975 - 2023
Egypt 58.13 120 1970 - 2023
Bhutan 57.75 121 1970 - 2023
Nicaragua 57.27 122 1970 - 2023
Guatemala 57.24 123 1970 - 2023
China 56.87 124 1970 - 2023
Iran 56.72 125 1979 - 2023
Venezuela 56.41 126 1970 - 2023
Namibia 55.41 127 1990 - 2023
Azerbaijan 55.26 128 1991 - 2023
Libya 54.84 129 1970 - 2023
Ethiopia 53.46 130 1970 - 2023
Sri Lanka 53.22 131 1970 - 2023
Cambodia 53.18 132 1970 - 2023
Uzbekistan 52.81 133 1991 - 2023
Cuba 52.7 134 1970 - 2023
Comoros 52.53 135 1975 - 2023
Gambia 52.21 136 1970 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 52.2 137 1978 - 2023
Djibouti 52.03 138 1977 - 2023
Senegal 51.7 139 1970 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 51.43 140 1970 - 2023
Turkmenistan 51.22 141 1991 - 2023
Lesotho 50.04 142 1970 - 2023
Laos 49.62 143 1970 - 2023
Algeria 49.25 144 1970 - 2023
Tajikistan 48.98 145 1991 - 2023
Ghana 48.95 146 1970 - 2023
Syria 48.89 147 1970 - 2023
Zimbabwe 48.51 148 1980 - 2023
India 48.05 149 1970 - 2023
G.-Bissau 47.37 150 1974 - 2023
Indonesia 46.31 151 1970 - 2023
Zambia 46.22 152 1970 - 2023
Nepal 44.93 153 1970 - 2023
R. of Congo 44.93 154 1970 - 2023
Bangladesh 44.77 155 1971 - 2023
Iraq 44.76 156 1970 - 2023
Mauritania 44.58 157 1970 - 2023
Kenya 44.29 158 1970 - 2023
Ivory Coast 44.23 159 1970 - 2023
Haiti 43.15 160 1970 - 2023
Liberia 43.05 161 1970 - 2023
Burkina Faso 41.2 162 1970 - 2023
Togo 41 163 1970 - 2023
Benin 40.79 164 1970 - 2023
Burma 40.12 165 1970 - 2023
Malawi 40.06 166 1970 - 2023
Cameroon 40.03 167 1970 - 2023
Rwanda 39.99 168 1970 - 2023
Uganda 39.88 169 1970 - 2023
Sierra Leone 39.45 170 1970 - 2023
Nigeria 39.21 171 1970 - 2023
Eritrea 38.3 172 1993 - 2023
Mali 38.25 173 1970 - 2023
Pakistan 38.13 174 1970 - 2023
Guinea 36.87 175 1970 - 2023
Tanzania 36.55 176 1970 - 2023
Angola 36.29 177 1975 - 2023
Chad 35.82 178 1970 - 2023
Yemen 35.36 179 1970 - 2023
Papua N.G. 35.35 180 1975 - 2023
Niger 34.93 181 1970 - 2023
Madagascar 34.56 182 1970 - 2023
Afghanistan 34.35 183 1970 - 2023
Sudan 32.46 184 1970 - 2023
Mozambique 32.16 185 1975 - 2023
C.A. Republic 32.14 186 1970 - 2023
Somalia 31.82 187 1970 - 2023
DR Congo 30.45 188 1970 - 2023
Burundi 30.03 189 1970 - 2023


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Definition: Social globalization has three dimensions: personal contacts, information flows, and cultural proximity. The sub-index on personal contacts includes international telecom traffic, degree of tourism, transfers, foreign population, and number of international letters. The sub-index on information flows includes number of internet users, share of households with a television set, and trade in newspapers. The sub-index on cultural proximity includes trade in books and number of McDonald’s restaurants and Ikea located in a country. More information and the original data can be obtained here.

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1. Luxembourg
2. Hong Kong
3. Monaco
4. Andorra
5. Singapore
6. Faroe Isl.
7. San Marino
8. Switzerland
9. Liechtenstein
10. Norway
11. UK
12. Iceland
13. Australia
14. Aruba
15. Austria
16. Ireland
17. New Zealand
18. Canada
19. Bermuda
20. Malta
21. Netherlands
22. Greece
23. Belgium
24. Macao
25. Estonia
26. UA Emirates
27. Montenegro
28. Sweden
29. Qatar
30. Denmark
31. Slovenia
32. Malaysia
33. Finland
34. Ant.& Barb.
35. Germany
36. USA
37. Cyprus
38. Israel
39. Croatia
40. Lithuania
41. Bahamas
42. Latvia
43. South Korea
44. Slovakia
45. France
46. Palau
47. Brunei
48. Czechia
49. Barbados
50. Spain
51. Dominica
52. Portugal
53. Serbia
54. Mauritius
55. Italy
56. Bahrain
57. Hungary
58. Japan
59. Uruguay
60. Bulgaria
61. Puerto Rico
62. Seychelles
63. Oman
64. Tr.&Tobago
65. North Macedonia
66. Georgia
67. Kuwait
68. Costa Rica
69. Saudi Arabia
70. Chile
71. Romania
72. Moldova
73. Panama
74. Jamaica
75. Grenada
76. Domin. Rep.
77. Bosnia & Herz.
78. Poland
79. Armenia
80. Albania
81. Samoa
82. Argentina
83. Kazakhstan
84. Tonga
85. Suriname
86. Jordan
87. Mexico
88. Thailand
89. Belize
90. Tunisia
91. Micronesia
92. Maldives
93. Kyrgyzstan
94. Ukraine
95. Guyana
96. Lebanon
97. Botswana
98. Morocco
99. South Africa
100. Belarus
101. El Salvador
102. Vanuatu
103. Fiji
104. Turkey
105. Colombia
106. Russia
107. Paraguay
108. Vietnam
109. Kiribati
110. Gabon
111. Ecuador
112. Philippines
113. Mongolia
114. Honduras
115. Peru
116. Brazil
117. Cape Verde
118. Bolivia
119. S.T.&Principe
120. Egypt
121. Bhutan
122. Nicaragua
123. Guatemala
124. China
125. Iran
126. Venezuela
127. Namibia
128. Azerbaijan
129. Libya
130. Ethiopia
131. Sri Lanka
132. Cambodia
133. Uzbekistan
134. Cuba
135. Comoros
136. Gambia
137. Solomon Isl.
138. Djibouti
139. Senegal
140. Eq. Guinea
141. Turkmenistan
142. Lesotho
143. Laos
144. Algeria
145. Tajikistan
146. Ghana
147. Syria
148. Zimbabwe
149. India
150. G.-Bissau
151. Indonesia
152. Zambia
153. Nepal
154. R. of Congo
155. Bangladesh
156. Iraq
157. Mauritania
158. Kenya
159. Ivory Coast
160. Haiti
161. Liberia
162. Burkina Faso
163. Togo
164. Benin
165. Burma
166. Malawi
167. Cameroon
168. Rwanda
169. Uganda
170. Sierra Leone
171. Nigeria
172. Eritrea
173. Mali
174. Pakistan
175. Guinea
176. Tanzania
177. Angola
178. Chad
179. Yemen
180. Papua N.G.
181. Niger
182. Madagascar
183. Afghanistan
184. Sudan
185. Mozambique
186. C.A. Republic
187. Somalia
188. DR Congo
189. Burundi
90.44
89.86
89.26
89.08
88.53
85.85
85.47
85.21
84.88
84.82
84.38
84.28
84.18
84.09
84.06
83.65
83.55
83.48
83.22
83.15
82.60
82.30
82.19
82.05
81.97
81.83
81.71
81.64
81.45
81.43
81.36
81.14
80.70
80.64
80.53
80.45
80.07
79.96
79.53
79.40
79.01
78.87
78.74
78.66
78.55
78.46
77.99
77.69
77.50
77.13
76.86
76.64
76.38
76.08
76.05
75.95
75.36
75.12
74.59
74.33
74.19
74.14
73.93
72.46
72.05
71.99
71.97
71.78
71.61
71.53
71.27
71.15
71.10
70.77
70.40
70.02
69.98
69.90
69.83
68.48
68.47
67.82
67.71
67.49
67.37
67.23
67.22
66.62
66.31
66.26
66.06
65.99
65.93
65.81
64.86
64.78
64.73
64.15
63.95
63.88
63.84
63.83
63.82
63.75
63.73
63.12
62.94
62.32
61.61
60.86
60.60
60.44
60.28
59.82
59.10
58.95
58.78
58.28
58.24
58.13
57.75
57.27
57.24
56.87
56.72
56.41
55.41
55.26
54.84
53.46
53.22
53.18
52.81
52.70
52.53
52.21
52.20
52.03
51.70
51.43
51.22
50.04
49.62
49.25
48.98
48.95
48.89
48.51
48.05
47.37
46.31
46.22
44.93
44.93
44.77
44.76
44.58
44.29
44.23
43.15
43.05
41.20
41.00
40.79
40.12
40.06
40.03
39.99
39.88
39.45
39.21
38.30
38.25
38.13
36.87
36.55
36.29
35.82
35.36
35.35
34.93
34.56
34.35
32.46
32.16
32.14
31.82
30.45
30.03
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22.6
45.2
67.8
90.44


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