Social globalization - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Social globalization index (0-100), 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 188 countries was 62.12 points. The highest value was in Hong Kong: 90.7 points and the lowest value was in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 27.17 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 Social globalization, 2022 Global rank Available data
Hong Kong 90.7 1 1970 - 2022
Singapore 88.78 2 1970 - 2022
Andorra 88.18 3 1970 - 2022
Luxembourg 88.18 4 1970 - 2022
Switzerland 86.68 5 1970 - 2022
Monaco 86.27 6 1970 - 2022
Canada 85.62 7 1970 - 2022
UK 85.4 8 1970 - 2022
Norway 85.38 9 1970 - 2022
Austria 85.19 10 1970 - 2022
Ireland 84.65 11 1970 - 2022
Australia 84.63 12 1970 - 2022
Netherlands 84.26 13 1970 - 2022
Germany 83.75 14 1970 - 2022
Denmark 83.62 15 1970 - 2022
Sweden 83.36 16 1970 - 2022
Estonia 83.34 17 1991 - 2022
Slovenia 83.28 18 1991 - 2022
Liechtenstein 83.19 19 1970 - 2022
Greece 82.88 20 1970 - 2022
Macao 82.87 21 1970 - 2022
Malaysia 82.87 22 1970 - 2022
USA 82.7 23 1970 - 2022
Belgium 82.66 24 1970 - 2022
Iceland 82.45 25 1970 - 2022
Qatar 82.34 26 1971 - 2022
Israel 82.32 27 1970 - 2022
France 82.03 28 1970 - 2022
Finland 81.81 29 1970 - 2022
Cyprus 81.74 30 1970 - 2022
Aruba 81.72 31 1986 - 2022
UA Emirates 81.51 32 1971 - 2022
Malta 81.31 33 1970 - 2022
Croatia 81.22 34 1991 - 2022
Slovakia 80.97 35 1993 - 2022
Lithuania 80.83 36 1990 - 2022
New Zealand 80.77 37 1970 - 2022
San Marino 80.32 38 1970 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 80.14 39 1970 - 2022
Latvia 79.99 40 1990 - 2022
South Korea 79.97 41 1970 - 2022
Spain 79.77 42 1970 - 2022
Czechia 79.57 43 1993 - 2022
Italy 78.98 44 1970 - 2022
Bermuda 77.89 45 1970 - 2022
Hungary 77.86 46 1970 - 2022
Portugal 77.63 47 1970 - 2022
Bahamas 76.94 48 1973 - 2022
Montenegro 76.63 49 1970 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 76.48 50 1981 - 2022
Japan 76.31 51 1970 - 2022
Serbia 76.2 52 1970 - 2022
Oman 76.07 53 1970 - 2022
Brunei 75.63 54 1984 - 2022
Bulgaria 75.6 55 1970 - 2022
Bahrain 75.23 56 1971 - 2022
Barbados 74.74 57 1970 - 2022
Mauritius 74.28 58 1970 - 2022
Romania 74.06 59 1970 - 2022
Poland 73.96 60 1970 - 2022
Dominica 73.78 61 1970 - 2022
Seychelles 73.65 62 1970 - 2022
Kuwait 73.64 63 1970 - 2022
Uruguay 72.86 64 1970 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 72.43 65 1970 - 2022
Georgia 71.75 66 1991 - 2022
Palau 71.28 67 1994 - 2022
Costa Rica 71.05 68 1970 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 70.97 69 1970 - 2022
Chile 70.93 70 1970 - 2022
Mexico 70.65 71 1970 - 2022
Thailand 69.62 72 1970 - 2022
Panama 68.68 73 1970 - 2022
Argentina 68.44 74 1970 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 68.32 75 1970 - 2022
Jordan 68.13 76 1970 - 2022
Moldova 67.82 77 1991 - 2022
Kazakhstan 67.79 78 1991 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 67.22 79 1992 - 2022
Ukraine 67.01 80 1991 - 2022
Armenia 66.81 81 1991 - 2022
North Macedonia 66.76 82 1991 - 2022
Suriname 66.65 83 1975 - 2022
Grenada 66.19 84 1974 - 2022
Lebanon 65.5 85 1970 - 2022
Samoa 65.48 86 1970 - 2022
Morocco 65.41 87 1970 - 2022
Jamaica 65.02 88 1970 - 2022
Belize 64.82 89 1981 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 64.42 90 1991 - 2022
South Africa 64.08 91 1970 - 2022
Albania 63.94 92 1970 - 2022
Fiji 63.88 93 1970 - 2022
Turkey 63.84 94 1970 - 2022
Tonga 63.29 95 1970 - 2022
Tunisia 62.85 96 1970 - 2022
Philippines 62.69 97 1970 - 2022
Maldives 62.65 98 1970 - 2022
Botswana 62.54 99 1970 - 2022
Micronesia 62.36 100 1986 - 2022
El Salvador 62.29 101 1970 - 2022
Belarus 61.82 102 1991 - 2022
Russia 61.68 103 1990 - 2022
Paraguay 61.63 104 1970 - 2022
Colombia 61.6 105 1970 - 2022
Egypt 61.38 106 1970 - 2022
Vietnam 60.81 107 1970 - 2022
Vanuatu 59.83 108 1980 - 2022
China 59.28 109 1970 - 2022
Ecuador 59.16 110 1970 - 2022
Mongolia 59 111 1970 - 2022
Guyana 58.74 112 1970 - 2022
Brazil 58.33 113 1970 - 2022
Honduras 58.21 114 1970 - 2022
Gabon 58.05 115 1970 - 2022
Peru 57.62 116 1970 - 2022
Bolivia 56.8 117 1970 - 2022
Guatemala 56.72 118 1970 - 2022
Venezuela 56.42 119 1970 - 2022
Azerbaijan 56.06 120 1991 - 2022
Nicaragua 55.75 121 1970 - 2022
Iran 55.57 122 1979 - 2022
Cape Verde 55.44 123 1975 - 2022
Bhutan 54.3 124 1970 - 2022
Kiribati 53.75 125 1979 - 2022
Namibia 53.23 126 1990 - 2022
Sri Lanka 53.18 127 1970 - 2022
Cuba 53.13 128 1970 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 53.06 129 1975 - 2022
Ethiopia 52.43 130 1970 - 2022
Uzbekistan 52.38 131 1991 - 2022
Libya 51.36 132 1970 - 2022
India 50.67 133 1970 - 2022
Cambodia 50.28 134 1970 - 2022
Senegal 50.07 135 1970 - 2022
Turkmenistan 49.73 136 1991 - 2022
Gambia 49.65 137 1970 - 2022
Djibouti 49.35 138 1977 - 2022
Indonesia 48.97 139 1970 - 2022
Tajikistan 48.08 140 1991 - 2022
Comoros 48.03 141 1975 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 47.96 142 1978 - 2022
Syria 47.87 143 1970 - 2022
Algeria 47.81 144 1970 - 2022
Zimbabwe 47.36 145 1980 - 2022
Laos 47.24 146 1970 - 2022
Ghana 46.52 147 1970 - 2022
Lesotho 46.38 148 1970 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 46.33 149 1970 - 2022
Bangladesh 44.09 150 1971 - 2022
Zambia 44.02 151 1970 - 2022
G.-Bissau 43.85 152 1974 - 2022
R. of Congo 43.46 153 1970 - 2022
Mauritania 43.33 154 1970 - 2022
Kenya 43.22 155 1970 - 2022
Haiti 42.92 156 1970 - 2022
Liberia 42.3 157 1970 - 2022
Iraq 42.16 158 1970 - 2022
Ivory Coast 41.24 159 1970 - 2022
Nepal 41.1 160 1970 - 2022
Togo 39.53 161 1970 - 2022
Pakistan 39.41 162 1970 - 2022
Malawi 39.27 163 1970 - 2022
Benin 38.93 164 1970 - 2022
Rwanda 38.87 165 1970 - 2022
Burkina Faso 38.56 166 1970 - 2022
Burma 38.06 167 1970 - 2022
Uganda 37.97 168 1970 - 2022
Nigeria 37.82 169 1970 - 2022
Cameroon 37.77 170 1970 - 2022
Sierra Leone 37.74 171 1970 - 2022
Mali 36.26 172 1970 - 2022
Guinea 36.18 173 1970 - 2022
Eritrea 35.57 174 1993 - 2022
Papua N.G. 35.38 175 1975 - 2022
Tanzania 34.54 176 1970 - 2022
Angola 34.53 177 1975 - 2022
Afghanistan 34.29 178 1970 - 2022
Yemen 34.28 179 1970 - 2022
Madagascar 33.14 180 1970 - 2022
Niger 33.05 181 1970 - 2022
Chad 32.95 182 1970 - 2022
Sudan 31.84 183 1970 - 2022
Mozambique 31.73 184 1975 - 2022
C.A. Republic 31.2 185 1970 - 2022
Somalia 30.98 186 1970 - 2022
Burundi 29.75 187 1970 - 2022
DR Congo 27.17 188 1970 - 2022



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. Hong Kong
2. Singapore
3. Andorra
4. Luxembourg
5. Switzerland
6. Monaco
7. Canada
8. UK
9. Norway
10. Austria
11. Ireland
12. Australia
13. Netherlands
14. Germany
15. Denmark
16. Sweden
17. Estonia
18. Slovenia
19. Liechtenstein
20. Greece
21. Macao
22. Malaysia
23. USA
24. Belgium
25. Iceland
26. Qatar
27. Israel
28. France
29. Finland
30. Cyprus
31. Aruba
32. UA Emirates
33. Malta
34. Croatia
35. Slovakia
36. Lithuania
37. New Zealand
38. San Marino
39. Faroe Isl.
40. Latvia
41. South Korea
42. Spain
43. Czechia
44. Italy
45. Bermuda
46. Hungary
47. Portugal
48. Bahamas
49. Montenegro
50. Ant.& Barb.
51. Japan
52. Serbia
53. Oman
54. Brunei
55. Bulgaria
56. Bahrain
57. Barbados
58. Mauritius
59. Romania
60. Poland
61. Dominica
62. Seychelles
63. Kuwait
64. Uruguay
65. Saudi Arabia
66. Georgia
67. Palau
68. Costa Rica
69. Domin. Rep.
70. Chile
71. Mexico
72. Thailand
73. Panama
74. Argentina
75. Tr.&Tobago
76. Jordan
77. Moldova
78. Kazakhstan
79. Bosnia & Herz.
80. Ukraine
81. Armenia
82. North Macedonia
83. Suriname
84. Grenada
85. Lebanon
86. Samoa
87. Morocco
88. Jamaica
89. Belize
90. Kyrgyzstan
91. South Africa
92. Albania
93. Fiji
94. Turkey
95. Tonga
96. Tunisia
97. Philippines
98. Maldives
99. Botswana
100. Micronesia
101. El Salvador
102. Belarus
103. Russia
104. Paraguay
105. Colombia
106. Egypt
107. Vietnam
108. Vanuatu
109. China
110. Ecuador
111. Mongolia
112. Guyana
113. Brazil
114. Honduras
115. Gabon
116. Peru
117. Bolivia
118. Guatemala
119. Venezuela
120. Azerbaijan
121. Nicaragua
122. Iran
123. Cape Verde
124. Bhutan
125. Kiribati
126. Namibia
127. Sri Lanka
128. Cuba
129. S.T.&Principe
130. Ethiopia
131. Uzbekistan
132. Libya
133. India
134. Cambodia
135. Senegal
136. Turkmenistan
137. Gambia
138. Djibouti
139. Indonesia
140. Tajikistan
141. Comoros
142. Solomon Isl.
143. Syria
144. Algeria
145. Zimbabwe
146. Laos
147. Ghana
148. Lesotho
149. Eq. Guinea
150. Bangladesh
151. Zambia
152. G.-Bissau
153. R. of Congo
154. Mauritania
155. Kenya
156. Haiti
157. Liberia
158. Iraq
159. Ivory Coast
160. Nepal
161. Togo
162. Pakistan
163. Malawi
164. Benin
165. Rwanda
166. Burkina Faso
167. Burma
168. Uganda
169. Nigeria
170. Cameroon
171. Sierra Leone
172. Mali
173. Guinea
174. Eritrea
175. Papua N.G.
176. Tanzania
177. Angola
178. Afghanistan
179. Yemen
180. Madagascar
181. Niger
182. Chad
183. Sudan
184. Mozambique
185. C.A. Republic
186. Somalia
187. Burundi
188. DR Congo
90.70
88.78
88.18
88.18
86.68
86.27
85.62
85.40
85.38
85.19
84.65
84.63
84.26
83.75
83.62
83.36
83.34
83.28
83.19
82.88
82.87
82.87
82.70
82.66
82.45
82.34
82.32
82.03
81.81
81.74
81.72
81.51
81.31
81.22
80.97
80.83
80.77
80.32
80.14
79.99
79.97
79.77
79.57
78.98
77.89
77.86
77.63
76.94
76.63
76.48
76.31
76.20
76.07
75.63
75.60
75.23
74.74
74.28
74.06
73.96
73.78
73.65
73.64
72.86
72.43
71.75
71.28
71.05
70.97
70.93
70.65
69.62
68.68
68.44
68.32
68.13
67.82
67.79
67.22
67.01
66.81
66.76
66.65
66.19
65.50
65.48
65.41
65.02
64.82
64.42
64.08
63.94
63.88
63.84
63.29
62.85
62.69
62.65
62.54
62.36
62.29
61.82
61.68
61.63
61.60
61.38
60.81
59.83
59.28
59.16
59.00
58.74
58.33
58.21
58.05
57.62
56.80
56.72
56.42
56.06
55.75
55.57
55.44
54.30
53.75
53.23
53.18
53.13
53.06
52.43
52.38
51.36
50.67
50.28
50.07
49.73
49.65
49.35
48.97
48.08
48.03
47.96
47.87
47.81
47.36
47.24
46.52
46.38
46.33
44.09
44.02
43.85
43.46
43.33
43.22
42.92
42.30
42.16
41.24
41.10
39.53
39.41
39.27
38.93
38.87
38.56
38.06
37.97
37.82
37.77
37.74
36.26
36.18
35.57
35.38
34.54
34.53
34.29
34.28
33.14
33.05
32.95
31.84
31.73
31.20
30.98
29.75
27.17
0
22.7
45.4
68
90.7


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