Political globalization - Country rankings

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Political globalization index (0-100), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 85.82 points. The highest value was in France: 96.27 points and the lowest value was in Latvia: 66.4 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 Political globalization, 2023 Global rank Available data
France 96.27 1 1970 - 2023
Germany 96.19 2 1970 - 2023
Italy 95.92 3 1970 - 2023
Spain 95.09 4 1970 - 2023
Belgium 94.85 5 1970 - 2023
Sweden 94.54 6 1970 - 2023
Netherlands 94.06 7 1970 - 2023
Austria 93.2 8 1970 - 2023
Portugal 91.23 9 1970 - 2023
Finland 91.01 10 1970 - 2023
Poland 90.39 11 1970 - 2023
Denmark 89.65 12 1970 - 2023
Greece 89.5 13 1970 - 2023
Romania 88.78 14 1970 - 2023
Hungary 88.7 15 1970 - 2023
Czechia 87.19 16 1993 - 2023
Bulgaria 84.18 17 1970 - 2023
Croatia 83.05 18 1991 - 2023
Slovakia 82.77 19 1993 - 2023
Ireland 80.05 20 1970 - 2023
Slovenia 79.1 21 1991 - 2023
Luxembourg 77.73 22 1970 - 2023
Lithuania 76.8 23 1990 - 2023
Estonia 73.91 24 1991 - 2023
Malta 69.73 25 1970 - 2023
Cyprus 66.84 26 1970 - 2023
Latvia 66.4 27 1990 - 2023


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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. France
2. Germany
3. Italy
4. Spain
5. Belgium
6. Sweden
7. Netherlands
8. Austria
9. Portugal
10. Finland
11. Poland
12. Denmark
13. Greece
14. Romania
15. Hungary
16. Czechia
17. Bulgaria
18. Croatia
19. Slovakia
20. Ireland
21. Slovenia
22. Luxembourg
23. Lithuania
24. Estonia
25. Malta
26. Cyprus
27. Latvia
96.27
96.19
95.92
95.09
94.85
94.54
94.06
93.20
91.23
91.01
90.39
89.65
89.50
88.78
88.70
87.19
84.18
83.05
82.77
80.05
79.10
77.73
76.80
73.91
69.73
66.84
66.40
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48.1
72.2
96.27


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