Comprehensive power

A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power

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Super Powers (70+)
1 80.7 United States
2 72.5 China
Middle Powers (10+)
3 37.2 Japan
4 36.3 India
5 31.6 Russia
6 30.9 — Australia
7 29.5 South Korea
8 25.1 Singapore
9 19.4 — Indonesia
10 18.7 Thailand
11 18.0 Malaysia
12 17.5 Vietnam
13 16.8 New Zealand
14 15.2 Taiwan
15 13.9 Pakistan
16 12.8 Philippines
17 10.6 North Korea
Minor Powers (< 10)
18 10.0 Brunei
19 9.1 Bangladesh
20 +2 7.8 Cambodia
21 −1 7.5 Sri Lanka
22 −1 7.5 — Myanmar
23 6.4 Laos
24 5.0 Mongolia
25 4.2 Nepal
26 3.3 Papua New Guinea

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