Comprehensive power

A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power

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Super Powers (70+)
1 82.2 United States
2 74.6 China
Middle Powers (10+)
3 38.7 Japan
4 37.7 India
5 33.0 Russia
6 30.8 Australia
7 30.0 South Korea
8 26.2 Singapore
9 +2 19.4 Indonesia
10 −1 19.2 Thailand
11 −1 18.3 Malaysia
12 18.3 Vietnam
13 17.8 New Zealand
14 16.2 Taiwan
15 14.7 Pakistan
16 13.1 Philippines
17 11.5 North Korea
Minor Powers (< 10)
18 +1 9.6 Brunei
19 −1 9.4 Bangladesh
20 +1 8.6 Sri Lanka
21 −1 7.4 Myanmar
22 7.1 Cambodia
23 6.0 — Laos
24 5.7 — Mongolia
25 4.5 — Nepal
26 3.7 — Papua New Guinea

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