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Cultural influence

Ability to shape international public opinion through cultural appeal and interaction

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for cultural influence. Embed

Cultural influence

Ability to shape international public opinion through cultural appeal and interaction

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting 10%
  • 1 84.2 United States
  • 2 61.9 China
  • 3 47.4 Japan
  • 4 43.7 India
  • 5 +4 30.7 Australia
  • 6 29.8 Malaysia
  • 7 −2 29.3 South Korea
  • 8 −1 29.2 Thailand
  • 9 −1 25.1 Singapore
  • 10 20.0 — Russia
  • 11 19.5 — Vietnam
  • 12 18.8 Indonesia
  • 13 16.4 Taiwan
  • 14 12.2 Philippines
  • 15 +1 8.8 New Zealand
  • 16 +2 6.8 Myanmar
  • 17 5.6 Pakistan
  • 18 −3 5.2 Bangladesh
  • 19 4.9 Cambodia
  • 20 4.1 Sri Lanka
  • 21 +2 3.7 — Brunei
  • 22 −1 2.5 Laos
  • 23 −1 2.5 Nepal
  • 24 1.2 — Mongolia
  • 25 1.2 — Papua New Guinea
  • 26 0.7 North Korea
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