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Asia Power Index
2025 Edition
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Diplomatic influence

The extent and standing of a state’s foreign relations

This chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for diplomatic influence. Embed

Diplomatic influence

The extent and standing of a state’s foreign relations

  • Rankings
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rank
Year
Weighting 10%
  • 1 97.7 China
  • 2 85.4 Japan
  • 3 82.7 United States
  • 4 70.8 India
  • 5 +1 67.2 Indonesia
  • 6 −1 66.5 — South Korea
  • 7 65.7 Australia
  • 8 59.5 Vietnam
  • 9 +2 58.8 Malaysia
  • 10 57.7 Russia
  • 11 −2 56.9 — Singapore
  • 12 52.1 — Thailand
  • 13 48.8 — Philippines
  • 14 +1 37.8 New Zealand
  • 15 −1 34.8 — Cambodia
  • 16 33.5 Brunei
  • 17 32.8 Pakistan
  • 18 +1 27.9 Laos
  • 19 −1 26.5 Bangladesh
  • 20 25.3 Timor-Leste
  • 21 +3 24.6 Myanmar
  • 22 −1 21.2 Sri Lanka
  • 23 19.7 Mongolia
  • 24 −2 16.6 Taiwan
  • 25 +1 15.1 Papua New Guinea
  • 26 −1 13.5 Nepal
  • 27 12.2 North Korea
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