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Political leadership (global)

Expert survey: Efficacy of political leaders in advancing their country’s diplomatic interests globally, 0–100 (2024)

This chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for political leadership (global). Embed

Political leadership (global)

Expert survey: Efficacy of political leaders in advancing their country’s diplomatic interests globally, 0–100 (2024)

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
rank
Year
Weighting × 2 Source Year
  • 1 100.0 — United States
    100* 2024
  • 2 +5 94.8 India
    95* 2024
  • 3 +3 94.4 China
    94* 2024
  • 4 −2 93.8 Japan
    94* 2024
  • 5 −2 89.3 Singapore
    89* 2024
  • 6 −1 88.3 Australia
    88* 2024
  • 7 +3 66.4 South Korea
    66* 2024
  • 8 +11 58.8 Philippines
    59* 2024
  • 9 +2 58.4 Indonesia
    58* 2024
  • 10 −2 51.4 Taiwan
    51* 2024
  • 11 +1 49.8 Vietnam
    50* 2024
  • 12 −3 47.7 Russia
    48* 2024
  • 13 41.9 Thailand
    42* 2024
  • 14 −10 34.4 New Zealand
    34* 2024
  • 15 +1 32.1 Malaysia
    32* 2024
  • 16 +4 25.3 Mongolia
    25* 2024
  • 17 22.1 Pakistan
    22* 2024
  • 18 −4 18.0 Bangladesh
    18* 2024
  • 19 −1 17.9 Cambodia
    18* 2024
  • 20 +1 17.1 Brunei
    17* 2024
  • 21 15.0 — Timor-Leste
    15* 2024
  • 22 +4 14.0 Sri Lanka
    14* 2024
  • 23 −8 10.6 North Korea
    11* 2024
  • 24 +2 4.7 Papua New Guinea
    5* 2024
  • 25 +1 3.6 Laos
    4* 2024
  • 26 3.1 Nepal
    3* 2024
  • 27 0.0 — Myanmar
    —* 2024
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