Political leadership (global)

Expert survey: Efficacy of political leaders in advancing their country’s diplomatic interests globally, 0-100 (2025)

Political leadership (global)

Expert survey: Efficacy of political leaders in advancing their country’s diplomatic interests globally, 0-100 (2025)

rank

Year

Weighting × 2 Source Year

1 +2 100.0 China

100* 2025
2 85.0 India

85* 2025
3 +1 72.1 Japan

72* 2025
4 +1 68.5 Singapore

69* 2025
5 +1 66.2 Australia

66* 2025
6 −5 62.9 United States

63* 2025
7 +2 61.8 Indonesia

62* 2025
8 +4 54.1 Russia

54* 2025
9 −2 51.7 South Korea

52* 2025
10 +1 49.4 — Vietnam

49* 2025
11 +4 46.0 Malaysia

46* 2025
12 −4 43.1 Philippines

43* 2025
13 +1 37.7 New Zealand

38* 2025
14 −4 30.0 Taiwan

30* 2025
15 −2 21.9 Thailand

22* 2025
16 +1 19.2 Pakistan

19* 2025
17 +7 13.7 Papua New Guinea

14* 2025
18 +4 12.4 Sri Lanka

12* 2025
19 −1 11.4 Bangladesh

11* 2025
20 −4 11.2 Mongolia

11* 2025
21 −1 9.2 Brunei

9* 2025
21 9.2 Timor-Leste

9* 2025
23 −4 6.6 Cambodia

7* 2025
24 −1 5.8 North Korea

6* 2025
25 +1 2.8 — Nepal

3* 2025
27 −2 0.0 Laos

—* 2025
27 0.0 — Myanmar

—* 2025