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International leverage

Resources that give governments enhanced financial, legal and sanctioning powers abroad

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

International leverage

Resources that give governments enhanced financial, legal and sanctioning powers abroad

  • Rankings
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Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting 20%
  • 1 100.0 — United States
  • 2 87.2 China
  • 3 34.9 Japan
  • 4 11.2 South Korea
  • 5 11.1 — Singapore
  • 6 7.4 — India
  • 7 6.7 — Taiwan
  • 8 5.9 — Australia
  • 9 4.9 Russia
  • 10 3.1 — Thailand
  • 11 2.0 — Malaysia
  • 12 1.5 — Indonesia
  • 13 1.0 — Philippines
  • 14 0.9 — Vietnam
  • 15 0.6 — Brunei
  • 16 0.6 — New Zealand
  • 17 0.4 — Bangladesh
  • 18 +1 0.1 — Cambodia
  • 19 −1 0.1 — Pakistan
  • 20 0.0 — Nepal
  • 21 +1 0.0 — North Korea
  • 22 −1 0.0 — Sri Lanka
  • 23 0.0 — Myanmar
  • 24 0.0 — Mongolia
  • 25 0.0 — Papua New Guinea
  • 26 0.0 — Laos
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