Asia Power Index
2024 Edition
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Technology
The technological and scientific sophistication of countries
This chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for technology.
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Technology
The technological and scientific sophistication of countries
Rankings
Indicators
rank
score
trend
Country / Territory
Year
2018
2019
2020
2021
2023
2024
Weighting 20%
1
98.4
United States
2
66.6
China
3
43.5
Japan
4
40.0
South Korea
5
+1
34.7
Singapore
6
−1
33.3
—
Taiwan
7
31.6
Australia
8
25.7
—
New Zealand
9
18.0
—
Russia
10
17.4
Malaysia
11
+2
16.5
Thailand
12
−1
15.5
—
Brunei
13
−1
15.4
India
14
+1
13.7
Vietnam
15
+1
12.7
Philippines
16
+1
11.5
Bangladesh
17
−3
11.4
—
North Korea
18
7.8
Indonesia
19
+1
7.2
Cambodia
20
+3
7.1
Pakistan
21
+1
5.3
Myanmar
22
−1
5.2
Sri Lanka
23
−4
4.8
—
Mongolia
24
+1
4.7
Laos
25
+1
1.0
Nepal
26
−2
1.0
Papua New Guinea
27
0.0
—
Timor-Leste
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Economic capability
Size
International leverage
Technology
High‑tech exports
Productivity
Human resources in R&D
R&D spending (% of GDP)
Nobel prizes (sciences)
Supercomputers
Satellites launched
Renewable energy
Connectivity
Military capability
Resilience
Future resources
Economic relationships
Defence networks
Diplomatic influence
Cultural influence