Multilateral Leadership & Norm Setting — National Capability Index

Indicators

The measures seeded for this capability in the framework. They are candidate indicators: no cell in the index has a source document attached to it yet.

leadership posts held in international bodies
assessed and voluntary funding shares
resolutions and standards initiated

Band spread across 197 nations

Frontier 5

Advanced 13

Established 21

Transitional 34

Foundational 60

Nascent 58

Inception 6

All 197 nations

Best first. The score is the mean of the four adjudicators' round-3 integers, rounded to the nearest integer; ±SD is their spread on that cell. Where the spread is three points or more, read the number as a band rather than a value.

#	Nation	Region	Score	Band	Panel SD
1	🇫🇷France	Europe	19	Frontier	±0.43
2	🇺🇸United States	Americas	19	Frontier	±0.00
3	🇨🇳China	Asia Pacific	18	Frontier	±0.43
4	🇩🇪Germany	Europe	18	Frontier	±0.50
5	🇬🇧United Kingdom	Europe	18	Frontier	±0.00
6	🇯🇵Japan	Asia Pacific	17	Advanced	±0.00
7	🇳🇴Norway	Europe	17	Advanced	±0.43
8	🇸🇪Sweden	Europe	17	Advanced	±0.43
9	🇨🇭Switzerland	Europe	17	Advanced	±0.00
10	🇨🇦Canada	Americas	16	Advanced	±0.00
11	🇳🇱Netherlands	Europe	16	Advanced	±0.00
12	🇦🇺Australia	Asia Pacific	15	Advanced	±0.00
13	🇩🇰Denmark	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.71
14	🇫🇮Finland	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.50
15	🇮🇳India	Asia Pacific	15	Advanced	±0.43
16	🇮🇹Italy	Europe	15	Advanced	±0.43
17	🇳🇿New Zealand	Asia Pacific	15	Advanced	±0.50
18	🇰🇷South Korea	Asia Pacific	15	Advanced	±0.71
19	🇧🇪Belgium	Europe	14	Established	±0.50
20	🇧🇷Brazil	Americas	14	Established	±0.43
21	🇷🇺Russia	Europe	14	Established	±0.83
22	🇸🇦Saudi Arabia	Middle East	14	Established	±0.43
23	🇸🇬Singapore	Asia Pacific	14	Established	±0.71
24	🇿🇦South Africa	Africa	14	Established	±0.00
25	🇪🇸Spain	Europe	14	Established	±0.43
26	🇹🇷Türkiye	Middle East	14	Established	±0.43
27	🇦🇪United Arab Emirates	Middle East	14	Established	±0.43
28	🇦🇹Austria	Europe	13	Established	±0.00
29	🇻🇦Holy See	Europe	13	Established	±0.00
30	🇮🇩Indonesia	Asia Pacific	13	Established	±0.00
31	🇮🇪Ireland	Europe	13	Established	±0.00
32	🇲🇽Mexico	Americas	13	Established	±0.43
33	🇪🇬Egypt	Africa	12	Established	±0.43
34	🇪🇪Estonia	Europe	12	Established	±0.50
35	🇱🇺Luxembourg	Europe	12	Established	±0.71
36	🇲🇾Malaysia	Asia Pacific	12	Established	±0.00
37	🇵🇱Poland	Europe	12	Established	±0.00
38	🇵🇹Portugal	Europe	12	Established	±0.00
39	🇶🇦Qatar	Middle East	12	Established	±0.00
40	🇦🇷Argentina	Americas	11	Transitional	±0.00
41	🇨🇱Chile	Americas	11	Transitional	±0.00
42	🇨🇿Czechia	Europe	11	Transitional	±0.50
43	🇪🇹Ethiopia	Africa	11	Transitional	±0.43
44	🇬🇭Ghana	Africa	11	Transitional	±0.50
45	🇬🇷Greece	Europe	11	Transitional	±0.43
46	🇰🇪Kenya	Africa	11	Transitional	±0.00
47	🇱🇹Lithuania	Europe	11	Transitional	±0.87
48	🇲🇦Morocco	Africa	11	Transitional	±0.43
49	🇳🇬Nigeria	Africa	11	Transitional	±0.43
50	🇵🇰Pakistan	Asia Pacific	11	Transitional	±0.43
51	🇹🇭Thailand	Asia Pacific	11	Transitional	±0.00
52	🇺🇦Ukraine	Europe	11	Transitional	±0.43
53	🇻🇳Vietnam	Asia Pacific	11	Transitional	±0.00
54	🇩🇿Algeria	Africa	10	Transitional	±0.50
55	🇨🇴Colombia	Americas	10	Transitional	±0.00
56	🇭🇺Hungary	Europe	10	Transitional	±0.71
57	🇮🇸Iceland	Europe	10	Transitional	±0.87
58	🇮🇱Israel	Middle East	10	Transitional	±0.71
59	🇵🇭Philippines	Asia Pacific	10	Transitional	±0.00
60	🇸🇳Senegal	Africa	10	Transitional	±0.43
61	🇸🇰Slovakia	Europe	10	Transitional	±0.50
62	🇸🇮Slovenia	Europe	10	Transitional	±0.43
63	🇺🇾Uruguay	Americas	10	Transitional	±0.00
64	🇨🇷Costa Rica	Americas	9	Transitional	±1.09
65	🇭🇷Croatia	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.50
66	🇨🇺Cuba	Americas	9	Transitional	±0.50
67	🇪🇨Ecuador	Americas	9	Transitional	±0.00
68	🇫🇯Fiji	Asia Pacific	9	Transitional	±0.71
69	🇰🇿Kazakhstan	Asia Pacific	9	Transitional	±0.43
70	🇱🇻Latvia	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.43
71	🇲🇹Malta	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.71
72	🇵🇪Peru	Americas	9	Transitional	±0.00
73	🇷🇴Romania	Europe	9	Transitional	±0.43
74	🇦🇿Azerbaijan	Middle East	8	Foundational	±0.71
75	🇧🇩Bangladesh	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±0.43
76	🇧🇬Bulgaria	Europe	8	Foundational	±0.43
77	🇨🇾Cyprus	Middle East	8	Foundational	±0.43
78	🇬🇪Georgia	Middle East	8	Foundational	±0.50
79	🇮🇷Iran	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±0.83
80	🇯🇴Jordan	Middle East	8	Foundational	±0.43
81	🇱🇮Liechtenstein	Europe	8	Foundational	±0.00
82	🇲🇺Mauritius	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.00
83	🇳🇦Namibia	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.50
84	🇴🇲Oman	Middle East	8	Foundational	±0.43
85	🇵🇦Panama	Americas	8	Foundational	±0.43
86	🇷🇼Rwanda	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.00
87	🇷🇸Serbia	Europe	8	Foundational	±0.00
88	🇱🇰Sri Lanka	Asia Pacific	8	Foundational	±0.43
89	🇹🇿Tanzania	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.43
90	🇹🇳Tunisia	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.43
91	🇺🇬Uganda	Africa	8	Foundational	±0.43
92	🇦🇱Albania	Europe	7	Foundational	±0.50
93	🇦🇴Angola	Africa	7	Foundational	±0.50
94	🇧🇧Barbados	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.83
95	🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire	Africa	7	Foundational	±0.00
96	🇩🇴Dominican Republic	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.43
97	🇬🇾Guyana	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.50
98	🇯🇲Jamaica	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.43
99	🇰🇼Kuwait	Middle East	7	Foundational	±0.43
100	🇲🇻Maldives	Asia Pacific	7	Foundational	±0.71
101	🇲🇭Marshall Islands	Asia Pacific	7	Foundational	±0.87
102	🇲🇳Mongolia	Asia Pacific	7	Foundational	±0.43
103	🇲🇰North Macedonia	Europe	7	Foundational	±0.50
104	🇵🇸Palestine	Middle East	7	Foundational	±0.50
105	🇸🇱Sierra Leone	Africa	7	Foundational	±0.50
106	🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago	Americas	7	Foundational	±0.43
107	🇿🇲Zambia	Africa	7	Foundational	±0.50
108	🇧🇴Bolivia	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.00
109	🇧🇼Botswana	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.00
110	🇰🇭Cambodia	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
111	🇨🇲Cameroon	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.00
112	🇸🇻El Salvador	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.43
113	🇬🇦Gabon	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.71
114	🇬🇲Gambia	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.71
115	🇬🇹Guatemala	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.43
116	🇭🇳Honduras	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.50
117	🇱🇧Lebanon	Middle East	6	Foundational	±0.50
118	🇲🇬Madagascar	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.50
119	🇲🇷Mauritania	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.50
120	🇫🇲Micronesia	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
121	🇲🇩Moldova	Europe	6	Foundational	±0.43
122	🇲🇨Monaco	Europe	6	Foundational	±0.83
123	🇲🇪Montenegro	Europe	6	Foundational	±0.43
124	🇲🇿Mozambique	Africa	6	Foundational	±0.00
125	🇳🇵Nepal	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.00
126	🇵🇼Palau	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
127	🇵🇾Paraguay	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.00
128	🇼🇸Samoa	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
129	🇹🇼Taiwan	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
130	🇹🇯Tajikistan	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.50
131	🇺🇿Uzbekistan	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.43
132	🇻🇺Vanuatu	Asia Pacific	6	Foundational	±0.71
133	🇻🇪Venezuela	Americas	6	Foundational	±0.43
134	🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.50
135	🇦🇲Armenia	Middle East	5	Nascent	±0.00
136	🇧🇸Bahamas	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
137	🇧🇭Bahrain	Middle East	5	Nascent	±0.43
138	🇧🇯Benin	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.00
139	🇧🇫Burkina Faso	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.50
140	🇨🇻Cabo Verde	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.50
141	🇬🇩Grenada	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
142	🇮🇶Iraq	Middle East	5	Nascent	±0.83
143	🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.00
144	🇱🇦Laos	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.50
145	🇱🇷Liberia	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.50
146	🇲🇼Malawi	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
147	🇲🇱Mali	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.71
148	🇳🇷Nauru	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.43
149	🇳🇮Nicaragua	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.50
150	🇳🇪Niger	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.50
151	🇵🇬Papua New Guinea	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.43
152	🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
153	🇱🇨Saint Lucia	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
154	🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines	Americas	5	Nascent	±0.43
155	🇸🇨Seychelles	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.43
156	🇹🇱Timor-Leste	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.71
157	🇹🇬Togo	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.00
158	🇹🇴Tonga	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.43
159	🇹🇻Tuvalu	Asia Pacific	5	Nascent	±0.43
160	🇿🇼Zimbabwe	Africa	5	Nascent	±0.71
161	🇦🇩Andorra	Europe	4	Nascent	±0.43
162	🇧🇾Belarus	Europe	4	Nascent	±0.43
163	🇧🇿Belize	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.71
164	🇧🇹Bhutan	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.00
165	🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	4	Nascent	±0.43
166	🇧🇳Brunei	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.43
167	🇨🇬Congo	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.00
168	🇩🇯Djibouti	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.43
169	🇩🇲Dominica	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.43
170	🇨🇩DR Congo	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.43
171	🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.50
172	🇸🇿Eswatini	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.00
173	🇬🇳Guinea	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.00
174	🇰🇮Kiribati	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.43
175	🇽🇰Kosovo	Europe	4	Nascent	±0.50
176	🇱🇸Lesotho	Africa	4	Nascent	±0.00
177	🇲🇲Myanmar	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.71
178	🇰🇵North Korea	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.50
179	🇸🇧Solomon Islands	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±0.43
180	🇸🇷Suriname	Americas	4	Nascent	±0.00
181	🇹🇲Turkmenistan	Asia Pacific	4	Nascent	±1.00
182	🇧🇮Burundi	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.83
183	🇹🇩Chad	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.43
184	🇰🇲Comoros	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.50
185	🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.00
186	🇭🇹Haiti	Americas	3	Nascent	±0.00
187	🇱🇾Libya	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.43
188	🇸🇲San Marino	Europe	3	Nascent	±0.43
189	🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.71
190	🇸🇴Somalia	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.71
191	🇸🇩Sudan	Africa	3	Nascent	±0.50
192	🇨🇫Central African Rep.	Africa	2	Inception	±0.00
193	🇪🇷Eritrea	Africa	2	Inception	±0.43
194	🇸🇸South Sudan	Africa	2	Inception	±0.43
195	🇸🇾Syria	Middle East	2	Inception	±0.00
196	🇾🇪Yemen	Middle East	2	Inception	±0.00
197	🇦🇫Afghanistan	Asia Pacific	1	Inception	±0.00

Others in Diplomatic Statecraft & Global Networks

Capability	World mean	Range	Leader
Diplomatic Network & Consular Reach	9.1	3–20	United States
Agenda-Setting & Convening	7.7	1–19	France, United States
Mediation & Crisis Diplomacy	6.2	1–18	Norway, Switzerland