Soft/Domain

Information & Influence

The capacity to be heard, believed, joined and followed: convening the world through diplomacy, binding partners through alliances and cooperation, attracting through assistance, inspiring through culture, language and education, gathering the nation beyond its borders, and telling the national story while defending the information space it travels through.
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World mean
6.9
of 20 · median 5.8
Range
1.7–18.1
middle half 3.6–9.5
Capability groups
6
18 capabilities beneath
Leader
18.1
United States

197 nations, by capability groups

Best first on Information & Influence. The domain score is the unweighted mean of the capability groups beside it, each of which is itself a mean of the level below. It carries no band: at this level the score blends dozens of capabilities, and a single rating word would say less than the number does.

# Nation Region Information & Influence Diplomatic Statecraft & Global NetworksAlliances & Security CooperationDevelopment Cooperation & Global AssistanceCulture, Language & Education DiplomacyDiaspora & Global CommunitiesInformation Environment & Strategic Communication
1 🇺🇸United States Americas 18.1 18.820.018.019.414.018.7
2 🇫🇷France Europe 17.7 18.518.517.018.816.017.3
3 🇬🇧United Kingdom Europe 17.1 17.518.017.518.413.518.0
4 🇩🇪Germany Europe 16.8 17.516.517.517.814.517.0
5 🇨🇳China Asia Pacific 16.5 17.516.016.016.815.517.0
6 🇯🇵Japan Asia Pacific 15.8 16.016.517.017.812.015.7
7 🇰🇷South Korea Asia Pacific 15.5 14.516.014.516.815.515.7
8 🇨🇦Canada Americas 14.9 15.516.516.015.012.513.7
9 🇸🇪Sweden Europe 14.8 16.015.017.514.611.514.0
10 🇦🇺Australia Asia Pacific 14.8 14.817.016.015.011.514.3
11 🇳🇱Netherlands Europe 14.7 15.515.516.515.611.513.7
12 🇮🇹Italy Europe 14.6 14.815.514.516.413.513.0
13 🇹🇷Türkiye Middle East 14.5 15.016.014.514.613.513.3
14 🇳🇴Norway Europe 14.4 16.515.517.513.610.513.0
15 🇪🇸Spain Europe 14.3 13.814.514.016.213.514.0
16 🇮🇳India Asia Pacific 14.1 14.514.012.513.816.513.3
17 🇨🇭Switzerland Europe 13.9 17.09.516.513.814.012.7
18 🇷🇺Russia Europe 13.5 14.315.011.014.210.516.0
19 🇳🇿New Zealand Asia Pacific 13.3 13.514.514.013.412.012.3
20 🇩🇰Denmark Europe 13.1 13.315.016.012.610.012.0
21 🇸🇬Singapore Asia Pacific 13.1 14.014.011.012.013.514.3
22 🇮🇱Israel Middle East 13.1 10.315.011.511.816.513.7
23 🇫🇮Finland Europe 13.1 14.514.014.012.011.512.7
24 🇧🇪Belgium Europe 12.7 13.814.014.513.210.011.0
25 🇵🇱Poland Europe 12.7 11.815.511.013.012.512.3
26 🇮🇪Ireland Europe 12.4 12.310.013.012.416.011.0
27 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia Middle East 12.3 14.013.514.011.87.513.0
28 🇵🇹Portugal Europe 12.2 11.513.011.013.013.511.3
29 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates Middle East 12.2 14.313.014.511.27.512.7
30 🇧🇷Brazil Americas 11.9 14.312.010.013.610.011.3
31 🇦🇹Austria Europe 11.8 13.310.013.513.010.510.3
32 🇲🇽Mexico Americas 11.7 12.810.09.513.014.011.0
33 🇶🇦Qatar Middle East 11.0 13.811.512.010.85.013.0
34 🇹🇼Taiwan Asia Pacific 11.0 7.08.510.512.014.513.3
35 🇲🇾Malaysia Asia Pacific 10.9 12.011.59.511.011.010.3
36 🇨🇿Czechia Europe 10.9 10.013.510.511.29.011.0
37 🇲🇦Morocco Africa 10.8 11.311.58.510.813.09.7
38 🇿🇦South Africa Africa 10.7 13.311.09.011.89.010.3
39 🇪🇬Egypt Africa 10.7 12.812.57.511.610.59.3
40 🇮🇩Indonesia Asia Pacific 10.5 12.811.58.510.610.09.7
41 🇪🇪Estonia Europe 10.5 10.013.57.58.411.512.0
42 🇬🇷Greece Europe 10.4 10.513.57.510.811.58.7
43 🇹🇭Thailand Asia Pacific 10.3 11.312.09.011.09.09.7
44 🇭🇺Hungary Europe 10.3 9.812.08.011.211.59.3
45 🇱🇹Lithuania Europe 10.3 9.513.08.09.011.510.7
46 🇵🇭Philippines Asia Pacific 10.0 9.812.55.59.414.08.7
47 🇷🇴Romania Europe 9.9 9.313.08.09.810.09.3
48 🇱🇺Luxembourg Europe 9.9 10.010.014.57.27.510.0
49 🇳🇬Nigeria Africa 9.5 11.311.06.09.410.59.0
50 🇺🇦Ukraine Europe 9.5 10.312.03.58.89.513.0
51 🇨🇴Colombia Americas 9.4 10.011.57.09.610.58.0
52 🇨🇱Chile Americas 9.4 10.810.08.09.210.08.3
53 🇦🇷Argentina Americas 9.3 10.89.57.511.29.08.0
54 🇱🇻Latvia Europe 9.3 8.512.56.58.210.59.7
55 🇸🇮Slovenia Europe 9.3 8.511.58.58.610.58.0
56 🇭🇷Croatia Europe 9.2 8.512.07.09.010.58.3
57 🇻🇳Vietnam Asia Pacific 9.2 10.811.06.08.410.58.7
58 🇵🇰Pakistan Asia Pacific 9.2 10.312.06.08.010.09.0
59 🇸🇰Slovakia Europe 9.1 8.812.08.08.49.08.3
60 🇮🇷Iran Asia Pacific 8.4 8.59.55.59.47.010.7
61 🇨🇺Cuba Americas 8.4 9.06.59.59.27.58.7
62 🇷🇸Serbia Europe 8.3 8.39.05.09.010.58.0
63 🇰🇿Kazakhstan Asia Pacific 8.2 9.89.56.07.89.07.3
64 🇧🇬Bulgaria Europe 8.2 8.012.06.07.88.57.0
65 🇰🇪Kenya Africa 8.2 11.09.04.57.69.57.7
66 🇯🇴Jordan Middle East 8.2 9.311.56.07.28.07.0
67 🇬🇭Ghana Africa 8.1 10.59.54.57.210.56.7
68 🇮🇸Iceland Europe 8.0 8.39.58.57.67.07.3
69 🇵🇪Peru Americas 8.0 9.39.05.58.88.57.0
70 🇻🇦Holy See Europe 7.9 14.84.05.59.63.510.0
71 🇰🇼Kuwait Middle East 7.8 8.510.011.55.84.56.7
72 🇸🇳Senegal Africa 7.7 9.89.53.57.49.56.3
73 🇦🇿Azerbaijan Middle East 7.6 8.09.55.07.29.07.0
74 🇪🇹Ethiopia Africa 7.3 10.58.53.06.89.06.0
75 🇹🇳Tunisia Africa 7.3 8.08.05.07.68.56.7
76 🇺🇾Uruguay Americas 7.3 9.07.55.07.29.06.0
77 🇬🇪Georgia Middle East 7.2 7.09.53.56.89.07.7
78 🇴🇲Oman Middle East 7.2 10.510.55.06.64.56.3
79 🇩🇿Algeria Africa 7.2 10.08.55.06.86.56.3
80 🇨🇾Cyprus Middle East 7.2 7.58.05.56.69.06.3
81 🇧🇩Bangladesh Asia Pacific 7.1 7.88.54.56.010.06.0
82 🇲🇹Malta Europe 7.1 8.36.55.57.08.57.0
83 🇱🇰Sri Lanka Asia Pacific 6.9 7.38.03.57.09.56.3
84 🇷🇼Rwanda Africa 6.7 7.58.53.05.49.07.0
85 🇪🇨Ecuador Americas 6.7 8.37.54.06.68.55.3
86 🇦🇲Armenia Middle East 6.7 5.57.03.05.813.05.7
87 🇯🇲Jamaica Americas 6.6 6.86.53.57.810.05.3
88 🇩🇴Dominican Republic Americas 6.5 6.86.54.56.89.05.3
89 🇨🇷Costa Rica Americas 6.2 8.85.04.56.26.56.3
90 🇲🇩Moldova Europe 6.2 5.86.52.55.010.07.3
91 🇲🇺Mauritius Africa 6.2 6.85.53.55.89.56.0
92 🇦🇱Albania Europe 6.2 6.310.02.54.48.55.3
93 🇱🇧Lebanon Middle East 6.0 6.05.52.57.29.06.0
94 🇲🇪Montenegro Europe 5.9 5.510.02.55.07.05.7
95 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire Africa 5.9 7.37.53.05.87.05.0
96 🇺🇬Uganda Africa 5.9 8.07.53.05.46.55.0
97 🇧🇭Bahrain Middle East 5.9 6.010.53.55.44.55.3
98 🇲🇰North Macedonia Europe 5.8 6.09.52.55.07.05.0
99 🇵🇦Panama Americas 5.8 8.06.53.55.85.55.3
100 🇹🇿Tanzania Africa 5.7 8.07.02.56.05.55.3
101 🇲🇳Mongolia Asia Pacific 5.7 7.08.03.05.25.55.3
102 🇫🇯Fiji Asia Pacific 5.6 7.57.03.55.46.04.3
103 🇺🇿Uzbekistan Asia Pacific 5.6 7.36.03.06.66.04.7
104 🇧🇾Belarus Europe 5.6 5.39.02.55.65.06.0
105 🇸🇻El Salvador Americas 5.5 6.06.03.04.69.04.7
106 🇳🇵Nepal Asia Pacific 5.5 5.87.02.55.08.54.0
107 🇻🇪Venezuela Americas 5.4 6.86.02.56.05.06.3
108 🇬🇹Guatemala Americas 5.3 6.06.03.05.27.54.3
109 🇹🇹Trinidad & Tobago Americas 5.3 6.56.03.55.46.04.3
110 🇧🇦Bosnia & Herzegovina Europe 5.1 5.06.52.55.07.54.3
111 🇮🇶Iraq Middle East 5.0 6.57.02.54.45.04.7
112 🇰🇭Cambodia Asia Pacific 5.0 5.86.53.05.45.04.3
113 🇭🇳Honduras Americas 4.9 5.56.03.04.07.04.0
114 🇧🇴Bolivia Americas 4.9 6.05.52.54.86.04.7
115 🇦🇴Angola Africa 4.9 7.36.52.54.25.04.0
116 🇵🇾Paraguay Americas 4.9 5.86.02.55.05.54.7
117 🇳🇦Namibia Africa 4.9 6.55.52.55.05.04.7
118 🇽🇰Kosovo Europe 4.8 4.85.52.03.88.54.3
119 🇿🇲Zambia Africa 4.8 6.86.02.04.65.54.0
120 🇨🇲Cameroon Africa 4.7 5.56.02.05.06.03.7
121 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstan Asia Pacific 4.7 5.37.02.54.45.04.0
122 🇧🇼Botswana Africa 4.7 5.86.52.54.25.04.0
123 🇨🇻Cabo Verde Africa 4.7 5.04.52.03.69.53.3
124 🇿🇼Zimbabwe Africa 4.6 5.54.52.05.06.54.3
125 🇵🇸Palestine Middle East 4.5 5.54.01.04.07.05.3
126 🇰🇵North Korea Asia Pacific 4.4 4.57.01.04.02.57.7
127 🇧🇯Benin Africa 4.3 5.05.52.04.25.53.3
128 🇬🇾Guyana Americas 4.2 5.35.52.02.86.53.3
129 🇧🇧Barbados Americas 4.2 5.84.02.04.26.03.3
130 🇹🇯Tajikistan Asia Pacific 4.2 5.36.52.03.25.03.3
131 🇲🇱Mali Africa 4.2 4.55.02.04.66.03.0
132 🇲🇿Mozambique Africa 4.2 5.55.02.04.04.54.0
133 🇹🇬Togo Africa 4.2 5.55.52.03.45.53.0
134 🇲🇨Monaco Europe 4.1 5.03.04.55.03.04.0
135 🇸🇱Sierra Leone Africa 4.0 5.85.52.02.66.02.3
136 🇧🇳Brunei Asia Pacific 4.0 4.57.52.03.43.03.3
137 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Africa 3.9 4.55.02.03.85.03.3
138 🇵🇬Papua New Guinea Asia Pacific 3.9 5.56.52.03.63.03.0
139 🇬🇦Gabon Africa 3.9 5.55.52.03.63.53.3
140 🇳🇮Nicaragua Americas 3.9 4.55.01.53.64.54.0
141 🇲🇻Maldives Asia Pacific 3.8 5.55.02.03.03.54.0
142 🇩🇯Djibouti Africa 3.8 4.88.01.52.43.52.7
143 🇲🇷Mauritania Africa 3.8 5.35.52.03.04.03.0
144 🇱🇦Laos Asia Pacific 3.8 5.05.51.53.83.53.3
145 🇲🇬Madagascar Africa 3.8 4.84.02.04.04.53.3
146 🇱🇮Liechtenstein Europe 3.7 5.52.05.03.43.03.3
147 🇲🇼Malawi Africa 3.7 4.54.52.03.24.53.3
148 🇨🇩DR Congo Africa 3.6 4.34.51.54.24.52.7
149 🇼🇸Samoa Asia Pacific 3.6 5.04.51.03.25.52.3
150 🇧🇸Bahamas Americas 3.6 4.05.01.53.44.53.0
151 🇬🇲Gambia Africa 3.5 4.54.01.52.45.53.0
152 🇲🇲Myanmar Asia Pacific 3.5 4.04.51.04.23.53.7
153 🇨🇬Congo Africa 3.5 4.84.52.03.24.02.3
154 🇳🇪Niger Africa 3.4 4.35.01.53.03.53.0
155 🇬🇩Grenada Americas 3.3 3.84.02.02.85.02.3
156 🇱🇷Liberia Africa 3.3 4.54.51.02.24.53.0
157 🇬🇳Guinea Africa 3.3 3.84.52.03.04.02.3
158 🇹🇴Tonga Asia Pacific 3.2 4.04.51.02.85.02.0
159 🇸🇨Seychelles Africa 3.2 4.34.51.53.03.52.3
160 🇹🇱Timor-Leste Asia Pacific 3.1 5.04.52.01.83.52.0
161 🇦🇬Antigua & Barbuda Americas 3.1 3.84.01.02.84.52.3
162 🇧🇹Bhutan Asia Pacific 3.0 4.04.51.52.83.02.3
163 🇻🇨Saint Vincent & Grenadines Americas 3.0 4.34.51.02.63.52.0
164 🇻🇺Vanuatu Asia Pacific 3.0 4.84.01.02.63.52.0
165 🇸🇷Suriname Americas 3.0 4.04.01.02.84.02.0
166 🇰🇳Saint Kitts & Nevis Americas 2.9 3.84.51.02.63.52.3
167 🇱🇨Saint Lucia Americas 2.9 3.84.51.02.63.52.3
168 🇧🇿Belize Americas 2.9 3.54.01.02.64.52.0
169 🇱🇸Lesotho Africa 2.9 3.84.01.52.63.52.0
170 🇹🇲Turkmenistan Asia Pacific 2.9 4.83.01.53.22.52.3
171 🇧🇮Burundi Africa 2.9 3.34.51.02.63.52.3
172 🇲🇭Marshall Islands Asia Pacific 2.9 4.54.51.01.83.02.3
173 🇭🇹Haiti Americas 2.8 2.82.51.02.66.51.7
174 🇸🇩Sudan Africa 2.8 3.33.51.52.64.02.0
175 🇵🇼Palau Asia Pacific 2.8 4.54.51.02.02.52.3
176 🇹🇩Chad Africa 2.8 3.35.51.01.83.02.0
177 🇸🇿Eswatini Africa 2.7 3.54.01.52.43.02.0
178 🇸🇧Solomon Islands Asia Pacific 2.7 3.84.51.02.62.52.0
179 🇫🇲Micronesia Asia Pacific 2.7 4.04.51.01.83.02.0
180 🇪🇷Eritrea Africa 2.7 2.53.01.02.25.02.3
181 🇱🇾Libya Africa 2.7 3.33.01.52.63.02.7
182 🇸🇾Syria Middle East 2.7 2.83.51.02.23.53.0
183 🇩🇲Dominica Americas 2.6 3.53.01.02.44.02.0
184 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea Africa 2.6 3.54.01.52.22.02.3
185 🇦🇩Andorra Europe 2.6 3.32.02.02.63.52.0
186 🇸🇴Somalia Africa 2.5 2.83.51.01.25.01.7
187 🇰🇲Comoros Africa 2.4 2.83.01.01.84.01.7
188 🇹🇻Tuvalu Asia Pacific 2.1 3.82.51.01.42.51.7
189 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau Africa 2.1 2.53.51.01.82.51.3
190 🇰🇮Kiribati Asia Pacific 2.1 3.33.01.01.42.51.3
191 🇸🇹São Tomé & Príncipe Africa 2.1 3.02.51.01.63.01.3
192 🇸🇲San Marino Europe 2.1 2.82.01.02.42.51.7
193 🇸🇸South Sudan Africa 2.0 2.53.01.01.42.51.3
194 🇨🇫Central African Rep. Africa 1.9 2.03.01.01.62.51.3
195 🇳🇷Nauru Asia Pacific 1.9 3.32.51.01.81.51.3
196 🇾🇪Yemen Middle East 1.9 2.32.01.01.82.51.7
197 🇦🇫Afghanistan Asia Pacific 1.7 1.51.51.01.82.51.7