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Global Diplomacy Index (Lowy Institute)

China has the highest # of Diplomatic Posts in 2024 (274), followed by United States (271) and Turkey (252). Bangladesh has the lowest (80).

Politics & Government43 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Sep 29, 2025Original page
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Year 202443 of 235 countries
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# of Diplomatic Posts, 2024

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

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Median
128
Middle half 107 – 192
Average
150
43 countries
Highest
274
China
Lowest
80
Bangladesh

Data

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43 countries · # = rank by # of Diplomatic Posts
#
1China2741st
2United States2712nd
3Turkey2523rd
4Japan2514th
5France2495th
6Russia2306th
7United Kingdom2257th
8Germany2178th
9Italy2069th
10Brazil20510th
11India19411th
12Spain19012th
13South Korea18713th
14Mexico16114th
15Canada15715th
16Argentina15016th
17Netherlands14917th
18Switzerland14118th
19Poland13520th
20Greece13421st
21Indonesia13022nd
22Saudi Arabia12823rd
23Portugal12724th
24Australia12425th
25Pakistan12126th
25Chile12127th
27Czechia12028th
28Colombia11729th
29South Africa11430th
30Belgium11331st
31Taiwan11032nd
32Israel10733rd
33Malaysia10634th
34Austria10435th
35Sweden10236th
36Ireland9837th
37Thailand9738th
38Philippines9440th
38Vietnam9439th
40Norway9141st
41Denmark9042nd
41Finland9043rd
43Bangladesh8045th

What correlates with # of Diplomatic Posts (2024)?

Pearson r against 2,039 other country metrics sharing at least 26 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher # of Diplomatic Posts tend to score higher on these

  1. New Books PublishedBooks Published per Year by Country
    r = +0.82 · very strong · n = 41
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  2. Coronavirus CasesCoronavirus by Country
    r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 42
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  3. Power ScoreBest Countries
    r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 41
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  4. Gold Medals Won (in Specific Olympics)Olympic Medals by Country
    r = +0.79 · very strong · n = 32
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  5. Male Doctoral GraduatesDoctorates Awarded by Country
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 36
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  6. Youth Silver MedalsOlympic Medals by Country
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 35
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher # of Diplomatic Posts tend to score lower on these

  1. Major Countries Overall RankMajor Countries
    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 43
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  2. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.62 · strong · n = 43
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  3. Public Spending on Incapacity (Total)Welfare States
    r = −0.48 · moderate · n = 28
    Plot
  4. Relative Change '06-'23Democracy Index by Country
    r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 38
    Plot
  5. 20 MillionPopulation Milestones by Country
    r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 28
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  6. Public Spending on Incapacity (Cash)Welfare States
    r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 28
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest # of Diplomatic Posts?
China has the highest # of Diplomatic Posts in 2024, at 274, followed by United States (271) and Turkey (252).
Which country has the lowest # of Diplomatic Posts?
Bangladesh has the lowest # of Diplomatic Posts in 2024, at 80.
What is the median # of Diplomatic Posts across countries?
The median is 128 across the 43 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this global diplomacy index (lowy institute) data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Global Diplomacy Index - Lowy Institute.

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