Global Diplomacy Index 2024 - Key Findings

Key Findings

• Superpowers neck and neck: China is ahead in Africa, East Asia, and the Pacific, while the United States has the edge in the Americas, Europe, and South Asia.
• The price of war: Russia’s war in Ukraine has come at a heavy cost to its global diplomatic reach.
• Middle powers rising: Türkiye and India have rapidly expanded their diplomatic networks in a more multipolar world.
• Diplomatic backsliding: Taiwan has lost ground to China on formal recognition.
• Hosts with the most: European cities top the list of the busiest diplomatic capitals, Damascus saw the most embassy re-openings, and Kabul experienced the greatest number of closures.
• A rush to the Pacific: Geopolitical competition has driven a surge of new diplomatic missions in Pacific Islands countries.
• Asia in focus: Japan is a global diplomatic heavyweight, while Indonesia leads for its diplomatic network among Southeast Asian countries.
• Australia: Near the bottom of the G20 but leading the charge in the South Pacific.