Level of diplomatic partnership - Lowy Institute Southeast Asia Influence Index

Level of diplomatic partnership

Level of formal diplomatic designation agreed by a Southeast Asian country and a partner country

Type: Indicator
Weighting: 1x
Source: Lowy Institute

Country

Edition

Level of diplomatic partnership

Which partner has the most high-level diplomatic partnerships with Southeast Asia?

1 China 100.0

90.9% 10 2024
2 Vietnam 66.0

60.0% 9 2024
3 Australia 60.0

54.5% 8 2024
4 Japan 56.7

51.5% 6 2024
5 South Korea 46.7

42.4% 6 2024
6 United States 43.3

39.4% 6 2024
7 India 33.3

30.3% 4 2024
8 Cambodia 29.3

26.7% 3 2024
8 Laos 29.3

26.7% 3 2024
10 France 23.3

21.2% 3 2024
10 United Kingdom 23.3

21.2% 4 2024
12 Thailand 22.0

20.0% 3 2024
13 Russia 10.0

9.1% 1 2024
14 Indonesia 7.3

6.7% 1 2024
14 Malaysia 7.3

6.7% 1 2024
14 Philippines 7.3

6.7% 1 2024
14 Singapore 7.3

6.7% 1 2024
18 Brunei 3.7

3.3% 1 2024
18 Myanmar 3.7

3.3% 1 2024
20 Canada 3.3

3.0% 1 2024
21 Timor-Leste 0.0

0.0% 0 2024

Intra-regional

Southeast Asian countries’ influence on each other

Extra-regional

Partners exerting influence from outside the region