The Asia Power Index is an index that measures resources and influence to rank the relative
power of states in
Indo-Pacific, published by the
Lowy Institute
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annually from 2018. The Index ranks 26 countries and territories.
The
United States
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takes the lead on ''military capacity'', ''cultural influence'', ''resilience'', ''future resources'', ''diplomatic influence'', and ''defense networks'', while
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
takes the lead in two parameters: ''economic capability'' and ''economic relationships''.
Methodology
The index evaluates
international power
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in Asia through 128 indicators across eight thematic measures:
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Eight thematic measures are as follows: (Percent in parentheses indicates weighting)
*Resources
**Economic capability (17.5%)
**Military capability (17.5%)
**Resilience (10%)
**Future resources (10%)
*Influence
**Economic relationships (15%)
**Defense networks (10%)
**Diplomatic influence (10%)
**Cultural influence (10%)
]
Rankings
References
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Economy of Asia
Economic indicators
Diplomacy