Asia Power Index

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 annually from 2018. The Index ranks 26 countries and territories.^[1]

Methodology

The index evaluates international power in Asia through 128 indicators across eight thematic measures:^[2] 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

2022 rankings^[3]
Rank	Country / Territory	Score	Status
1	United States	80.7	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2	China	72.5	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
3	Japan	37.2	Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4	India	36.3
5	Russia	31.6
6	Australia	30.9
7	South Korea	29.5
8	Singapore	25.1
9	Indonesia	19.4
10	Thailand	18.7
11	Malaysia	18.0
12	Vietnam	17.5
13	New Zealand	16.8
14	Taiwan	15.2
15	Pakistan	13.9
16	Philippines	12.8
17	North Korea	10.6
18	Brunei	10.0	Minor powers < 10 points
19	Bangladesh	9.1
20	Cambodia	7.8
21	Sri Lanka	7.5
22	Myanmar	7.5
23	Laos	6.4
24	Mongolia	5.0
25	Nepal	4.2
26	Papua New Guinea	3.3

2021 rankings^[1]
Rank	Country / Territory	Score	Status
1	United States	82.2	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2	China	74.6	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
3	Japan	38.7	Middle powers ≥ 10 points
4	India	37.7
5	Russia	33.0
6	Australia	30.8
7	South Korea	30.0
8	Singapore	26.2
9	Indonesia	19.4
10	Thailand	19.2
11	Malaysia	18.3
12	Vietnam	18.3
13	New Zealand	17.8
14	Taiwan	16.2
15	Pakistan	14.7
16	Philippines	13.1
17	North Korea	11.5
18	Brunei	9.6	Minor powers < 10 points
19	Bangladesh	9.4
20	Sri Lanka	8.6
21	Myanmar	7.4
22	Cambodia	7.1
23	Laos	6.0
24	Mongolia	5.7
25	Nepal	4.5
26	Papua New Guinea	3.7

2020 rankings^[2]
Rank	Country / Territory	Score	Status
1	United States	81.6	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
2	China	76.1	Superpowers ≥ 70 points
3	Japan	41.0	Major powers ≥ 40 points
4	India	39.7	Middle powers ≥ 10 points
5	Russia	33.5
6	Australia	32.4
7	South Korea	31.6
8	Singapore	27.4
9	Thailand	20.8
10	Malaysia	20.7
11	Indonesia	19.9
12	Vietnam	19.2
13	New Zealand	19.0
14	Taiwan	16.7
15	Pakistan	15.2
16	Philippines	13.3
17	North Korea	12.3
18	Bangladesh	9.2	Minor powers < 10 points
19	Brunei	9.1
20	Myanmar	8.7
21	Sri Lanka	8.3
22	Cambodia	7.3
23	Laos	6.0
24	Mongolia	5.6
25	Nepal	4.4
26	Papua New Guinea	3.8