The Global Diplomacy Index is an interactive web tool which maps and ranks the diplomatic networks of all G20 and OECD nations: 42 countries in total. View and compare the extent and reach of some of the most significant diplomatic networks in the world, see where nations are represented – by city, country, and type of diplomatic mission – and rank countries according to the size of their diplomatic network.
Methodology
The data in the 2016 Global Diplomacy Index derives from a combination of sources, including desk research on foreign ministry websites of each of the 42 G20/OECD nations, secondary sources where relevant, and direct data exchanges between the Lowy Institute and the relevant ministries of foreign affairs, their embassies and consulates.
Included:
– Embassies and High Commissions
– Consulates-General and Consulates, provided they are headed by a dedicated home-based head/chief of mission with accreditation in the host country
– Permanent missions and representations or delegations to multilateral organisations such as the UN, EU, NATO and OECD, which are headed by a separate head/chief of mission
– Representative offices or delegations to countries where there is no formal diplomatic relationship, provided they are headed by a dedicated home-based head/chief of mission
Excluded:
– Honorary consulates
– Offices which are exclusively trade, development/cooperation offices or cultural institutions
– Consular sections of embassies
– Consular branches or offices which are not headed by a dedicated home-based head of mission with accreditation in the host country
– Embassies or posts which are temporarily closed
