Geostrategic power index - Results

The Geostrategic power index map shows the results from calculating the geostrategic power as a share of world total. The aggregated sum total of all the countries which is also equal to the world total is 100 %. Power is hard to define but it is a relative concept,, in this case measured on inter-country level, so it is possible to express in percentages.

Geostrategic power index results:

1. China                                        20 %
2. USA                                          17 %
3. India                                            8 %
4. Russia                                         7 %
5. France                                         4 %
6. UK                                              4 %
7. NorthKorea                                 3 %
8. Pakistan                                      3 %
9. Israel                                           3 %
10. Brazil                                          3 %
11. Japan                                           3 %
12. Germany                                     2 %
13. Rest of World                           23 %  

Equal weight in the power index calculations have been given to 4 component parts namely:

• Population - Geography
• Economy(GDP)
• Military expenditures - Military Manpower
• Nuclear weapons

It is also the case that the Population - Geography component in the calculations have been done in such a way as to "reward" a balanced population - geography meaning that e.g. Canada and Australia, with huge landmasses but relatively small populations , do not score unreasonably high in this component. A failure to properly populate a landmass sufficiently is a weakness from a power point of view expecially when bordering on countries such as USA and Indonesia with huge populations.

Please note that the Geostrategic power centroid is located in Southern Siberia (Novosibirsk) in Russia.