Philippines drops in Global Presence Index
The Philippines’ overall external projection fell by three spots to 45th out of 150 countries in 2022, according to the latest edition of Elcano Global Presence Index by Madrid-based think tank Elcano Royal Institute. The index is an annual ranking of different countries’ international projection under three main dimensions: economy, defense, and soft presence. With an index value of 49.43, the Philippines remained the sixth-lowest among its peers in the region, ahead of Myanmar (70th overall), Cambodia (101st), Mongolia (103rd), Laos (129th), and Brunei (134th).
