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.

Methodology
The index evaluates international power in Asia through 128 indicators across eight thematic measures: 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%)