Ranked: The World’s Most Influential Countries, 2023

Unsurprisingly, the United States tops the list of the world’s most influential countries in 2023, according to the CEOWORLD magazine. Russia ranked third, narrowly behind China (No. 2) and above India (No. 4) and France (No. 5). 

The United States undoubtedly tops the chart of the world’s most influential countries, leading the world in science, sports, technology, etc. The country features the world’s most powerful economy and military, followed by a huge economy. While homing numerous entrepreneurs, the country is the creator of various exemplary products like Apple and Microsoft. The USA’s cultural influence extends across the world. With the largest naval fleet in the world, the US continues to be the world’s only superpower in terms of military influence. The US also provides the greatest amount of international aid, with billions of dollars, to the UN annually.

World's Most Influential Countries, 2023

Detailed findings & methodology: The 2023 Most Influential Countries ranking draws from a global perception-based survey, and countries are ranked based on the highest scores among more than 320,000 experts including politicians and business leaders in a compilation of 11 country attributes military power, strong international alliances; well-respected country’s leadership; international trade and travel; economic might; country’s culture; diplomatic influence; global diaspora; media influence; being helpful to other countries in need; and how connected those countries are to the rest of the world. The survey was conducted between June 2023 and August 2023, gathering over 320,000 replies. Each attribute was graded on a 1-100 scale.

Detailed survey data and information collected directly from 320,000 individuals, across 11 data points. Experts, including politicians, business leaders, global business executives, and policy experts, were asked to rate countries on a scale of 1 “marginal” to 100 “outstanding” or “don’t know.” The margin of sampling error for the full sample of 320,000 respondents is plus or minus 1.2 percentage points. In addition to sampling error, one should bear in mind that, as in all survey research, there are possible sources of error—such as coverage, nonresponse, and measurement error——that could affect the results.

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