The Global Influence Index (GII) is a first-of-its-kind tool to measure the worldwide influence of both the U.S. and China.
Strategic competition between the U.S. and China is a defining element of the geopolitical landscape that decision makers, both in the public and private sector, must account for when they take action.
The GII was built for this specific challenge. The GII’s data-driven model allows the end user to receive the most accurate depiction of the competitive global landscape. Intensive open-source data collection and advanced algorithms are used to synthesize 28 independent variables that indicate influence across the political, economic, and security spectrum.
The result: The GII has mapped the influence of the U.S. and China for 191 countries showing through their GII Score where the U.S. maintains a dominant position, but also where China has the edge. The GII’s ability to measure influence quantifiably also enables it to show where on the influence spectrum – political, economic, or security – the U.S. or China holds an advantage or disadvantage.
The GII’s flexible architecture also means that it will be able to track and evolve with the competitive landscape, ensuring decision makers will receive the valuable intelligence they need to determine how to prioritize their efforts and resources.
The Global Influence Index is a product of the China Economic & Strategy Initiative (CESI). CESI is a nonprofit research organization committed to promoting American values and developing an economic strategy to compete, and win, against China. The GII is part of CESI’s core mission to provide policymakers a foundation to view and analyze the geopolitical landscape, so that sound decisions can be made on how the U.S., and its allies, must position itself for strategic competition with China.
