Global Influence Index

Thanks to Bob Lang / Brendan Conway for the tipoff to this GIS resource which explores the GII: the extent to which countries are influenced by, and align themselves with either USA or China.

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The Global Influence Index (GII) measures the influence of both the U.S. and China in 191 countries. 

The GII uses 28 measures of influence across the economic, political, and security spectrums to track the U.S. - China competitive landscape.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‍​‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‍​​‍​​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌​‍​​‌‍​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​​‌‌​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‍​​​‍​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‍​‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​​‍‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‍​​‍​​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌​‍‌​​‌‌‍‌‌​‍​​‌‍​‍‌​‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍​​‍​‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​​‌‌​‌‍​‍‌​​‌​​‌‍‌‍​​​‍​​‍​​‍​‌‍​‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‌​‍​‍‌‌ What is the influence they have in other countries?