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TABLE | The 20 Countries with the Most Diplomatic Missions in the World in 2024

Country	Total number of posts	Embassies	Consulates	Permanent Missions	Other representations
China	274	173	91	8	2
USA	271	168	83	11	8
Turkey	252	145	93	12	2
Japan	251	152	66	10	23
France	249	158	72	18	1
Russia	230	143	74	10	3
UK	225	156	51	11	7
Germany	217	148	56	11	2
Italy	206	124	74	8	0
Brazil	205	135	58	12	2
India	201	142	50	5	4
Spain	190	114	65	10	1
South Korea	187	114	60	5	8
Mexico	161	80	71	8	2
Canada	157	98	38	11	10
Argentina	150	87	54	7	2
Netherlands	149	106	28	10	5
Switzerland	141	102	30	7	2
Hungry	140	87	43	7	3
Poland	135	91	33	9	2

All data taken from the Lowy Institute’s Global Diplomacy Index 2024.

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