The main subject of interest in the article is the international position of states, obtained on the basis of surveys of four student groups from Slovenia, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine in 2015-2017. The results of using the formal model were also added to the evaluation of the position of the states. First, the results were compared between student groups, and then between student groups and the results of the adoption of the formula used. The article’s structure consists of three points. The first presents the research methodology, the second provides the necessary theoretical foundation regarding the position and power of states, the third contains the results of the survey together with their comparison to the results based on the formal model. Finally, the summary and the conclusions are provided.