From the comparison of IFRS with domestic
accounting standards in 6 countries in ASEAN, the
mean value of absence index is 8.17. Therefore,
the countries which absence indexes are less than
8.17 are considered as small-gap countries, and
the rest which absence indexes are more than 8.17
are considered as large-gap countries. Small-gap
(Large-gap) means there are more (less) adoption
of IFRS in domestic accounting standards. The
grouping is made as in tables below.