| Independent variable | Coefficient (t-statistics) |
| Constant | 19.34994 (25.84944)*** |
| Distance | −0.142029 (−1.534736) |
| Common language | −0.793246 (−4.884456)*** |
| RTA | 1.057587 (7.064632)*** |
| Common border | 0.780418 (1.937841)** |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.100 |