SOW — State of the World™

Transparent global rankings, intelligence and foresight · SIID

Governed cross-topic measures

SOW Indices

Indices combine multiple topics under a published methodology. Use Topics for individual subject maps; use Development & Sovereignty for CDI, NFSI, CDSI and sovereign-credit analysis.

Data

Current data include public-domain observations and synthetic reference data. Each result identifies its data status, structural coverage and confidence. Administrative weight and algorithm editing remains in the authenticated Methodology Studio.

Interactive geographic world map

CFI · Citizens' Freedom Index

Point to a country for value, rank, structural coverage and confidence. Data-void regions are never scored as zero.

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Grey hatching denotes insufficient data and is outside the score scale. The optional boundary/status overlay identifies catalogued international disputes and special-status areas using approximate contextual indicators. It is not a legal demarcation or a sovereignty judgment.

CFI

Citizens' Freedom Index

62 / 100

Civil liberty with visible press, speech, information integrity and rule-of-law components

Structural coverage 100%Confidence benchmark proxyPublic Domain Benchmark Proxy
NRFI

National Religious Freedom Index

52 / 100

Freedom of religion or belief, diversity, social cohesion and historical context

Structural coverage 100%Confidence benchmark proxyExpert Evidence Calibration
GEESI

Gender Equality and Empowerment Status Index

73.6 / 100

Gender inclusion, opportunity, safety and institutional capability

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
HSHWI

Health Security and Human Wellbeing Index

74.5 / 100

Health systems, nutrition, safety and demographic readiness

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
CEHAI

Cost of Essential Household Affordability Index

70.8 / 100

Affordability after statutory deductions, housing and household essentials

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
ETBI

Effective Time Burden Index

74.5 / 100

Actual paid and unpaid working-time burden and employment conditions

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
FFPTI

Free Family and Personal Time Index

74 / 100

Time remaining for family, care, rest and personal life

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
CRPDCI

Culture Recreation and Personal Development Capacity Index

75.5 / 100

Access to culture, recreation, creative participation and personal development

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
GMLCS

Global Minimum Learning Capability Standard

71.1 / 100

Foundational learning, skills and future-readiness capability

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
NLCDI

National Learning Capability Development Index

73.7 / 100

National systems for learning capability and knowledge development

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
NCI

National Connectivity Index

76.2 / 100

Digital, physical, logistics and smart-infrastructure connectivity

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
RSCI

Road Safety and Culture Index

71 / 100

Road-system safety, mobility quality, public safety and civic culture

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
GRI

Governance and Resilience Index

70.6 / 100

Institutional quality, rule of law, national resilience and preparedness

Structural coverage 100%Confidence research editionMixed Public Domain And Synthetic
Index methodology

Measure the practical freedom of people to speak, publish, associate, organise, access information and participate without arbitrary interference.

Components

  • Freedom of expression and speech
  • Press and media freedom
  • Association and peaceful assembly
  • Digital and information freedom
  • Rule of law and protection from arbitrary action
  • Civic and political participation

Preferred measures

  • Legal guarantees and restrictions
  • Documented censorship and shutdowns
  • Journalist safety and media independence
  • Detention or prosecution for peaceful expression
  • Civil-society operating space
  • Independent survey and expert assessments

Aggregation

Component scores are quality-weighted. Severe systematic restrictions trigger a transparent cap so strong performance in one domain cannot conceal denial in another.

Minimum coverage

At least four of six components, including expression, rule of law and association.

Interpretation

A national score describes the experienced civic environment; it does not imply that every community experiences equal freedom.