SOW — State of the World™

Transparent global rankings, intelligence and foresight · SIID

State • Direction • Possible futures

Read the world through evidence, comparison and foresight.

To provide an understandable, transparent and continually improving view of the condition, direction and possible futures of the world.

195
Countries and areas

Global comparative coverage

13,656
Topic observations

Multi-lens country evidence

428
Active parameters

Across the SOW pillar system

15
World Pulse meters

Probability, direction and confidence

World Pulse snapshot

Global pressure and opportunity meters

Global Conflict Pressure
64%
Global Economic Momentum
46%
Global Financial Conditions
55%
Energy Security Stress
58%
Food & Water Security Stress
61%
Climate & Disaster Pressure
72%
Technology Competition
78%
AI Systemic Opportunity
81%
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Leading composite profiles
1Sweden
91.5
2Singapore
90.9
3United States
90.8
4Norway
90.6
5Switzerland
89.3
6South Korea
89.2
Full ranking

Regional outlook

Composite regional fieldAfrica56.9Asia65.9Europe72.2North America66.6South America63.5Oceania66.4Middle East60.7
Scores shown on this edition follow the published SOW methodology and displayed data-status labels.
Interactive geographic world map

Public-domain calibrated composite

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.

Ten intelligence pillars

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