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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.

Explore global rankingsOpen World Pulse
195
Countries and areas

Global comparative coverage

13,650
Topic observations

Multi-lens country evidence

420
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
1Germany
82.5
2Netherlands
80.8
3Switzerland
80.4
4Japan
80.1
5Australia
78.9
6Sweden
78.5
Full ranking

Regional outlook

Composite regional fieldAfrica56.9Asia66Europe72.2North America66.6South America63.5Oceania66.4Middle East60.7
Scores shown on this edition follow the published SOW methodology and displayed data-status labels.
Interactive global field

Overall composite

Point to a country marker for its value and rank; select a marker to open the country directory.

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Germany · Overall composite 82.5 · rank 1 · Reference editionNetherlands · Overall composite 80.8 · rank 2 · Reference editionSwitzerland · Overall composite 80.4 · rank 3 · Reference editionJapan · Overall composite 80.1 · rank 4 · Reference editionAustralia · Overall composite 78.9 · rank 5 · Reference editionSweden · Overall composite 78.5 · rank 6 · Reference editionItaly · Overall composite 78.3 · rank 7 · Reference editionUnited States · Overall composite 78.3 · rank 8 · Reference editionCanada · Overall composite 78.2 · rank 9 · Reference editionSingapore · Overall composite 77.9 · rank 10 · Reference editionAustria · Overall composite 76.9 · rank 11 · Reference editionPoland · Overall composite 76.5 · rank 12 · Reference editionUnited Kingdom · Overall composite 76.2 · rank 13 · Reference editionNorway · Overall composite 76.1 · rank 14 · Reference editionCroatia · Overall composite 75.6 · rank 15 · Reference editionFrance · Overall composite 75.6 · rank 16 · Reference editionBelarus · Overall composite 75.5 · rank 17 · Reference editionChina · Overall composite 75.2 · rank 18 · Reference editionIndia · Overall composite 75 · rank 19 · Reference editionRussia · Overall composite 74.3 · rank 20 · Reference editionUkraine · Overall composite 74.2 · rank 21 · Reference editionAndorra · Overall composite 74 · rank 22 · Reference editionRomania · Overall composite 73.6 · rank 23 · Reference editionSan Marino · Overall composite 73.6 · rank 24 · Reference editionDenmark · Overall composite 73.3 · rank 25 · Reference editionSpain · Overall composite 73.3 · rank 26 · Reference editionSerbia · Overall composite 73 · rank 27 · Reference editionLuxembourg · Overall composite 72.9 · rank 28 · Reference editionJamaica · Overall composite 72.6 · rank 29 · Reference editionKiribati · Overall composite 72.6 · rank 30 · Reference editionCuba · Overall composite 72.5 · rank 31 · Reference editionMoldova · Overall composite 72.4 · rank 32 · Reference editionSlovakia · Overall composite 72.4 · rank 33 · Reference editionBulgaria · Overall composite 71.9 · rank 34 · Reference editionFinland · Overall composite 71.8 · rank 35 · Reference editionGreece · Overall composite 71.7 · rank 36 · Reference editionLiechtenstein · Overall composite 71.6 · rank 37 · Reference editionHungary · Overall composite 71.4 · rank 38 · Reference editionIndonesia · Overall composite 71.3 · rank 39 · Reference editionUzbekistan · Overall composite 71.3 · rank 40 · Reference editionBrazil · Overall composite 70.5 · rank 41 · Reference editionCzechia · Overall composite 70.3 · rank 42 · Reference editionIran · Overall composite 70.2 · rank 43 · Reference editionMarshall Islands · Overall composite 70.2 · rank 44 · Reference editionNorth Macedonia · Overall composite 70.2 · rank 45 · Reference editionIreland · Overall composite 69.8 · rank 46 · Reference editionLatvia · Overall composite 69.6 · rank 47 · Reference editionCyprus · Overall composite 69.3 · rank 48 · Reference editionPhilippines · Overall composite 69.1 · rank 49 · Reference editionSlovenia · Overall composite 69 · rank 50 · Reference editionBosnia and Herzegovina · Overall composite 68.6 · rank 51 · Reference editionSouth Korea · Overall composite 68.6 · rank 52 · Reference editionSri Lanka · Overall composite 68.6 · rank 53 · Reference editionBahamas · Overall composite 68.5 · rank 54 · Reference editionSaint Vincent and the Grenadines · Overall composite 68.5 · rank 55 · Reference editionHaiti · Overall composite 68.4 · rank 56 · Reference editionIceland · Overall composite 68.4 · rank 57 · Reference editionMalta · Overall composite 68.4 · rank 58 · Reference editionNicaragua · Overall composite 67.8 · rank 59 · Reference editionNew Zealand · Overall composite 67.6 · rank 60 · Reference editionMicronesia · Overall composite 67.3 · rank 61 · Reference editionBelgium · Overall composite 67 · rank 62 · Reference editionPortugal · Overall composite 66.9 · rank 63 · Reference editionBangladesh · Overall composite 66.8 · rank 64 · Reference editionKazakhstan · Overall composite 66.8 · rank 65 · Reference editionAfghanistan · Overall composite 66.7 · rank 66 · Reference editionEl Salvador · Overall composite 66.7 · rank 67 · Reference editionNauru · Overall composite 66.7 · rank 68 · Reference editionSaudi Arabia · Overall composite 66.7 · rank 69 · Reference editionDominican Republic · Overall composite 66.6 · rank 70 · Reference editionPanama · Overall composite 66.5 · rank 71 · Reference editionAlbania · Overall composite 66.4 · rank 72 · Reference editionGuatemala · Overall composite 66.4 · rank 73 · Reference editionPeru · Overall composite 66.4 · rank 74 · Reference editionHonduras · Overall composite 66.3 · rank 75 · Reference editionLithuania · Overall composite 66.2 · rank 76 · Reference editionTuvalu · Overall composite 66.2 · rank 77 · Reference editionKyrgyzstan · Overall composite 66.1 · rank 78 · Reference editionMonaco · Overall composite 65.8 · rank 79 · Reference editionTurkmenistan · Overall composite 65.7 · rank 80 · Reference editionPapua New Guinea · Overall composite 65.3 · rank 81 · Reference editionHoly See · Overall composite 65.2 · rank 82 · Reference editionParaguay · Overall composite 64.9 · rank 83 · Reference editionVenezuela · Overall composite 64.9 · rank 84 · Reference editionColombia · Overall composite 64.7 · rank 85 · Reference editionMexico · Overall composite 64.7 · rank 86 · Reference editionVanuatu · Overall composite 64.7 · rank 87 · Reference editionCosta Rica · Overall composite 64.6 · rank 88 · Reference editionEstonia · Overall composite 64.3 · rank 89 · Reference editionSolomon Islands · Overall composite 64.3 · rank 90 · Reference editionTimor-Leste · Overall composite 64.3 · rank 91 · Reference editionViet Nam · Overall composite 64.2 · rank 92 · Reference editionCambodia · Overall composite 64 · rank 93 · Reference editionThailand · Overall composite 64 · rank 94 · Reference editionPakistan · Overall composite 63.9 · rank 95 · Reference editionTonga · Overall composite 63.8 · rank 96 · Reference editionEcuador · Overall composite 63.6 · rank 97 · Reference editionBarbados · Overall composite 63.5 · rank 98 · Reference editionDominica · Overall composite 63.4 · rank 99 · Reference editionPalau · Overall composite 63.4 · rank 100 · Reference editionAlgeria · Overall composite 63.2 · rank 101 · Reference editionMalaysia · Overall composite 63.1 · rank 102 · Reference editionBelize · Overall composite 62.9 · rank 103 · Reference editionChile · Overall composite 62.9 · rank 104 · Reference editionGrenada · Overall composite 62.9 · rank 105 · Reference editionUruguay · Overall composite 62.9 · rank 106 · Reference editionState of Palestine · Overall composite 62.3 · rank 107 · Reference editionTürkiye · Overall composite 62.3 · rank 108 · Reference editionBolivia · Overall composite 62.2 · rank 109 · Reference editionMontenegro · Overall composite 62.2 · rank 110 · Reference editionBurkina Faso · Overall composite 62.1 · rank 111 · Reference editionNiger · Overall composite 62.1 · rank 112 · Reference editionKuwait · Overall composite 62 · rank 113 · Reference editionSyria · Overall composite 62 · rank 114 · Reference editionAzerbaijan · Overall composite 61.7 · rank 115 · Reference editionEgypt · Overall composite 61.6 · rank 116 · Reference editionIraq · Overall composite 61.6 · rank 117 · Reference editionIsrael · Overall composite 61.3 · rank 118 · Reference editionAngola · Overall composite 61.2 · rank 119 · Reference editionArgentina · Overall composite 61.1 · rank 120 · Reference editionMongolia · Overall composite 61.1 · rank 121 · Reference editionNepal · Overall composite 61 · rank 122 · Reference editionMyanmar · Overall composite 60.9 · rank 123 · Reference editionSaint Lucia · Overall composite 60.9 · rank 124 · Reference editionEritrea · Overall composite 60.8 · rank 125 · Reference editionUnited Arab Emirates · Overall composite 60.8 · rank 126 · Reference editionAntigua and Barbuda · Overall composite 60.7 · rank 127 · Reference editionCôte d’Ivoire · Overall composite 60.7 · rank 128 · Reference editionEquatorial Guinea · Overall composite 60.7 · rank 129 · Reference editionTrinidad and Tobago · Overall composite 60.7 · rank 130 · Reference editionBrunei · Overall composite 60.6 · rank 131 · Reference editionSamoa · Overall composite 60.6 · rank 132 · Reference editionLebanon · Overall composite 60.5 · rank 133 · Reference editionQatar · Overall composite 60.2 · rank 134 · Reference editionSaint Kitts and Nevis · Overall composite 60.2 · rank 135 · Reference editionGhana · Overall composite 60 · rank 136 · Reference editionOman · Overall composite 59.9 · rank 137 · Reference editionTunisia · Overall composite 59.8 · rank 138 · Reference editionYemen · Overall composite 59.7 · rank 139 · Reference editionJordan · Overall composite 59.6 · rank 140 · Reference editionEthiopia · Overall composite 59.5 · rank 141 · Reference editionGuinea · Overall composite 59.5 · rank 142 · Reference editionNorth Korea · Overall composite 59.5 · rank 143 · Reference editionBurundi · Overall composite 59.4 · rank 144 · Reference editionGeorgia · Overall composite 59.1 · rank 145 · Reference editionMauritania · Overall composite 59.1 · rank 146 · Reference editionNigeria · Overall composite 59.1 · rank 147 · Reference editionEswatini · Overall composite 58.9 · rank 148 · Reference editionArmenia · Overall composite 58.8 · rank 149 · Reference editionGuyana · Overall composite 58.7 · rank 150 · Reference editionTajikistan · Overall composite 58.6 · rank 151 · Reference editionDemocratic Republic of the Congo · Overall composite 58.4 · rank 152 · Reference editionLao PDR · Overall composite 58.4 · rank 153 · Reference editionSuriname · Overall composite 58.3 · rank 154 · Reference editionFiji · Overall composite 58.2 · rank 155 · Reference editionZimbabwe · Overall composite 58.1 · rank 156 · Reference editionLibya · Overall composite 57.8 · rank 157 · Reference editionSierra Leone · Overall composite 57.8 · rank 158 · Reference editionGuinea-Bissau · Overall composite 57.6 · rank 159 · Reference editionSenegal · Overall composite 57.6 · rank 160 · Reference editionBhutan · Overall composite 57.5 · rank 161 · Reference editionChad · Overall composite 57.4 · rank 162 · Reference editionMorocco · Overall composite 57.4 · rank 163 · Reference editionComoros · Overall composite 57.3 · rank 164 · Reference editionZambia · Overall composite 57.3 · rank 165 · Reference editionMaldives · Overall composite 57.2 · rank 166 · Reference editionRwanda · Overall composite 57.1 · rank 167 · Reference editionBotswana · Overall composite 56.7 · rank 168 · Reference editionTogo · Overall composite 56.5 · rank 169 · Reference editionBenin · Overall composite 56.3 · rank 170 · Reference editionMozambique · Overall composite 56.3 · rank 171 · Reference editionSouth Africa · Overall composite 56.2 · rank 172 · Reference editionSudan · Overall composite 56.2 · rank 173 · Reference editionSouth Sudan · Overall composite 56.1 · rank 174 · Reference editionLiberia · Overall composite 55.8 · rank 175 · Reference editionMali · Overall composite 55.8 · rank 176 · Reference editionMadagascar · Overall composite 55.7 · rank 177 · Reference editionSomalia · Overall composite 55.6 · rank 178 · Reference editionCameroon · Overall composite 55.5 · rank 179 · Reference editionUganda · Overall composite 55.5 · rank 180 · Reference editionTanzania · Overall composite 55.3 · rank 181 · Reference editionGambia · Overall composite 55 · rank 182 · Reference editionMalawi · Overall composite 55 · rank 183 · Reference editionNamibia · Overall composite 54.9 · rank 184 · Reference editionSao Tome and Principe · Overall composite 54.9 · rank 185 · Reference editionMauritius · Overall composite 54.8 · rank 186 · Reference editionDjibouti · Overall composite 54.4 · rank 187 · Reference editionBahrain · Overall composite 54.3 · rank 188 · Reference editionGabon · Overall composite 54 · rank 189 · Reference editionLesotho · Overall composite 54 · rank 190 · Reference editionKenya · Overall composite 53.4 · rank 191 · Reference editionCentral African Republic · Overall composite 51.8 · rank 192 · Reference editionSeychelles · Overall composite 50.7 · rank 193 · Reference editionRepublic of the Congo · Overall composite 50.1 · rank 194 · Reference editionCabo Verde · Overall composite 46 · rank 195 · Reference edition

Country markers are schematic reference points, not legal boundary determinations. Disputed areas follow the published SOW geographical-integrity policy.

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