SOW — State of the World™

Transparent global rankings, intelligence and foresight · SIID

Rights, wellbeing and capability

SOW Index Studio

Explore current, historical and forecast views together with the methodology for each index.

Data

Current data include public-domain observations and synthetic reference data. Each result identifies its data status, structural coverage and confidence.

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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.