Civilizational Stress · live tracker
The world is not on fire,
but the stress is measurable.
The Human Index tracks 25 countries across 31 indicators in five domains — economic, social, mental, technological, environmental. The pipeline checks daily; sources publish on their own cadence. Every number traceable.
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Where stress lives, on the map.
Twenty-five countries colored by their composite stress score. Hover any tracked country for a full readout — click to dive in.
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Highest stress
- 1South Africa54.1Elevated
- 2Turkey47.0Elevated
- 3Argentina43.4Moderate
- 4South Korea41.0Moderate
- 5United States40.5Moderate
Lowest stress
- 1Norway22.9Low
- 2Switzerland23.5Low
- 3Sweden25.3Moderate
- 4Netherlands25.6Moderate
- 5New Zealand28.2Moderate
Five dimensions of stress
Each composite score is a weighted average of five meta-indexes. Below, the unweighted average across the 25 countries we track — not a population-weighted world figure.
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