The Human Index
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Countries with the most social fragmentation

Social meta-index — trust, cohesion, civic stability.

  1. 1

    South Korea

    Social meta-index
    52.9
    Elevated
  2. 2

    Mexico

    Social meta-index
    52.6
    Elevated
  3. 3

    South Africa

    Social meta-index
    52.4
    Elevated
  4. 4

    Turkey

    Social meta-index
    49.8
    Elevated
  5. 5

    Argentina

    Social meta-index
    43.9
    Moderate
  6. 6

    Brazil

    Social meta-index
    42.5
    Moderate
  7. 7

    Japan

    Social meta-index
    40.6
    Moderate
  8. 8

    UAE

    Social meta-index
    39.3
    Moderate
  9. 9

    Singapore

    Social meta-index
    39.1
    Moderate
  10. 10

    Poland

    Social meta-index
    36.4
    Moderate

What this measures

Social stress measures cohesion across institutional trust, homicide, perceived fairness and civic participation. It moves slowly but matters for resilience.

Other rankings

The pipeline re-checks every 12 hours; underlying sources publish on their own cadence. Every number traces back to its source on the country page.

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