The Human Index
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Countries with the most social fragmentation

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

  1. 1

    Turkey

    Social meta-index
    57.1
    Elevated
  2. 2

    South Korea

    Social meta-index
    54.0
    Elevated
  3. 3

    South Africa

    Social meta-index
    52.4
    Elevated
  4. 4

    Mexico

    Social meta-index
    49.3
    Elevated
  5. 5

    Japan

    Social meta-index
    47.4
    Elevated
  6. 6

    Argentina

    Social meta-index
    43.9
    Moderate
  7. 7

    Poland

    Social meta-index
    42.2
    Moderate
  8. 8

    Brazil

    Social meta-index
    41.8
    Moderate
  9. 9

    Italy

    Social meta-index
    40.8
    Moderate
  10. 10

    United States

    Social meta-index
    40.5
    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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