Earliest recorded position in this interval.
Rank— → #87National score— → —
World Wealthiest Country · Abundance history
Germany 🇩🇪 · Country History
Movement in the World Wealthiest Country Abundance Scorecard, measured through access to life rather than GDP or money. Every archived point adjustment and source remains available; unchanged observations are condensed by date, not deleted.
World Wealthiest Country · Recorded rank history
51 meaningful rank/score point(s)Last archived rank #98 · Current calculated rank #105 The dated graph ends at the saved position. The current calculation has not yet been captured as a dated history point; it is not proof of a new score change.
Dated changes with readable spacing · diagonal lines show rank movement · horizontal lines show held positions · scroll left for earlier dates.
National score over the same dates
The rank can hold while points move. This chart shows only actually recorded score readings; its vertical scale follows the visible minimum and maximum.
Dots mark initial readings and rank or score changes; unchanged readings extend a dated interval. Select a dot for the score and related archived events.
Selected rank observation
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #22 to #87 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#22 → #87National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#87 → #89National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #87 to #89 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#87 → #89National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#89 → #90National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #89 to #90 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#89 → #90National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
National score changed while rank held.
Rank#90 → #90National score— → -58.62
Held through 9 Oct 2026 · 07:51 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#90 → #104National score-58.62 → -59.98
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 10 Oct 2026 · 15:02 GMT-0500; 4 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #90 to #104 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#90 → #104National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#104 → #103National score-59.98 → -59.98
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #104 to #103 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#104 → #103National score-59.98 → -59.98
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- China #93 → #129; points -59.17 → -62.31
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#103 → #112National score-59.98 → -60.57
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 64. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 64.00 |
| Base category score | — | 64.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 80.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 70.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 65.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | 60.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | 60.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +64.00 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived after the change (10)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 24.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 24.75 |
| Base category score | — | 24.75 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 78.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 85.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | -35.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 30.00 |
Updated reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +24.75 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived after the change (10)
Aid accountability exists, but a country-wide remediation ledger for external harms is not verified.
ODA fell 17.4% in real terms; other outward climate/material effects remain only partly audited.
Sector and recipient assistance is described; local results are not assumed identical across programs.
Germany reported US$29.1 billion ODA for 2025, at 0.56% of GNI.
OECD preliminary data put Germany’s 2025 ODA at USD 29.1 billion, 0.56% of GNI, down 17.4% in real terms from 2024. Germany also reported €11.8 billion in international climate finance for 2024, including €6.1 billion in federal budget resources. These are substantial positive-contribution measures, but scale alone does not establish mutuality, absence of extraction or accountability across all external relationships.
OECD preliminary data put Germany’s 2025 ODA at USD 29.1 billion, 0.56% of GNI, down 17.4% in real terms from 2024. Germany also reported €11.8 billion in international climate finance for 2024, including €6.1 billion in federal budget resources. These are substantial positive-contribution measures, but scale alone does not establish mutuality, absence of extraction or accountability across all external relationships.
Federal budget contribution to international climate finance: 6.10000000
International climate finance: 11.80000000
Official development assistance as share of GNI: 0.56000000
Official development assistance: 29.10000000
Water & Sanitation Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 66.25 | 66.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Water and sanitation reach are exceptionally broad: more than 99% of the population is connected to public drinking water, 98.3% to public sewerage, 96.3% to central wastewater treatment, and more than 99% of monitored drinking-water samples meet limit values. The remaining reduction reflects that household water access still sits inside a monetary utility framework rather than the TBF end-state.
Sources archived before (4)
Monitored drinking-water samples meeting limit values: 99.00000000
Population connected to central wastewater treatment: 96.30000000
Population connected to public sewerage: 98.30000000
Population connected to public drinking-water system: 99.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
UBA states more than 99% of the population is supplied through public drinking-water distribution.
Monitored drinking-water samples meeting limit values: 99.00000000
Population connected to central wastewater treatment: 96.30000000
Population connected to public sewerage: 98.30000000
Population connected to public drinking-water system: 99.00000000
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 45.75 | 45.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has broad public nature and recreation capacity: 104 nature parks cover 28.7% of land area, and Eurostat records life satisfaction at 7.0/10 in 2024. The record also includes 10,372 suicides in 2024. This category therefore credits unusually broad public landscape reach while retaining evidence that peace of mind and life satisfaction are not uniformly high.
Sources archived before (3)
Deaths by suicide: 10372.00000000
Land area covered by nature parks: 28.70000000
Overall life satisfaction: 7.00000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
EU average was 7.2.
Deaths by suicide: 10372.00000000
Land area covered by nature parks: 28.70000000
Overall life satisfaction: 7.00000000
Mobility & Reachability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 45.00 | 45.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has extensive public transport capacity: buses and rail carried about 11.5 billion passenger trips in 2025, including 11.3 billion in local public transport. Road dependence and harm remain material; 2,832 people died in road traffic in 2025. The score credits broad reach while recognizing the continuing time, fare, vehicle and safety friction of ordinary movement.
Sources archived before (3)
Road traffic deaths: 2832.00000000
Local public transport passenger trips: 11.30000000
Scheduled bus and rail passenger trips: 11.50000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
About 11.3 billion trips were in local public transport.
Road traffic deaths: 2832.00000000
Local public transport passenger trips: 11.30000000
Scheduled bus and rail passenger trips: 11.50000000
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 24.00 | 24.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany retains substantial living-ground capacity: roughly one third of the country is forest and Natura 2000 covers 15.5% of terrestrial area. But forest condition remains stressed: only 21% of sampled trees were classed as healthy by crown condition in the 2024 survey, and more than 500,000 hectares were estimated to require reforestation after damage. The score credits protection and regeneration infrastructure but records continuing ecological loss.
Sources archived before (4)
Forest area estimated to require reforestation after damage: 500000.00000000
Terrestrial area covered by Natura 2000: 15.50000000
Sampled trees classed healthy by crown condition: 21.00000000
Land area covered by forest: 32.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
11.5 million hectares; forest area increased by about 15,000 hectares since 2012.
Forest area estimated to require reforestation after damage: 500000.00000000
Terrestrial area covered by Natura 2000: 15.50000000
Sampled trees classed healthy by crown condition: 21.00000000
Land area covered by forest: 32.00000000
Land Access & Spatial Freedom supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 8.75 | 8.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has large agricultural and forest land capacity, but ordinary access to productive ground is tightly mediated by ownership, rent and land prices. Around 16.6 million hectares were agriculturally used in 2023 and about 60% was leased. Market access therefore remains far from the TBF condition of secure productive-ground reach without a large financial gate.
Sources archived before (3)
Average purchase value of agricultural land: 33430.00000000
Agricultural land that is leased: 60.00000000
Agriculturally used land: 16.60000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
About half of Germany’s total land area was agriculturally used in 2023.
Average purchase value of agricultural land: 33430.00000000
Agricultural land that is leased: 60.00000000
Agriculturally used land: 16.60000000
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 61.00 | 61.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany scores strongly on usable institutions and legal reliability. The 2025 World Justice Project index placed Germany 6th of 143 countries with a score of 0.83. Police-recorded violent crime declined 2.3% in 2025, while total recorded crime was about 5.51 million cases. The category remains evidence-based and does not convert contested political judgments into a score.
Sources archived before (3)
Change in police-recorded violent crime: -2.30000000
Police-recorded criminal cases: 5508559.00000000
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index score: 0.83000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
Recorded crime is a police-statistics measure and is not equivalent to victimization prevalence.
Change in police-recorded violent crime: -2.30000000
Police-recorded criminal cases: 5508559.00000000
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index score: 0.83000000
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 44.75 | 44.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany combines strong productive capacity with materially more protected time than the longest-hours systems reviewed so far. Destatis reports a 39.9-hour average week for full-time dependent employees in 2025 and 34.0 hours across all dependent employees. The score remains below the TBF end-state because essential life is still tied to paid income and because many households must continue selling substantial weekly time to retain housing, food and other necessities.
Sources archived before (3)
Share of dependent employees working part-time: 31.90000000
Average weekly hours, all dependent employees: 34.00000000
Average weekly hours, full-time dependent employees: 39.90000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
Usual weekly hours for dependent full-time employees.
Share of dependent employees working part-time: 31.90000000
Average weekly hours, all dependent employees: 34.00000000
Average weekly hours, full-time dependent employees: 39.90000000
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 13.75 | 13.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Housing capacity is large, but reach is constrained by monetary access. In 2025, 11.2% of the population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing, more than half of the population rented, and 474,700 people were recorded in accommodated homelessness at the January 2025 reference date. The TBF reading therefore distinguishes physical housing stock from secure, payment-independent shelter reach.
Sources archived before (4)
Housing costs as share of disposable household income: 24.10000000
People in accommodated homelessness: 474700.00000000
Population living in rented housing: 52.80000000
Population in households overburdened by housing costs: 11.20000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Overburden means more than 40% of disposable household income spent on housing.
Housing costs as share of disposable household income: 24.10000000
People in accommodated homelessness: 474700.00000000
Population living in rented housing: 52.80000000
Population in households overburdened by housing costs: 11.20000000
Health & Care Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 63.95 | 63.95 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Core healthcare reach is very broad. OECD reports universal coverage for a core set of services and only 0.8% unmet healthcare needs in its latest comparable data; Destatis counted about 72,000 people without health insurance or another care entitlement in 2023, less than 0.1% of the population. Life expectancy was 81.5 years in 2024 in the EU/OECD country health profile. The score remains below the TBF end-state because coverage is still institutionally and financially mediated.
Sources archived before (4)
Life expectancy at birth: 81.50000000
Population covered for a core set of health services: 100.00000000
Population reporting unmet healthcare needs: 0.80000000
People without health insurance or other care entitlement: 72000.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Less than 0.1% of the total population; Germany has mandatory health insurance.
Life expectancy at birth: 81.50000000
Population covered for a core set of health services: 100.00000000
Population reporting unmet healthcare needs: 0.80000000
People without health insurance or other care entitlement: 72000.00000000
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 23.00 | 23.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has substantial food capacity, but the reach/waste picture is weaker than physical supply alone suggests. Eurostat reports that 11.0% of people in Germany could not afford a proper meal every second day in 2024, while the federal food ministry reports about 10.8 million tonnes of annual food waste. National food-waste reduction and donation activity is positive, but ordinary nourishment remains predominantly money-gated rather than a nationwide free-food abundance system.
Sources archived before (3)
National food-waste reduction target by 2030: 50.00000000
Food waste generated: 10.80000000
Population unable to afford a proper meal every second day: 11.00000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
A proper meal is defined as meat, chicken, fish or a vegetarian equivalent.
National food-waste reduction target by 2030: 50.00000000
Food waste generated: 10.80000000
Population unable to afford a proper meal every second day: 11.00000000
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -29.75 | -29.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany provides substantial childcare and family-support infrastructure, but family-formation outcomes are weak. Fertility was 1.35 children per woman in 2024; marriages fell to 349,216 in 2024 and 348,813 in 2025, the lowest annual levels since the series began in 1950. Childcare participation reached 37.8% for under-threes and 95.0% for ages three to under six in 2025. The TBF reading therefore credits support capacity while recording that the surrounding housing, income and work system is not producing strong family continuity.
Sources archived before (5)
Children aged 3 to under 6 in formal/publicly supported childcare: 95.00000000
Children under 3 in formal/publicly supported childcare: 37.80000000
Marriages: 349216.00000000
Total fertility rate: 1.35000000
The country-specific national legislation or court record corroborates legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The score adjustment is an authored TBF policy judgment, not a causal fertility estimate.
Sources archived after the change (6)
677,117 births in 2024.
Children aged 3 to under 6 in formal/publicly supported childcare: 95.00000000
Children under 3 in formal/publicly supported childcare: 37.80000000
Marriages: 349216.00000000
Total fertility rate: 1.35000000
The country-specific national legislation or court record corroborates legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The score adjustment is an authored TBF policy judgment, not a causal fertility estimate.
Energy & Household Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.25 | 32.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has high electrical capacity and a majority-renewable domestic generation mix, but household price friction is substantial. Renewables supplied 58.6% of domestically generated and grid-fed electricity in 2025, while Germany had the EU’s second-highest household electricity price in the second half of 2025 at €38.69 per 100 kWh. Capability is therefore strong but expensive to reach.
Sources archived before (2)
Household electricity price, second half 2025: 38.69000000
Renewables share of domestic grid-fed electricity generation: 58.60000000
Sources archived after the change (3)
Renewables supplied 256.9 billion kWh, 58.6% of domestic generation fed into the grid.
Household electricity price, second half 2025: 38.69000000
Renewables share of domestic grid-fed electricity generation: 58.60000000
Education & Human Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 49.75 | 49.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany retains wide educational capacity, but foundational outcomes and school continuation are mixed. In PISA 2022, 70% reached at least Level 2 in mathematics, 75% in reading and 77% in science. Eurostat reports a 12.4% early-leaver rate in 2024, among the highest in the EU. The score therefore credits broad capability while retaining the evident loss between system capacity and durable learning reach.
Sources archived before (4)
Early leavers from education and training, ages 18–24: 12.40000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in science: 77.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in reading: 75.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in mathematics: 70.00000000
Sources archived after the change (5)
Germany was close to the OECD average.
Early leavers from education and training, ages 18–24: 12.40000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in science: 77.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in reading: 75.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in mathematics: 70.00000000
Durability, Repair & Material Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 53.75 | 53.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has high material-recovery capability. Destatis reports an 82% total waste recovery rate in 2024 and 98% for municipal waste, while total waste generation fell 4.6% to 362.7 million tonnes. The score remains below the TBF end-state because high throughput and repeated market replacement still coexist with the strong recovery system.
Sources archived before (3)
Municipal waste recovery rate: 98.00000000
Total waste recovery rate: 82.00000000
Total waste generated: 362.70000000
Sources archived after the change (4)
Down 4.6% from 2023.
Municipal waste recovery rate: 98.00000000
Total waste recovery rate: 82.00000000
Total waste generated: 362.70000000
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) changed from 3.43 to 2.75. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 3.43 | 2.75 |
| Food / 4 | — | 0.50 |
| Housing / Land / 4 | — | 0.25 |
| Healthcare / 4 | — | 1.50 |
| Transportation / 4 | — | 0.25 |
| Water / Energy / 4 | — | 0.25 |
Category point adjustment: -0.68 category points
Updated reasoning
- Food
- Income-tested school and kindergarten lunch costs can be paid under the Bildungspaket, not household food generally.
- Housing / Land
- Housing support is rent/income-conditioned; rent still normally needs to be paid.
- Healthcare
- Statutory insurance funds essential services, but contributions and €5–€10 co-payments apply, with income-related exemptions.
- Transport
- Deutschlandticket is still a paid €63 monthly ticket in 2026; limited social/student concession routes exist.
- Water / Energy
- Residential electricity and gas are billed, with some hardship protection; no unconditional nationwide free baseline is demonstrated.
Earlier reasoning
Transitional proxy or benchmark; no invented five-part direct audit.
Sources archived after the change (4)
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-59.98 → -60.57
Earlier score events did not preserve an exact category-by-category diff. Review detailed category change events recorded after the new history audit was activated.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #103 to #112 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#103 → #112National score-59.98 → -60.57
Countries that moved ahead of this country (9)
- Trinidad and Tobago #104 → #103; points -60.05 → -60.05
- Samoa #105 → #104; points -60.15 → -60.15
- United Kingdom #106 → #105; points -60.21 → -60.21
- Guyana #107 → #106; points -60.30 → -60.30
- Dominican Republic #108 → #107; points -60.39 → -60.39
- Turks and Caicos Islands #109 → #108; points -60.39 → -60.39
- Fiji #110 → #109; points -60.41 → -60.41
- Brazil #111 → #110; points -60.50 → -60.50
- Sri Lanka #112 → #111; points -60.54 → -60.54
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#112 → #113National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 7 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #112 to #113 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#112 → #113National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- India #122 → #104; points -61.80 → -59.89
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#113 → #112National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #113 to #112 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#113 → #112National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Türkiye #102 → #117; points -59.72 → -59.72
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#112 → #111National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 02:50 GMT-0500; 6 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #112 to #111 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#112 → #111National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Taiwan #94 → #126; points -59.23 → -59.23
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#111 → #110National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 11 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#110 → #109National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 11 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #110 to #109 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#110 → #109National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Kazakhstan #92 → #133; points -58.99 → -58.99
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#109 → #108National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 23 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #109 to #108 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#109 → #108National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Brazil #107 → #110; points -60.50 → -60.98
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
National score changed while rank held.
Rank#108 → #108National score-60.57 → -61.73
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:03 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #107 to #108 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#107 → #108National score-60.57 → -61.73
Countries that moved ahead of this country (3)
- Brazil #108 → #103; points -60.98 → -60.98
- Philippines #112 → #106; points -61.20 → -61.47
- Belize #114 → #107; points -60.77 → -61.49
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#107 → #107National score-60.57 → -61.73
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#108 → #107National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #107 to #106 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#107 → #106National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #108 to #107 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#108 → #107National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#107 → #106National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #108 to #107 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#108 → #107National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #106 to #107 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#106 → #107National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #106 to #108 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#106 → #108National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#106 → #107National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 5 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#107 → #108National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 7 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#108 → #107National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 05:13 GMT-0500; 3 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#107 → #108National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 06:17 GMT-0500; 1292 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#108 → #107National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #108 to #107 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#108 → #107National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Azerbaijan #91 → #142; points -60.06 → -60.06
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#107 → #106National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #107 to #106 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#107 → #106National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Georgia #94 → #124; points -60.23 → -63.73
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#106 → #105National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #106 to #105 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#106 → #105National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina #92 → #125; points -60.12 → -63.76
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#105 → #104National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #105 to #104 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#105 → #104National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Albania #85 → #126; points -59.70 → -63.80
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#104 → #103National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #104 to #103 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#104 → #103National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Russia #77 → #149; points -59.04 → -66.52
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#103 → #102National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #103 to #102 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#103 → #102National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Japan #94 → #106; points -60.65 → -62.02
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#102 → #101National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #102 to #101 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#102 → #101National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Korea #55 → #117; points -57.70 → -63.36
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #103 to #101 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#103 → #101National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- Japan #94 → #105; points -60.65 → -62.02
- South Korea #55 → #117; points -57.70 → -57.70
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#101 → #100National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #101 to #100 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#101 → #100National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- North Macedonia #86 → #238; points -59.97 → -59.97
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#100 → #99National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #100 to #99 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#100 → #99National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Italy #34 → #230
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#99 → #98National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #99 to #98 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#99 → #98National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Mauritius #74 → #231
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#98 → #97National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #98 to #97 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#98 → #97National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Brunei #15 → #220; points -50.29 → -50.29
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#97 → #96National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #97 to #96 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#97 → #96National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#96 → #95National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #96 to #95 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#96 → #95National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- San Marino #3 → #236
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #97 to #95 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#97 → #95National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- San Marino #4 → #236; points -47.91 → -47.91
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#95 → #94National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #95 to #94 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#95 → #94National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #3 → #217
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#94 → #93National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #94 to #93 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#94 → #93National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #3 → #223; points -48.73 → -48.73
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#93 → #92National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #93 to #92 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#93 → #92National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #6 → #235
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#92 → #91National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #92 to #91 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#92 → #91National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227; points -57.74 → -57.74
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#91 → #90National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #91 to #90 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#91 → #90National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Barbados #62 → #206
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#90 → #89National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #90 to #89 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#90 → #89National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#89 → #88National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #89 to #88 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#89 → #88National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Fiji #85 → #209
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#88 → #87National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #88 to #87 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#88 → #87National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Andorra #9 → #196; points -49.97 → -49.97
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#87 → #86National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #87 to #86 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#87 → #86National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Bhutan #70 → #197; points -59.75 → -59.75
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#86 → #85National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #86 to #85 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#86 → #85National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Belize #84 → #194
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#85 → #84National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #85 to #84 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#85 → #84National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Serbia #52 → #231
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#84 → #83National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #83 to #82 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#83 → #82National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovenia #64 → #232
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #84 to #83 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#84 → #83National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Latvia #52 → #212
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#83 → #82National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #84 to #82 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#84 → #82National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#82 → #81National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #82 to #81 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#82 → #81National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Armenia #79 → #186
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#81 → #80National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #80 to #79 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#80 → #79National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Lithuania #49 → #213
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #81 to #80 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#81 → #80National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Guyana #72 → #204
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#80 → #86National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #79 to #86 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#79 → #86National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (7)
- Mauritius First recorded here at #63; earlier position unavailable
- Bhutan First recorded here at #67; earlier position unavailable
- Guyana First recorded here at #71; earlier position unavailable
- Japan First recorded here at #77; earlier position unavailable
- Fiji First recorded here at #79; earlier position unavailable
- Belize First recorded here at #83; earlier position unavailable
- Suriname First recorded here at #85; earlier position unavailable
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#86 → #95National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #86 to #95 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#86 → #95National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (9)
- Lithuania First recorded here at #46; earlier position unavailable
- Montenegro First recorded here at #47; earlier position unavailable
- South Korea First recorded here at #48; earlier position unavailable
- Latvia First recorded here at #54; earlier position unavailable
- Barbados First recorded here at #57; earlier position unavailable
- Slovenia First recorded here at #68; earlier position unavailable
- Serbia First recorded here at #73; earlier position unavailable
- Armenia First recorded here at #86; earlier position unavailable
- North Macedonia First recorded here at #90; earlier position unavailable
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#95 → #98National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #95 to #105 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#95 → #105National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (10)
- Tokelau First recorded here at #2; earlier position unavailable
- San Marino First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Falkland Islands First recorded here at #5; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #6; earlier position unavailable
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon First recorded here at #10; earlier position unavailable
- Andorra First recorded here at #14; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #15; earlier position unavailable
- Italy First recorded here at #36; earlier position unavailable
- Maldives First recorded here at #51; earlier position unavailable
- Russia First recorded here at #75; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #95 to #98 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#95 → #98National score-61.73 → -61.73
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #11; earlier position unavailable
Every recorded change
Each archived event is preserved. Category details and sources begin from the first detailed country snapshot; older records remain visible without invented comparisons.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 64.00 | 64.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +64.00 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived before (15)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
The Foreign Office lists country-by-country visa requirements: some nationalities enter visa-free for short stays while others require visas; exemptions generally permit at most 90 days in 180 and do not authorize ordinary paid work.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
Through November 2025 the Federal Office decided 288,320 asylum applications, with a total protection rate reported at 27.2% and a general procedural duration of 12.3 months. Rates require scope caveats.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
Sources archived after the change (16)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
AIDA describes a standard five-year lawful-residence requirement for citizenship and the removal of a three-year fast-track in 2025; this is a legal pathway, not measured family-unity satisfaction or removal of practical residence barriers.
The Foreign Office lists country-by-country visa requirements: some nationalities enter visa-free for short stays while others require visas; exemptions generally permit at most 90 days in 180 and do not authorize ordinary paid work.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
Through November 2025 the Federal Office decided 288,320 asylum applications, with a total protection rate reported at 27.2% and a general procedural duration of 12.3 months. Rates require scope caveats.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 64.00 | 64.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +64.00 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived before (15)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
The Foreign Office lists country-by-country visa requirements: some nationalities enter visa-free for short stays while others require visas; exemptions generally permit at most 90 days in 180 and do not authorize ordinary paid work.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
Through November 2025 the Federal Office decided 288,320 asylum applications, with a total protection rate reported at 27.2% and a general procedural duration of 12.3 months. Rates require scope caveats.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
Sources archived after the change (16)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
AIDA describes a standard five-year lawful-residence requirement for citizenship and the removal of a three-year fast-track in 2025; this is a legal pathway, not measured family-unity satisfaction or removal of practical residence barriers.
The Foreign Office lists country-by-country visa requirements: some nationalities enter visa-free for short stays while others require visas; exemptions generally permit at most 90 days in 180 and do not authorize ordinary paid work.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
Through November 2025 the Federal Office decided 288,320 asylum applications, with a total protection rate reported at 27.2% and a general procedural duration of 12.3 months. Rates require scope caveats.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 45.75 | 45.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has broad public nature and recreation capacity: 104 nature parks cover 28.7% of land area, and Eurostat records life satisfaction at 7.0/10 in 2024. The record also includes 10,372 suicides in 2024. This category therefore credits unusually broad public landscape reach while retaining evidence that peace of mind and life satisfaction are not uniformly high.
Sources archived before (9)
EU average was 7.2.
21% of Germany population in 2025 could not afford a week-long holiday; this is a paid-leisure affordability measure, not a measure of park access.
21% of Germany population in 2025 could not afford a week-long holiday; this is a paid-leisure affordability measure, not a measure of park access.
EU-SILC material-deprivation table measures inability to afford regular leisure activities (latest listed 12.7%); a direct financial exclusion signal, not data on free public parks and child play spaces.
Time-use survey reports about six hours daily leisure on population averages, not individual satisfaction or access to free recreational spaces.
Time-use survey reports about six hours daily leisure on population averages, not individual satisfaction or access to free recreational spaces.
Deaths by suicide: 10372.00000000
Land area covered by nature parks: 28.70000000
Overall life satisfaction: 7.00000000
Sources archived after the change (10)
EU average was 7.2.
21% of Germany population in 2025 could not afford a week-long holiday; this is a paid-leisure affordability measure, not a measure of park access.
21% of Germany population in 2025 could not afford a week-long holiday; this is a paid-leisure affordability measure, not a measure of park access.
EU-SILC material-deprivation table measures inability to afford regular leisure activities (latest listed 12.7%); a direct financial exclusion signal, not data on free public parks and child play spaces.
In 2022 fewer than half the surveyed mothers and fathers considered time for their own children sufficient; family connection is constrained but public-environment causation cannot be inferred.
Time-use survey reports about six hours daily leisure on population averages, not individual satisfaction or access to free recreational spaces.
Time-use survey reports about six hours daily leisure on population averages, not individual satisfaction or access to free recreational spaces.
Deaths by suicide: 10372.00000000
Land area covered by nature parks: 28.70000000
Overall life satisfaction: 7.00000000
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 64.00 | 64.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +64.00 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived before (14)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
Through November 2025 the Federal Office decided 288,320 asylum applications, with a total protection rate reported at 27.2% and a general procedural duration of 12.3 months. Rates require scope caveats.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
Sources archived after the change (15)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
The Foreign Office lists country-by-country visa requirements: some nationalities enter visa-free for short stays while others require visas; exemptions generally permit at most 90 days in 180 and do not authorize ordinary paid work.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
Through November 2025 the Federal Office decided 288,320 asylum applications, with a total protection rate reported at 27.2% and a general procedural duration of 12.3 months. Rates require scope caveats.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
Durability, Repair & Material Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 53.75 | 53.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has high material-recovery capability. Destatis reports an 82% total waste recovery rate in 2024 and 98% for municipal waste, while total waste generation fell 4.6% to 362.7 million tonnes. The score remains below the TBF end-state because high throughput and repeated market replacement still coexist with the strong recovery system.
Sources archived before (8)
Down 4.6% from 2023.
Germany generated 362.7 million tonnes of waste in 2024, of which 82% was recovered; 69% materially recovered and 13% energy recovered, not equivalent to recycling.
Germany generated 362.7 million tonnes of waste in 2024, of which 82% was recovered; 69% materially recovered and 13% energy recovered, not equivalent to recycling.
Household waste totalled about 37.7 million tonnes in 2024, a 2.8% increase, roughly 452 kilograms per person.
EU Directive 2024/1799 requires member states to promote repair of certain goods; from 31 July 2026 this is a legal framework, not proof of local repair affordability or use.
Municipal waste recovery rate: 98.00000000
Total waste recovery rate: 82.00000000
Total waste generated: 362.70000000
Sources archived after the change (10)
Down 4.6% from 2023.
Germany generated 362.7 million tonnes of waste in 2024, of which 82% was recovered; 69% materially recovered and 13% energy recovered, not equivalent to recycling.
Germany generated 362.7 million tonnes of waste in 2024, of which 82% was recovered; 69% materially recovered and 13% energy recovered, not equivalent to recycling.
Repair requirements include reasonable prices for covered goods. A right to request repair is not proof that over 90% of residents have effective local repair access or that 75% receive ordinary repairs for free.
Germany applies EU spare-parts and design-for-repair requirements for specified appliances and smartphones; a legal framework and component supply rules, not national measured product life or universal repair facilities.
Household waste totalled about 37.7 million tonnes in 2024, a 2.8% increase, roughly 452 kilograms per person.
EU Directive 2024/1799 requires member states to promote repair of certain goods; from 31 July 2026 this is a legal framework, not proof of local repair affordability or use.
Municipal waste recovery rate: 98.00000000
Total waste recovery rate: 82.00000000
Total waste generated: 362.70000000
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 45.75 | 45.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has broad public nature and recreation capacity: 104 nature parks cover 28.7% of land area, and Eurostat records life satisfaction at 7.0/10 in 2024. The record also includes 10,372 suicides in 2024. This category therefore credits unusually broad public landscape reach while retaining evidence that peace of mind and life satisfaction are not uniformly high.
Sources archived before (8)
EU average was 7.2.
21% of Germany population in 2025 could not afford a week-long holiday; this is a paid-leisure affordability measure, not a measure of park access.
21% of Germany population in 2025 could not afford a week-long holiday; this is a paid-leisure affordability measure, not a measure of park access.
Time-use survey reports about six hours daily leisure on population averages, not individual satisfaction or access to free recreational spaces.
Time-use survey reports about six hours daily leisure on population averages, not individual satisfaction or access to free recreational spaces.
Deaths by suicide: 10372.00000000
Land area covered by nature parks: 28.70000000
Overall life satisfaction: 7.00000000
Sources archived after the change (9)
EU average was 7.2.
21% of Germany population in 2025 could not afford a week-long holiday; this is a paid-leisure affordability measure, not a measure of park access.
21% of Germany population in 2025 could not afford a week-long holiday; this is a paid-leisure affordability measure, not a measure of park access.
EU-SILC material-deprivation table measures inability to afford regular leisure activities (latest listed 12.7%); a direct financial exclusion signal, not data on free public parks and child play spaces.
Time-use survey reports about six hours daily leisure on population averages, not individual satisfaction or access to free recreational spaces.
Time-use survey reports about six hours daily leisure on population averages, not individual satisfaction or access to free recreational spaces.
Deaths by suicide: 10372.00000000
Land area covered by nature parks: 28.70000000
Overall life satisfaction: 7.00000000
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -29.75 | -29.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany provides substantial childcare and family-support infrastructure, but family-formation outcomes are weak. Fertility was 1.35 children per woman in 2024; marriages fell to 349,216 in 2024 and 348,813 in 2025, the lowest annual levels since the series began in 1950. Childcare participation reached 37.8% for under-threes and 95.0% for ages three to under six in 2025. The TBF reading therefore credits support capacity while recording that the surrounding housing, income and work system is not producing strong family continuity.
Sources archived before (10)
677,117 births in 2024.
In March 2026 some 756,700 children under three were in day care; the coverage rate was 37.2%, which measures use rather than unmet demand or family support quality.
German total fertility rate was 1.32 children per woman in 2025, with 654,241 live births; fertility is an outcome signal, not a causal measure of any single family policy.
Adults in parental household groups spent an average 59 hours 2 minutes weekly on paid and unpaid work combined in the 2022 time-use study.
Adults in parental household groups spent an average 59 hours 2 minutes weekly on paid and unpaid work combined in the 2022 time-use study.
Children aged 3 to under 6 in formal/publicly supported childcare: 95.00000000
Children under 3 in formal/publicly supported childcare: 37.80000000
Marriages: 349216.00000000
Total fertility rate: 1.35000000
The country-specific national legislation or court record corroborates legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The score adjustment is an authored TBF policy judgment, not a causal fertility estimate.
Sources archived after the change (12)
677,117 births in 2024.
In March 2026 some 756,700 children under three were in day care; the coverage rate was 37.2%, which measures use rather than unmet demand or family support quality.
German total fertility rate was 1.32 children per woman in 2025, with 654,241 live births; fertility is an outcome signal, not a causal measure of any single family policy.
Adults in parental household groups spent an average 59 hours 2 minutes weekly on paid and unpaid work combined in the 2022 time-use study.
Adults in parental household groups spent an average 59 hours 2 minutes weekly on paid and unpaid work combined in the 2022 time-use study.
Parents with children in the household worked around 10.5 more paid and unpaid hours a week than peers without children; care-time pressure supports friction but alone does not quantify housing or childcare cost barriers.
In the 2022 survey, 58.3% of fathers and 51.9% of mothers with children in the household reported time with their children was too little. This documents a family-time unmet need, not percentages receiving money-free care support.
Children aged 3 to under 6 in formal/publicly supported childcare: 95.00000000
Children under 3 in formal/publicly supported childcare: 37.80000000
Marriages: 349216.00000000
Total fertility rate: 1.35000000
The country-specific national legislation or court record corroborates legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The score adjustment is an authored TBF policy judgment, not a causal fertility estimate.
Education & Human Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 49.75 | 49.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany retains wide educational capacity, but foundational outcomes and school continuation are mixed. In PISA 2022, 70% reached at least Level 2 in mathematics, 75% in reading and 77% in science. Eurostat reports a 12.4% early-leaver rate in 2024, among the highest in the EU. The score therefore credits broad capability while retaining the evident loss between system capacity and durable learning reach.
Sources archived before (10)
Germany was close to the OECD average.
In 2023, 74% of German adults with high literacy participated in learning compared with 23% of adults with low literacy; this supports unequal learning opportunity, not proof of tuition affordability or administrative delays.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
OECD provides Germany student-learning results and comparisons from PISA cycles; they measure learning outcomes, not tuition-free access or practical livelihood capability.
Early leavers from education and training, ages 18–24: 12.40000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in science: 77.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in reading: 75.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in mathematics: 70.00000000
Sources archived after the change (11)
Germany was close to the OECD average.
OECD Survey of Adult Skills 2023 places mean Germany adult literacy at 266 and numeracy at 273; 22% score at or below Level 1 in literacy. Measured basic competence, not breadth of practical household, repair and teaching skills.
In 2023, 74% of German adults with high literacy participated in learning compared with 23% of adults with low literacy; this supports unequal learning opportunity, not proof of tuition affordability or administrative delays.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
OECD provides Germany student-learning results and comparisons from PISA cycles; they measure learning outcomes, not tuition-free access or practical livelihood capability.
Early leavers from education and training, ages 18–24: 12.40000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in science: 77.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in reading: 75.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in mathematics: 70.00000000
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
Water & Sanitation Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 66.25 | 66.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Water and sanitation reach are exceptionally broad: more than 99% of the population is connected to public drinking water, 98.3% to public sewerage, 96.3% to central wastewater treatment, and more than 99% of monitored drinking-water samples meet limit values. The remaining reduction reflects that household water access still sits inside a monetary utility framework rather than the TBF end-state.
Sources archived before (9)
UBA states more than 99% of the population is supplied through public drinking-water distribution.
The agency reports around 98.3% of population connected to public sewer systems and lower total water withdrawals than in 1991; this covers wastewater and efficiency but not household rainwater harvesting.
The agency reports around 98.3% of population connected to public sewer systems and lower total water withdrawals than in 1991; this covers wastewater and efficiency but not household rainwater harvesting.
Among large drinking-water supply areas covering 74.1 million people (88.6% of population) in 2022, more than 99% of most tested microbiological and chemical parameters met regulatory limits.
Among large drinking-water supply areas covering 74.1 million people (88.6% of population) in 2022, more than 99% of most tested microbiological and chemical parameters met regulatory limits.
Monitored drinking-water samples meeting limit values: 99.00000000
Population connected to central wastewater treatment: 96.30000000
Population connected to public sewerage: 98.30000000
Population connected to public drinking-water system: 99.00000000
Sources archived after the change (11)
UBA states more than 99% of the population is supplied through public drinking-water distribution.
The agency reports around 98.3% of population connected to public sewer systems and lower total water withdrawals than in 1991; this covers wastewater and efficiency but not household rainwater harvesting.
The agency reports around 98.3% of population connected to public sewer systems and lower total water withdrawals than in 1991; this covers wastewater and efficiency but not household rainwater harvesting.
Destatis lists tariff-based wastewater fees in 2025, including regional per-cubic-metre costs and annual fixed charges; the service entails household payment, but this table alone does not measure water shutoffs or collection time.
Among large drinking-water supply areas covering 74.1 million people (88.6% of population) in 2022, more than 99% of most tested microbiological and chemical parameters met regulatory limits.
Among large drinking-water supply areas covering 74.1 million people (88.6% of population) in 2022, more than 99% of most tested microbiological and chemical parameters met regulatory limits.
As of the reported 2021 reference, only about 8% of German streams and rivers met at least good ecological status or potential; this questions broad ecosystem return but does not establish aquifer restoration nationwide.
Monitored drinking-water samples meeting limit values: 99.00000000
Population connected to central wastewater treatment: 96.30000000
Population connected to public sewerage: 98.30000000
Population connected to public drinking-water system: 99.00000000
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 61.00 | 61.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany scores strongly on usable institutions and legal reliability. The 2025 World Justice Project index placed Germany 6th of 143 countries with a score of 0.83. Police-recorded violent crime declined 2.3% in 2025, while total recorded crime was about 5.51 million cases. The category remains evidence-based and does not convert contested political judgments into a score.
Sources archived before (4)
Recorded crime is a police-statistics measure and is not equivalent to victimization prevalence.
Change in police-recorded violent crime: -2.30000000
Police-recorded criminal cases: 5508559.00000000
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index score: 0.83000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
Recorded crime is a police-statistics measure and is not equivalent to victimization prevalence.
Official 2025 police-crime data include offence and clearance-rate measures. This is a public-statistics availability finding, not proof that individual victims can use the justice system without friction.
Official 2025 police-crime data include offence and clearance-rate measures. This is a public-statistics availability finding, not proof that individual victims can use the justice system without friction.
Police recorded about 5.5 million crimes in 2025, a 5.6% decline versus 2024. Official crime statistics exclude unreported offences and do not directly measure civil-justice access.
Police recorded about 5.5 million crimes in 2025, a 5.6% decline versus 2024. Official crime statistics exclude unreported offences and do not directly measure civil-justice access.
Change in police-recorded violent crime: -2.30000000
Police-recorded criminal cases: 5508559.00000000
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index score: 0.83000000
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 64.00 | 64.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +64.00 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived before (10)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
Sources archived after the change (14)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
Through November 2025 the Federal Office decided 288,320 asylum applications, with a total protection rate reported at 27.2% and a general procedural duration of 12.3 months. Rates require scope caveats.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 44.75 | 44.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany combines strong productive capacity with materially more protected time than the longest-hours systems reviewed so far. Destatis reports a 39.9-hour average week for full-time dependent employees in 2025 and 34.0 hours across all dependent employees. The score remains below the TBF end-state because essential life is still tied to paid income and because many households must continue selling substantial weekly time to retain housing, food and other necessities.
Sources archived before (10)
Usual weekly hours for dependent full-time employees.
Destatis reported 39.9 paid working hours per week for full-time dependent employees in 2025; part-time employees averaged 21.3 hours.
The 2022 time-use survey, revised in June 2025, estimates adults spent 24 hours 58 minutes per week on unpaid work, with 29:18 for women and 20:26 for men.
Adults in parental household groups spent an average 59 hours 2 minutes weekly on paid and unpaid work combined in the 2022 time-use study.
The 2022 time-use survey, revised in June 2025, estimates adults spent 24 hours 58 minutes per week on unpaid work, with 29:18 for women and 20:26 for men.
Germany Destatis reports 4.7% of employed people, more than two million workers, had at least one additional job in 2024. It explicitly distinguishes earnings necessity from voluntary extra work.
The German 2022 Time Use Survey found that women spent nearly 30 hours per week on unpaid work and men nearly 21. The 2024 announcement notes later revisions to the 2022 estimates; these figures are original-release approximations, not proof of a zero-cost care service.
Share of dependent employees working part-time: 31.90000000
Average weekly hours, all dependent employees: 34.00000000
Average weekly hours, full-time dependent employees: 39.90000000
Sources archived after the change (12)
Usual weekly hours for dependent full-time employees.
Destatis reported 39.9 paid working hours per week for full-time dependent employees in 2025; part-time employees averaged 21.3 hours.
Time-use surveys include expressed wishes for time with family and friends; the data do not establish that time savings actually return usable spouse-and-child overlap for all households.
Adults and children aged 10+ averaged 3h08 daily on household and family care activities in the 2022 time-use survey; women averaged 3h45 versus men 2h31. This is use, not verified universal access to time-saving services.
The 2022 time-use survey, revised in June 2025, estimates adults spent 24 hours 58 minutes per week on unpaid work, with 29:18 for women and 20:26 for men.
Adults in parental household groups spent an average 59 hours 2 minutes weekly on paid and unpaid work combined in the 2022 time-use study.
The 2022 time-use survey, revised in June 2025, estimates adults spent 24 hours 58 minutes per week on unpaid work, with 29:18 for women and 20:26 for men.
Germany Destatis reports 4.7% of employed people, more than two million workers, had at least one additional job in 2024. It explicitly distinguishes earnings necessity from voluntary extra work.
The German 2022 Time Use Survey found that women spent nearly 30 hours per week on unpaid work and men nearly 21. The 2024 announcement notes later revisions to the 2022 estimates; these figures are original-release approximations, not proof of a zero-cost care service.
Share of dependent employees working part-time: 31.90000000
Average weekly hours, all dependent employees: 34.00000000
Average weekly hours, full-time dependent employees: 39.90000000
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 13.75 | 13.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Housing capacity is large, but reach is constrained by monetary access. In 2025, 11.2% of the population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing, more than half of the population rented, and 474,700 people were recorded in accommodated homelessness at the January 2025 reference date. The TBF reading therefore distinguishes physical housing stock from secure, payment-independent shelter reach.
Sources archived before (9)
Overburden means more than 40% of disposable household income spent on housing.
In 2025, 11.2% of the German population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing costs; 52.8% were tenants.
In 2025, 11.2% of the German population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing costs; 52.8% were tenants.
11.7% of Germany population lived in overcrowded homes in 2025; 16.9% in major cities versus 5.5% in rural areas.
The 2025 efficient-buildings support programme approved about 618,000 applications with EUR 9.3 billion in committed funding; funding approvals do not establish achieved shelter durability.
Housing costs as share of disposable household income: 24.10000000
People in accommodated homelessness: 474700.00000000
Population living in rented housing: 52.80000000
Population in households overburdened by housing costs: 11.20000000
Sources archived after the change (10)
Overburden means more than 40% of disposable household income spent on housing.
In 2025, 11.2% of the German population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing costs; 52.8% were tenants.
In 2025, 11.2% of the German population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing costs; 52.8% were tenants.
11.7% of Germany population lived in overcrowded homes in 2025; 16.9% in major cities versus 5.5% in rural areas.
A European building-health survey reports 50.8% of German respondents consider their homes unsuitable for heatwaves; opinion data indicate a resilience concern but do not measure national structural lifespan.
The 2025 efficient-buildings support programme approved about 618,000 applications with EUR 9.3 billion in committed funding; funding approvals do not establish achieved shelter durability.
Housing costs as share of disposable household income: 24.10000000
People in accommodated homelessness: 474700.00000000
Population living in rented housing: 52.80000000
Population in households overburdened by housing costs: 11.20000000
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 23.00 | 23.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has substantial food capacity, but the reach/waste picture is weaker than physical supply alone suggests. Eurostat reports that 11.0% of people in Germany could not afford a proper meal every second day in 2024, while the federal food ministry reports about 10.8 million tonnes of annual food waste. National food-waste reduction and donation activity is positive, but ordinary nourishment remains predominantly money-gated rather than a nationwide free-food abundance system.
Sources archived before (8)
A proper meal is defined as meat, chicken, fish or a vegetarian equivalent.
Germany generated approximately 10.8 million tonnes of food waste in the 2022 reference period, including non-edible parts; a reduction strategy targets halving waste by 2030.
Germany generated approximately 10.8 million tonnes of food waste in the 2022 reference period, including non-edible parts; a reduction strategy targets halving waste by 2030.
In 2025, 21.2% of people in Germany were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; this indicates financial vulnerability but does not measure free food access.
Germany harvested approximately 45 million tonnes of grain and 13.9 million tonnes of potatoes in 2025, demonstrating crop output, not guaranteed free food access.
National food-waste reduction target by 2030: 50.00000000
Food waste generated: 10.80000000
Population unable to afford a proper meal every second day: 11.00000000
Sources archived after the change (9)
A proper meal is defined as meat, chicken, fish or a vegetarian equivalent.
EU-SILC material-deprivation series directly measures the share unable to afford a meat, fish or equivalent-protein meal every second day (latest tabulated about 11%); this is paid food affordability, not full-day free nourishment.
Germany generated approximately 10.8 million tonnes of food waste in the 2022 reference period, including non-edible parts; a reduction strategy targets halving waste by 2030.
Germany generated approximately 10.8 million tonnes of food waste in the 2022 reference period, including non-edible parts; a reduction strategy targets halving waste by 2030.
In 2025, 21.2% of people in Germany were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; this indicates financial vulnerability but does not measure free food access.
Germany harvested approximately 45 million tonnes of grain and 13.9 million tonnes of potatoes in 2025, demonstrating crop output, not guaranteed free food access.
National food-waste reduction target by 2030: 50.00000000
Food waste generated: 10.80000000
Population unable to afford a proper meal every second day: 11.00000000
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 24.75 | 24.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +24.75 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived before (10)
Aid accountability exists, but a country-wide remediation ledger for external harms is not verified.
ODA fell 17.4% in real terms; other outward climate/material effects remain only partly audited.
Sector and recipient assistance is described; local results are not assumed identical across programs.
Germany reported US$29.1 billion ODA for 2025, at 0.56% of GNI.
OECD preliminary data put Germany’s 2025 ODA at USD 29.1 billion, 0.56% of GNI, down 17.4% in real terms from 2024. Germany also reported €11.8 billion in international climate finance for 2024, including €6.1 billion in federal budget resources. These are substantial positive-contribution measures, but scale alone does not establish mutuality, absence of extraction or accountability across all external relationships.
OECD preliminary data put Germany’s 2025 ODA at USD 29.1 billion, 0.56% of GNI, down 17.4% in real terms from 2024. Germany also reported €11.8 billion in international climate finance for 2024, including €6.1 billion in federal budget resources. These are substantial positive-contribution measures, but scale alone does not establish mutuality, absence of extraction or accountability across all external relationships.
Federal budget contribution to international climate finance: 6.10000000
International climate finance: 11.80000000
Official development assistance as share of GNI: 0.56000000
Official development assistance: 29.10000000
Sources archived after the change (14)
Aid accountability exists, but a country-wide remediation ledger for external harms is not verified.
ODA fell 17.4% in real terms; other outward climate/material effects remain only partly audited.
Sector and recipient assistance is described; local results are not assumed identical across programs.
Germany reported US$29.1 billion ODA for 2025, at 0.56% of GNI.
Germany supplied about USD 29.1 billion preliminary ODA in 2025 (0.56% of GNI), down in real terms; OECD also reports grant/loan shares and policy oversight, which are not equivalent to zero extractive harm.
Germany supplied about USD 29.1 billion preliminary ODA in 2025 (0.56% of GNI), down in real terms; OECD also reports grant/loan shares and policy oversight, which are not equivalent to zero extractive harm.
Germany supplied about USD 29.1 billion preliminary ODA in 2025 (0.56% of GNI), down in real terms; OECD also reports grant/loan shares and policy oversight, which are not equivalent to zero extractive harm.
Germany exported 16.3 million tonnes of waste and scrap in 2023, of which 91.6% went to European countries; metal scrap dominates. Waste trade volume alone does not establish harmful dumping.
OECD preliminary data put Germany’s 2025 ODA at USD 29.1 billion, 0.56% of GNI, down 17.4% in real terms from 2024. Germany also reported €11.8 billion in international climate finance for 2024, including €6.1 billion in federal budget resources. These are substantial positive-contribution measures, but scale alone does not establish mutuality, absence of extraction or accountability across all external relationships.
OECD preliminary data put Germany’s 2025 ODA at USD 29.1 billion, 0.56% of GNI, down 17.4% in real terms from 2024. Germany also reported €11.8 billion in international climate finance for 2024, including €6.1 billion in federal budget resources. These are substantial positive-contribution measures, but scale alone does not establish mutuality, absence of extraction or accountability across all external relationships.
Federal budget contribution to international climate finance: 6.10000000
International climate finance: 11.80000000
Official development assistance as share of GNI: 0.56000000
Official development assistance: 29.10000000
Energy & Household Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.25 | 32.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has high electrical capacity and a majority-renewable domestic generation mix, but household price friction is substantial. Renewables supplied 58.6% of domestically generated and grid-fed electricity in 2025, while Germany had the EU’s second-highest household electricity price in the second half of 2025 at €38.69 per 100 kWh. Capability is therefore strong but expensive to reach.
Sources archived before (7)
Renewables supplied 256.9 billion kWh, 58.6% of domestic generation fed into the grid.
Average residential electricity cost in the second half of 2025 was 40.55 euro cents per kWh including taxes and levies; electricity required household payment.
Average residential electricity cost in the second half of 2025 was 40.55 euro cents per kWh including taxes and levies; electricity required household payment.
Federal electricity-market data report renewables generated about 58.8% of German net electricity generation in 2025; this is production capacity, not free household access.
Federal electricity-market data report renewables generated about 58.8% of German net electricity generation in 2025; this is production capacity, not free household access.
Household electricity price, second half 2025: 38.69000000
Renewables share of domestic grid-fed electricity generation: 58.60000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
Renewables supplied 256.9 billion kWh, 58.6% of domestic generation fed into the grid.
Average residential electricity cost in the second half of 2025 was 40.55 euro cents per kWh including taxes and levies; electricity required household payment.
Average residential electricity cost in the second half of 2025 was 40.55 euro cents per kWh including taxes and levies; electricity required household payment.
Federal electricity-market data report renewables generated about 58.8% of German net electricity generation in 2025; this is production capacity, not free household access.
Federal electricity-market data report renewables generated about 58.8% of German net electricity generation in 2025; this is production capacity, not free household access.
Fraunhofer ISE estimates 16.9 TWh of solar generation was consumed by producers in 2025, compared with roughly 71 TWh fed into the grid; this demonstrates useful self-consumption, not population-wide free and resilient service.
Household electricity price, second half 2025: 38.69000000
Renewables share of domestic grid-fed electricity generation: 58.60000000
Education & Human Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 49.75 | 49.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany retains wide educational capacity, but foundational outcomes and school continuation are mixed. In PISA 2022, 70% reached at least Level 2 in mathematics, 75% in reading and 77% in science. Eurostat reports a 12.4% early-leaver rate in 2024, among the highest in the EU. The score therefore credits broad capability while retaining the evident loss between system capacity and durable learning reach.
Sources archived before (9)
Germany was close to the OECD average.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
OECD provides Germany student-learning results and comparisons from PISA cycles; they measure learning outcomes, not tuition-free access or practical livelihood capability.
Early leavers from education and training, ages 18–24: 12.40000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in science: 77.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in reading: 75.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in mathematics: 70.00000000
Sources archived after the change (10)
Germany was close to the OECD average.
In 2023, 74% of German adults with high literacy participated in learning compared with 23% of adults with low literacy; this supports unequal learning opportunity, not proof of tuition affordability or administrative delays.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
In 2022 53.7% of adults took part in learning, but access varied by prior education: 30% among the lowest educated versus 71.5% for tertiary graduates.
OECD provides Germany student-learning results and comparisons from PISA cycles; they measure learning outcomes, not tuition-free access or practical livelihood capability.
Early leavers from education and training, ages 18–24: 12.40000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in science: 77.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in reading: 75.00000000
Students attaining at least PISA Level 2 in mathematics: 70.00000000
Durability, Repair & Material Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 53.75 | 53.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has high material-recovery capability. Destatis reports an 82% total waste recovery rate in 2024 and 98% for municipal waste, while total waste generation fell 4.6% to 362.7 million tonnes. The score remains below the TBF end-state because high throughput and repeated market replacement still coexist with the strong recovery system.
Sources archived before (4)
Down 4.6% from 2023.
Municipal waste recovery rate: 98.00000000
Total waste recovery rate: 82.00000000
Total waste generated: 362.70000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
Down 4.6% from 2023.
Germany generated 362.7 million tonnes of waste in 2024, of which 82% was recovered; 69% materially recovered and 13% energy recovered, not equivalent to recycling.
Germany generated 362.7 million tonnes of waste in 2024, of which 82% was recovered; 69% materially recovered and 13% energy recovered, not equivalent to recycling.
Household waste totalled about 37.7 million tonnes in 2024, a 2.8% increase, roughly 452 kilograms per person.
EU Directive 2024/1799 requires member states to promote repair of certain goods; from 31 July 2026 this is a legal framework, not proof of local repair affordability or use.
Municipal waste recovery rate: 98.00000000
Total waste recovery rate: 82.00000000
Total waste generated: 362.70000000
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
Water & Sanitation Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 66.25 | 66.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Water and sanitation reach are exceptionally broad: more than 99% of the population is connected to public drinking water, 98.3% to public sewerage, 96.3% to central wastewater treatment, and more than 99% of monitored drinking-water samples meet limit values. The remaining reduction reflects that household water access still sits inside a monetary utility framework rather than the TBF end-state.
Sources archived before (9)
UBA states more than 99% of the population is supplied through public drinking-water distribution.
The agency reports around 98.3% of population connected to public sewer systems and lower total water withdrawals than in 1991; this covers wastewater and efficiency but not household rainwater harvesting.
The agency reports around 98.3% of population connected to public sewer systems and lower total water withdrawals than in 1991; this covers wastewater and efficiency but not household rainwater harvesting.
Among large drinking-water supply areas covering 74.1 million people (88.6% of population) in 2022, more than 99% of most tested microbiological and chemical parameters met regulatory limits.
Among large drinking-water supply areas covering 74.1 million people (88.6% of population) in 2022, more than 99% of most tested microbiological and chemical parameters met regulatory limits.
Monitored drinking-water samples meeting limit values: 99.00000000
Population connected to central wastewater treatment: 96.30000000
Population connected to public sewerage: 98.30000000
Population connected to public drinking-water system: 99.00000000
Sources archived after the change (11)
UBA states more than 99% of the population is supplied through public drinking-water distribution.
The agency reports around 98.3% of population connected to public sewer systems and lower total water withdrawals than in 1991; this covers wastewater and efficiency but not household rainwater harvesting.
The agency reports around 98.3% of population connected to public sewer systems and lower total water withdrawals than in 1991; this covers wastewater and efficiency but not household rainwater harvesting.
Destatis lists tariff-based wastewater fees in 2025, including regional per-cubic-metre costs and annual fixed charges; the service entails household payment, but this table alone does not measure water shutoffs or collection time.
Among large drinking-water supply areas covering 74.1 million people (88.6% of population) in 2022, more than 99% of most tested microbiological and chemical parameters met regulatory limits.
Among large drinking-water supply areas covering 74.1 million people (88.6% of population) in 2022, more than 99% of most tested microbiological and chemical parameters met regulatory limits.
As of the reported 2021 reference, only about 8% of German streams and rivers met at least good ecological status or potential; this questions broad ecosystem return but does not establish aquifer restoration nationwide.
Monitored drinking-water samples meeting limit values: 99.00000000
Population connected to central wastewater treatment: 96.30000000
Population connected to public sewerage: 98.30000000
Population connected to public drinking-water system: 99.00000000
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 64.00 | 64.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +64.00 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived before (10)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
Sources archived after the change (14)
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
332,524 naturalisations were recorded in Germany in 2025, up from 292,020 in 2024; this does not establish the full refugee-care experience.
Through November 2025 the Federal Office decided 288,320 asylum applications, with a total protection rate reported at 27.2% and a general procedural duration of 12.3 months. Rates require scope caveats.
The Federal Foreign Office states that visa-free non-EU/EWR travellers may be asked to prove sufficient means for subsistence and return travel; national-visa procedures generally require adequate health-insurance evidence. This is directly relevant to the TBF access-gate question, but it is retained as factual evidence rather than converted into an unsupported overall welcome score.
Germany recorded 332,524 naturalisations in 2025 and about 3.24 million registered persons seeking protection at year-end. The Federal Foreign Office lists normal application fees of €90 for a Schengen visa and €75 for a national visa, with specified waivers and reductions. These measures describe citizenship, protection and entry pathways but are not mechanically converted into one policy judgment.
Normal national visa application fee: 75.00000000
Normal Schengen visa application fee: 90.00000000
Registered persons seeking protection: 3236395.00000000
Naturalisations: 332524.00000000
Human Time & Burden Return supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 44.75 | 44.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany combines strong productive capacity with materially more protected time than the longest-hours systems reviewed so far. Destatis reports a 39.9-hour average week for full-time dependent employees in 2025 and 34.0 hours across all dependent employees. The score remains below the TBF end-state because essential life is still tied to paid income and because many households must continue selling substantial weekly time to retain housing, food and other necessities.
Sources archived before (10)
Usual weekly hours for dependent full-time employees.
Destatis reported 39.9 paid working hours per week for full-time dependent employees in 2025; part-time employees averaged 21.3 hours.
The 2022 time-use survey, revised in June 2025, estimates adults spent 24 hours 58 minutes per week on unpaid work, with 29:18 for women and 20:26 for men.
Adults in parental household groups spent an average 59 hours 2 minutes weekly on paid and unpaid work combined in the 2022 time-use study.
The 2022 time-use survey, revised in June 2025, estimates adults spent 24 hours 58 minutes per week on unpaid work, with 29:18 for women and 20:26 for men.
Germany Destatis reports 4.7% of employed people, more than two million workers, had at least one additional job in 2024. It explicitly distinguishes earnings necessity from voluntary extra work.
The German 2022 Time Use Survey found that women spent nearly 30 hours per week on unpaid work and men nearly 21. The 2024 announcement notes later revisions to the 2022 estimates; these figures are original-release approximations, not proof of a zero-cost care service.
Share of dependent employees working part-time: 31.90000000
Average weekly hours, all dependent employees: 34.00000000
Average weekly hours, full-time dependent employees: 39.90000000
Sources archived after the change (12)
Usual weekly hours for dependent full-time employees.
Destatis reported 39.9 paid working hours per week for full-time dependent employees in 2025; part-time employees averaged 21.3 hours.
Time-use surveys include expressed wishes for time with family and friends; the data do not establish that time savings actually return usable spouse-and-child overlap for all households.
Adults and children aged 10+ averaged 3h08 daily on household and family care activities in the 2022 time-use survey; women averaged 3h45 versus men 2h31. This is use, not verified universal access to time-saving services.
The 2022 time-use survey, revised in June 2025, estimates adults spent 24 hours 58 minutes per week on unpaid work, with 29:18 for women and 20:26 for men.
Adults in parental household groups spent an average 59 hours 2 minutes weekly on paid and unpaid work combined in the 2022 time-use study.
The 2022 time-use survey, revised in June 2025, estimates adults spent 24 hours 58 minutes per week on unpaid work, with 29:18 for women and 20:26 for men.
Germany Destatis reports 4.7% of employed people, more than two million workers, had at least one additional job in 2024. It explicitly distinguishes earnings necessity from voluntary extra work.
The German 2022 Time Use Survey found that women spent nearly 30 hours per week on unpaid work and men nearly 21. The 2024 announcement notes later revisions to the 2022 estimates; these figures are original-release approximations, not proof of a zero-cost care service.
Share of dependent employees working part-time: 31.90000000
Average weekly hours, all dependent employees: 34.00000000
Average weekly hours, full-time dependent employees: 39.90000000
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 13.75 | 13.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Housing capacity is large, but reach is constrained by monetary access. In 2025, 11.2% of the population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing, more than half of the population rented, and 474,700 people were recorded in accommodated homelessness at the January 2025 reference date. The TBF reading therefore distinguishes physical housing stock from secure, payment-independent shelter reach.
Sources archived before (9)
Overburden means more than 40% of disposable household income spent on housing.
In 2025, 11.2% of the German population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing costs; 52.8% were tenants.
In 2025, 11.2% of the German population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing costs; 52.8% were tenants.
11.7% of Germany population lived in overcrowded homes in 2025; 16.9% in major cities versus 5.5% in rural areas.
The 2025 efficient-buildings support programme approved about 618,000 applications with EUR 9.3 billion in committed funding; funding approvals do not establish achieved shelter durability.
Housing costs as share of disposable household income: 24.10000000
People in accommodated homelessness: 474700.00000000
Population living in rented housing: 52.80000000
Population in households overburdened by housing costs: 11.20000000
Sources archived after the change (10)
Overburden means more than 40% of disposable household income spent on housing.
In 2025, 11.2% of the German population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing costs; 52.8% were tenants.
In 2025, 11.2% of the German population lived in households spending more than 40% of disposable income on housing costs; 52.8% were tenants.
11.7% of Germany population lived in overcrowded homes in 2025; 16.9% in major cities versus 5.5% in rural areas.
A European building-health survey reports 50.8% of German respondents consider their homes unsuitable for heatwaves; opinion data indicate a resilience concern but do not measure national structural lifespan.
The 2025 efficient-buildings support programme approved about 618,000 applications with EUR 9.3 billion in committed funding; funding approvals do not establish achieved shelter durability.
Housing costs as share of disposable household income: 24.10000000
People in accommodated homelessness: 474700.00000000
Population living in rented housing: 52.80000000
Population in households overburdened by housing costs: 11.20000000
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 23.00 | 23.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has substantial food capacity, but the reach/waste picture is weaker than physical supply alone suggests. Eurostat reports that 11.0% of people in Germany could not afford a proper meal every second day in 2024, while the federal food ministry reports about 10.8 million tonnes of annual food waste. National food-waste reduction and donation activity is positive, but ordinary nourishment remains predominantly money-gated rather than a nationwide free-food abundance system.
Sources archived before (8)
A proper meal is defined as meat, chicken, fish or a vegetarian equivalent.
Germany generated approximately 10.8 million tonnes of food waste in the 2022 reference period, including non-edible parts; a reduction strategy targets halving waste by 2030.
Germany generated approximately 10.8 million tonnes of food waste in the 2022 reference period, including non-edible parts; a reduction strategy targets halving waste by 2030.
In 2025, 21.2% of people in Germany were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; this indicates financial vulnerability but does not measure free food access.
Germany harvested approximately 45 million tonnes of grain and 13.9 million tonnes of potatoes in 2025, demonstrating crop output, not guaranteed free food access.
National food-waste reduction target by 2030: 50.00000000
Food waste generated: 10.80000000
Population unable to afford a proper meal every second day: 11.00000000
Sources archived after the change (9)
A proper meal is defined as meat, chicken, fish or a vegetarian equivalent.
EU-SILC material-deprivation series directly measures the share unable to afford a meat, fish or equivalent-protein meal every second day (latest tabulated about 11%); this is paid food affordability, not full-day free nourishment.
Germany generated approximately 10.8 million tonnes of food waste in the 2022 reference period, including non-edible parts; a reduction strategy targets halving waste by 2030.
Germany generated approximately 10.8 million tonnes of food waste in the 2022 reference period, including non-edible parts; a reduction strategy targets halving waste by 2030.
In 2025, 21.2% of people in Germany were at risk of poverty or social exclusion; this indicates financial vulnerability but does not measure free food access.
Germany harvested approximately 45 million tonnes of grain and 13.9 million tonnes of potatoes in 2025, demonstrating crop output, not guaranteed free food access.
National food-waste reduction target by 2030: 50.00000000
Food waste generated: 10.80000000
Population unable to afford a proper meal every second day: 11.00000000
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 24.75 | 24.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
2026-10-10 TBF four-rail full review. External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct. Four source-linked rail findings are recorded separately (capacity/reach/protection/continuity or contribution/mutuality/harm/repair). Score +24.75 is an authored evaluation of verified findings, not an official government, OECD or UN rating. Gaps in causal attribution and lived outcomes are retained; no missing data were invented.
Sources archived before (10)
Aid accountability exists, but a country-wide remediation ledger for external harms is not verified.
ODA fell 17.4% in real terms; other outward climate/material effects remain only partly audited.
Sector and recipient assistance is described; local results are not assumed identical across programs.
Germany reported US$29.1 billion ODA for 2025, at 0.56% of GNI.
OECD preliminary data put Germany’s 2025 ODA at USD 29.1 billion, 0.56% of GNI, down 17.4% in real terms from 2024. Germany also reported €11.8 billion in international climate finance for 2024, including €6.1 billion in federal budget resources. These are substantial positive-contribution measures, but scale alone does not establish mutuality, absence of extraction or accountability across all external relationships.
OECD preliminary data put Germany’s 2025 ODA at USD 29.1 billion, 0.56% of GNI, down 17.4% in real terms from 2024. Germany also reported €11.8 billion in international climate finance for 2024, including €6.1 billion in federal budget resources. These are substantial positive-contribution measures, but scale alone does not establish mutuality, absence of extraction or accountability across all external relationships.
Federal budget contribution to international climate finance: 6.10000000
International climate finance: 11.80000000
Official development assistance as share of GNI: 0.56000000
Official development assistance: 29.10000000
Sources archived after the change (14)
Aid accountability exists, but a country-wide remediation ledger for external harms is not verified.
ODA fell 17.4% in real terms; other outward climate/material effects remain only partly audited.
Sector and recipient assistance is described; local results are not assumed identical across programs.
Germany reported US$29.1 billion ODA for 2025, at 0.56% of GNI.
Germany supplied about USD 29.1 billion preliminary ODA in 2025 (0.56% of GNI), down in real terms; OECD also reports grant/loan shares and policy oversight, which are not equivalent to zero extractive harm.
Germany supplied about USD 29.1 billion preliminary ODA in 2025 (0.56% of GNI), down in real terms; OECD also reports grant/loan shares and policy oversight, which are not equivalent to zero extractive harm.
Germany supplied about USD 29.1 billion preliminary ODA in 2025 (0.56% of GNI), down in real terms; OECD also reports grant/loan shares and policy oversight, which are not equivalent to zero extractive harm.
Germany exported 16.3 million tonnes of waste and scrap in 2023, of which 91.6% went to European countries; metal scrap dominates. Waste trade volume alone does not establish harmful dumping.
OECD preliminary data put Germany’s 2025 ODA at USD 29.1 billion, 0.56% of GNI, down 17.4% in real terms from 2024. Germany also reported €11.8 billion in international climate finance for 2024, including €6.1 billion in federal budget resources. These are substantial positive-contribution measures, but scale alone does not establish mutuality, absence of extraction or accountability across all external relationships.
OECD preliminary data put Germany’s 2025 ODA at USD 29.1 billion, 0.56% of GNI, down 17.4% in real terms from 2024. Germany also reported €11.8 billion in international climate finance for 2024, including €6.1 billion in federal budget resources. These are substantial positive-contribution measures, but scale alone does not establish mutuality, absence of extraction or accountability across all external relationships.
Federal budget contribution to international climate finance: 6.10000000
International climate finance: 11.80000000
Official development assistance as share of GNI: 0.56000000
Official development assistance: 29.10000000
Energy & Household Capability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 32.25 | 32.25 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Germany has high electrical capacity and a majority-renewable domestic generation mix, but household price friction is substantial. Renewables supplied 58.6% of domestically generated and grid-fed electricity in 2025, while Germany had the EU’s second-highest household electricity price in the second half of 2025 at €38.69 per 100 kWh. Capability is therefore strong but expensive to reach.
Sources archived before (7)
Renewables supplied 256.9 billion kWh, 58.6% of domestic generation fed into the grid.
Average residential electricity cost in the second half of 2025 was 40.55 euro cents per kWh including taxes and levies; electricity required household payment.
Average residential electricity cost in the second half of 2025 was 40.55 euro cents per kWh including taxes and levies; electricity required household payment.
Federal electricity-market data report renewables generated about 58.8% of German net electricity generation in 2025; this is production capacity, not free household access.
Federal electricity-market data report renewables generated about 58.8% of German net electricity generation in 2025; this is production capacity, not free household access.
Household electricity price, second half 2025: 38.69000000
Renewables share of domestic grid-fed electricity generation: 58.60000000
Sources archived after the change (8)
Renewables supplied 256.9 billion kWh, 58.6% of domestic generation fed into the grid.
Average residential electricity cost in the second half of 2025 was 40.55 euro cents per kWh including taxes and levies; electricity required household payment.
Average residential electricity cost in the second half of 2025 was 40.55 euro cents per kWh including taxes and levies; electricity required household payment.
Federal electricity-market data report renewables generated about 58.8% of German net electricity generation in 2025; this is production capacity, not free household access.
Federal electricity-market data report renewables generated about 58.8% of German net electricity generation in 2025; this is production capacity, not free household access.
Fraunhofer ISE estimates 16.9 TWh of solar generation was consumed by producers in 2025, compared with roughly 71 TWh fed into the grid; this demonstrates useful self-consumption, not population-wide free and resilient service.
Household electricity price, second half 2025: 38.69000000
Renewables share of domestic grid-fed electricity generation: 58.60000000
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