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.
First-ten source-led methodology v3.0 reset: person-level work evidence and all four transboundary trade lanes added. Transfer outcomes and nationally comparable person-level time need further verification before new weighted scoring. Earlier scores and rankings retained; no zero-harm deductions invented.
National points: -60.57 → -60.57; Rank: #108 → #108
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 (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
Sources archived after the change (5)
Usual weekly hours for dependent full-time employees.
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.
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 with this rescan (10)
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.
Germany — 2024 export of plastic waste and scrap. Germany reported US$306.26m of plastic waste/scrap exports in 2024, with substantial inbound trade too; trading volume is not an audited harm finding. The customs heading identifies traded material; neither permitted recycling nor proven harmful dumping follows from the heading. Source-level trade measurement is verified, downstream disposition is not.
Germany — 2024 export of worn clothing and other worn articles. Germany exported 437,971,000 kg of worn clothing in 2024. Receiving-market quality and recovery are not established by this code. A worn garment can be useful or trash; this audit has no shipment sorting/usable-share or recipient-facility record proving either outcome.
Germany — 2024 import of plastic waste and scrap. Germany reported US$306.26m of plastic waste/scrap exports in 2024, with substantial inbound trade too; trading volume is not an audited harm finding. The customs heading identifies traded material; neither permitted recycling nor proven harmful dumping follows from the heading. Source-level trade measurement is verified, downstream disposition is not.
Germany — 2024 import of worn clothing and other worn articles. Germany exported 437,971,000 kg of worn clothing in 2024. Receiving-market quality and recovery are not established by this code. A worn garment can be useful or trash; this audit has no shipment sorting/usable-share or recipient-facility record proving either outcome.
Existing direct Money Gate result 0.50/4 retained. Income-tested school and kindergarten lunch costs can be paid under the Bildungspaket, not household food generally. This source supports the earlier audit; no fresh category score or universal no-payment claim is inferred.
Existing direct Money Gate result 0.25/4 retained. Housing support is rent/income-conditioned; rent still normally needs to be paid. This source supports the earlier audit; no fresh category score or universal no-payment claim is inferred.
Existing direct Money Gate result 1.50/4 retained. Statutory insurance funds essential services, but contributions and €5–€10 co-payments apply, with income-related exemptions. This source supports the earlier audit; no fresh category score or universal no-payment claim is inferred.
Existing direct Money Gate result 0.25/4 retained. Deutschlandticket is still a paid €63 monthly ticket in 2026; limited social/student concession routes exist. This source supports the earlier audit; no fresh category score or universal no-payment claim is inferred.
Existing direct Money Gate result 0.25/4 retained. Residential electricity and gas are billed, with some hardship protection; no unconditional nationwide free baseline is demonstrated. This source supports the earlier audit; no fresh category score or universal no-payment claim is inferred.
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.
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.
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.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #111 to #110 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#111 → #110National score-60.57 → -60.57
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Malaysia #99 → #132; points -59.44 → -59.44
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
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 → -62.10
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Sourced 16-category country review: rechecked all categories, added missing scored international categories when appropriate, and completed a five-part direct Money Gate. Domestic scores without a newly justified numerical revision were preserved. View the before/after category snapshots and links below.
National points: -59.98 → -60.57; Rank: #103 → #112
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)
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Verified Direct Money Gate: 3.43 → 2.75/20
Sources archived with this rescan (27)
Usual weekly hours for dependent full-time employees.
Overburden means more than 40% of disposable household income spent on housing.
A proper meal is defined as meat, chicken, fish or a vegetarian equivalent.
UBA states more than 99% of the population is supplied through public drinking-water distribution.
Renewables supplied 256.9 billion kWh, 58.6% of domestic generation fed into the grid.
Less than 0.1% of the total population; Germany has mandatory health insurance.
Germany was close to the OECD average.
About 11.3 billion trips were in local public transport.
677,117 births in 2024.
About half of Germany’s total land area was agriculturally used in 2023.
EU average was 7.2.
11.5 million hectares; forest area increased by about 15,000 hectares since 2012.
Recorded crime is a police-statistics measure and is not equivalent to victimization prevalence.
Down 4.6% from 2023.
EU and Schengen entry plus visa applications coexist with proof-of-means and insurance requirements.
332,524 naturalisations in 2025 indicate a working route to citizenship, not automatic residence for everyone.
Protection population and naturalisation outcomes show practical reception at scale, but legal status and waiting costs vary.
Family settlement and long-stay visa applications have requirements; short-stay freedom is not the same as residence.
Germany reported US$29.1 billion ODA for 2025, at 0.56% of GNI.
Sector and recipient assistance is described; local results are not assumed identical across programs.
ODA fell 17.4% in real terms; other outward climate/material effects remain only partly audited.
Aid accountability exists, but a country-wide remediation ledger for external harms is not verified.
Income-tested school and kindergarten lunch costs can be paid under the Bildungspaket, not household food generally.
Housing support is rent/income-conditioned; rent still normally needs to be paid.
Statutory insurance funds essential services, but contributions and €5–€10 co-payments apply, with income-related exemptions.
Deutschlandticket is still a paid €63 monthly ticket in 2026; limited social/student concession routes exist.
Residential electricity and gas are billed, with some hardship protection; no unconditional nationwide free baseline is demonstrated.
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.
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