Earliest recorded position in this interval.
Rank— → #75National score— → —
World Wealthiest Country · Abundance history
Macau 🇲🇴 · 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
33 meaningful rank/score point(s)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 #74 to #75 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#74 → #75National 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#75 → #75National score— → -56.94
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#75 → #71National score-56.94 → -56.94
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; 18 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #75 to #71 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#75 → #71National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#71 → #70National score-56.94 → -56.94
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; 14 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #71 to #70 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#71 → #70National score-56.94 → -56.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saudi Arabia #62 → #83; points -56.45 → -56.45
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#70 → #69National score-56.94 → -56.94
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; 35 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #70 to #69 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#70 → #69National score-56.94 → -56.94
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Chile #66 → #74; points -56.62 → -57.18
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#69 → #62National score-56.94 → -57.86
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:03 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #69 to #62 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#69 → #62National score-56.94 → -57.86
Countries that fell below this country (8)
- Saint Martin (French part) #59 → #64; points -56.15 → -57.93
- Guam #48 → #66; points -55.68 → -58.16
- American Samoa #50 → #68; points -55.71 → -58.30
- Northern Mariana Islands #56 → #70; points -56.04 → -58.36
- New Caledonia #65 → #73; points -56.55 → -58.60
- Montserrat #60 → #75; points -56.19 → -58.79
- U.S. Virgin Islands #66 → #80; points -56.66 → -59.10
- Bermuda #62 → #81; points -56.48 → -59.12
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
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 | -20.14 | -20.14 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Family Formation = 60% lived family environment (10.00) + 40% fertility performance (-65.36) from TFR 0.582 (2024); final -20.14.
Sources archived before (3)
Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.
Total fertility rate: 0.58200000
Macau: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. The Macao Civil Code states that marriages entered by two people of the same sex are legally non-existent. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.
Total fertility rate: 0.58200000
Macau: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. The Macao Civil Code states that marriages entered by two people of the same sex are legally non-existent. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #65 to #62 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#65 → #62National score-56.94 → -57.86
Countries that fell below this country (6)
- Saint Martin (French part) #55 → #64; points -56.15 → -57.93
- Guam #45 → #66; points -55.68 → -58.16
- Northern Mariana Islands #52 → #70; points -56.04 → -58.36
- New Caledonia #60 → #73; points -56.55 → -58.60
- Montserrat #57 → #75; points -56.19 → -58.79
- U.S. Virgin Islands #61 → #80; points -56.66 → -56.66
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#68 → #61National score-56.94 → -57.86
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#62 → #61National score-57.86 → -57.86
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 #61 to #60 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#61 → #60National score-57.86 → -57.86
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 #62 to #61 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#62 → #61National score-57.86 → -57.86
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#61 → #60National score-57.86 → -57.86
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 #62 to #61 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#62 → #61National score-57.86 → -57.86
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 #60 to #61 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#60 → #61National score-57.86 → -57.86
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 #60 to #62 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#60 → #62National score-57.86 → -57.86
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#60 → #61National score-57.86 → -57.86
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#61 → #62National score-57.86 → -57.86
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#62 → #61National score-57.86 → -57.86
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#61 → #62National score-57.86 → -57.86
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#62 → #61National score-57.86 → -57.86
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 #62 to #61 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#62 → #61National score-57.86 → -57.86
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Lithuania #57 → #64; points -57.41 → -58.05
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#61 → #60National score-57.86 → -57.86
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 13 Oct 2026 · 18:19 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #61 to #60 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#61 → #60National score-57.86 → -57.86
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovenia #60 → #81; points -57.84 → -59.14
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#60 → #63National score-57.86 → -57.86
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.
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 | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed. Category-relevant indicator: Basic drinking water service access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.
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 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life. Category-relevant indicator: Homicides per 100,000 — safety proxy, not public delight. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.
Sources archived after the change (1)
High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.
Mobility & Reachability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare. Category-relevant indicator: Paved road network share — partial mobility proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.
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 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks. Category-relevant indicator: Forest area — one ecological resilience proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.
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 | -35.00 | -35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions. Category-relevant indicator: Agricultural land share — not proof of no-fee land access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.
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 | -10.00 | -10.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction. Category-relevant indicator: Intentional homicide rate — narrow safety proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from 34 to 34.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 34.00 | 34.25 |
| Base category score | 34.00 | 34.25 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: +0.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Four assessed rails: lawful entry; protection/residency; family continuity; cross-border accessibility. TBF authored assessments. A country immigration authority or UNHCR country document is authoritative for particular mechanisms, not all visa nationalities and fees.
Earlier reasoning
International Welcome 1.0.0: 25% Entry Accessibility, 30% Migrant Practical Life, 25% Refugee/Neighbour Welcome, 20% Flexibility/Continuity. Verified >100-nationality eVisa adjustment: +0 category points.
Sources archived before (1)
Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.
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 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1 full 4-rail pass. 25% capacity + 35% reach + 25% paid work friction + 15% usable family time. Baseline capacity/reach preserved. Dated country-specific time evidence only where available; otherwise prior authored judgement retained.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
High income and dense services reduce many household burdens, though long work patterns and a strongly monetary service economy keep life payment-linked.
Sources archived after the change (1)
High income and dense services reduce many household burdens, though long work patterns and a strongly monetary service economy keep life payment-linked.
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 | -20.00 | -20.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes. Category-relevant indicator: Population living in slums — urban housing constraint. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes.
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 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score. Category-relevant indicator: Universal health coverage service index. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score.
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 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes. Category-relevant indicator: Prevalence of undernourishment — food access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes.
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 | -20.14 | -20.14 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty. Category-relevant indicator: Total fertility rate. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Family Formation = 60% lived family environment (10.00) + 40% fertility performance (-65.36) from TFR 0.582 (2024); final -20.14.
Sources archived before (3)
Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.
Total fertility rate: 0.58200000
Macau: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. The Macao Civil Code states that marriages entered by two people of the same sex are legally non-existent. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.
Total fertility rate: 0.58200000
Macau: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. The Macao Civil Code states that marriages entered by two people of the same sex are legally non-existent. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from 47 to 33.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 47.00 | 33.50 |
| Base category score | 47.00 | 33.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 35.00 | 0.00 |
Category point adjustment: -13.50 category points
Updated reasoning
International Footprint v3.1: 25% contribution+25% local mutuality+20% other harm/repair+15% exporter+15% importer. Plastic scrap HS3915 2024 export=unavailable kg, import=unavailable kg. No reported volume is NOT treated as proof of zero trade; unknown role has neutral 0 provisional. The fourth visible rail shows (exporter+importer)/2. No second waste deduction.
Earlier reasoning
External Footprint 1.0.0: 25% Positive Contribution, 25% Mutuality/Local Benefit, 35% low-harm/non-extractive conduct, 15% Accountability/Repair. Scale is judged relative to national capacity.
Sources archived before (1)
Macao acts as a connector between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and supports trade, infrastructure and cooperation platforms. This is constructive but relatively specialized rather than a large global public-service footprint.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Macao acts as a connector between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and supports trade, infrastructure and cooperation platforms. This is constructive but relatively specialized rather than a large global public-service footprint.
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 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards. Category-relevant indicator: Access to electricity. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards.
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 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain. Category-relevant indicator: Primary education completion. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain.
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 | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system. Category-relevant indicator: Ambient PM2.5 exposure — not a measure of material durability. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system.
Sources archived after the change (1)
High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-57.86 → -58.14
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 #60 to #63 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#60 → #63National score-57.86 → -58.14
Countries that moved ahead of this country (3)
- Australia #61 → #60; points -57.92 → -57.92
- Saint Martin (French part) #62 → #61; points -57.93 → -57.93
- Lithuania #63 → #62; points -58.05 → -58.05
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 #60 to #63 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#60 → #63National score-57.86 → -57.86
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (3)
- Australia #61 → #60; points -57.92 → -57.92
- Saint Martin (French part) #62 → #61; points -57.93 → -57.93
- Lithuania #63 → #62; points -58.05 → -58.05
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#63 → #63National score-57.86 → -58.14
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 | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed. Category-relevant indicator: Basic drinking water service access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.
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 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life. Category-relevant indicator: Homicides per 100,000 — safety proxy, not public delight. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.
Sources archived after the change (1)
High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.
Mobility & Reachability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare. Category-relevant indicator: Paved road network share — partial mobility proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.
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 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks. Category-relevant indicator: Forest area — one ecological resilience proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.
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 | -35.00 | -35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions. Category-relevant indicator: Agricultural land share — not proof of no-fee land access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.
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 | -10.00 | -10.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction. Category-relevant indicator: Intentional homicide rate — narrow safety proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from 34 to 34.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 34.00 | 34.25 |
| Base category score | 34.00 | 34.25 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: +0.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Four assessed rails: lawful entry; protection/residency; family continuity; cross-border accessibility. TBF authored assessments. A country immigration authority or UNHCR country document is authoritative for particular mechanisms, not all visa nationalities and fees.
Earlier reasoning
International Welcome 1.0.0: 25% Entry Accessibility, 30% Migrant Practical Life, 25% Refugee/Neighbour Welcome, 20% Flexibility/Continuity. Verified >100-nationality eVisa adjustment: +0 category points.
Sources archived before (1)
Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.
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 | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1 full 4-rail pass. 25% capacity + 35% reach + 25% paid work friction + 15% usable family time. Baseline capacity/reach preserved. Dated country-specific time evidence only where available; otherwise prior authored judgement retained.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
High income and dense services reduce many household burdens, though long work patterns and a strongly monetary service economy keep life payment-linked.
Sources archived after the change (1)
High income and dense services reduce many household burdens, though long work patterns and a strongly monetary service economy keep life payment-linked.
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 | -20.00 | -20.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes. Category-relevant indicator: Population living in slums — urban housing constraint. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes.
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 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score. Category-relevant indicator: Universal health coverage service index. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score.
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 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes. Category-relevant indicator: Prevalence of undernourishment — food access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes.
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 | -20.14 | -20.14 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty. Category-relevant indicator: Total fertility rate. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Family Formation = 60% lived family environment (10.00) + 40% fertility performance (-65.36) from TFR 0.582 (2024); final -20.14.
Sources archived before (3)
Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.
Total fertility rate: 0.58200000
Macau: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. The Macao Civil Code states that marriages entered by two people of the same sex are legally non-existent. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.
Total fertility rate: 0.58200000
Macau: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. The Macao Civil Code states that marriages entered by two people of the same sex are legally non-existent. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from 47 to 33.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 47.00 | 33.50 |
| Base category score | 47.00 | 33.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 35.00 | 0.00 |
Category point adjustment: -13.50 category points
Updated reasoning
International Footprint v3.1: 25% contribution+25% local mutuality+20% other harm/repair+15% exporter+15% importer. Plastic scrap HS3915 2024 export=unavailable kg, import=unavailable kg. No reported volume is NOT treated as proof of zero trade; unknown role has neutral 0 provisional. The fourth visible rail shows (exporter+importer)/2. No second waste deduction.
Earlier reasoning
External Footprint 1.0.0: 25% Positive Contribution, 25% Mutuality/Local Benefit, 35% low-harm/non-extractive conduct, 15% Accountability/Repair. Scale is judged relative to national capacity.
Sources archived before (1)
Macao acts as a connector between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and supports trade, infrastructure and cooperation platforms. This is constructive but relatively specialized rather than a large global public-service footprint.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Macao acts as a connector between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and supports trade, infrastructure and cooperation platforms. This is constructive but relatively specialized rather than a large global public-service footprint.
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 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards. Category-relevant indicator: Access to electricity. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards.
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 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain. Category-relevant indicator: Primary education completion. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain.
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 | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system. Category-relevant indicator: Ambient PM2.5 exposure — not a measure of material durability. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system.
Sources archived after the change (1)
High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-57.86 → -58.14
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.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#63 → #62National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 13 Oct 2026 · 18:19 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #63 to #62 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#63 → #62National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Latvia #49 → #65; points -56.98 → -56.98
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#62 → #61National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #62 to #61 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#62 → #61National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Bahrain #52 → #70; points -57.15 → -58.49
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#61 → #60National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #61 to #60 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#61 → #60National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Korea #55 → #117; points -57.70 → -57.70
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#60 → #59National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #60 to #59 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#60 → #59National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Italy #34 → #230
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#59 → #58National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #59 to #58 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#59 → #58National score-58.14 → -58.14
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#58 → #57National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #58 to #57 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#58 → #57National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#57 → #56National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #57 to #56 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#57 → #56National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #58 to #56 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#58 → #56National score-58.14 → -58.14
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#56 → #55National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #56 to #55 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#56 → #55National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #3 → #217
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#55 → #54National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #55 to #54 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#55 → #54National score-58.14 → -58.14
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#54 → #53National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #54 to #53 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#54 → #53National score-58.14 → -58.14
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#53 → #52National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #53 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#53 → #52National score-58.14 → -58.14
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#52 → #51National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #52 to #51 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #51National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#51 → #50National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #51 to #50 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#51 → #50National score-58.14 → -58.14
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#50 → #49National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #50 to #49 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#50 → #49National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Lithuania #49 → #213
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#49 → #52National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #49 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#49 → #52National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- 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
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#52 → #55National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #52 to #61 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #61National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (9)
- 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
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #52 to #55 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #55National score-58.14 → -58.14
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
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#55 → #62National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #61 to #62 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#61 → #62National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Brazil #99 → #34; points -60.98 → -55.41
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.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #61 to #62 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#61 → #62National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (1)
- Brazil #99 → #34; points -60.98 → -55.41
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #52 to #61 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #61National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (9)
- 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
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #52 to #55 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #55National score-58.14 → -58.14
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
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #49 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#49 → #52National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- 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
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #50 to #49 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#50 → #49National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #51 to #50 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#51 → #50National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Andorra #9 → #196; points -49.97 → -49.97
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #52 to #51 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #51National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #52 to #51 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#52 → #51National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #53 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#53 → #52National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #53 to #52 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#53 → #52National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227; points -57.74 → -57.74
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #54 to #53 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#54 → #53National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #6 → #235
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #55 to #54 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#55 → #54National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #3 → #223; points -48.73 → -48.73
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #56 to #55 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#56 → #55National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #3 → #217
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #57 to #56 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#57 → #56National score-58.14 → -58.14
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 #58 to #56 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#58 → #56National score-58.14 → -58.14
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
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #58 to #57 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#58 → #57National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #59 to #58 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#59 → #58National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Brunei #15 → #220; points -50.29 → -50.29
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #60 to #59 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#60 → #59National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Italy #34 → #230
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #61 to #60 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#61 → #60National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Korea #55 → #117; points -57.70 → -57.70
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #62 to #61 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#62 → #61National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Bahrain #52 → #70; points -57.15 → -58.49
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #63 to #62 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#63 → #62National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Latvia #49 → #65; points -56.98 → -58.21
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 #63 to #62 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#63 → #62National score-58.14 → -58.14
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Latvia #49 → #65; points -56.98 → -56.98
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
GDP 80–99 full category-documentation pass: 16/16 categories and 5/5 Money Gates reviewed; historic scoring retained where evidence insufficient to revise; 2024 WITS HS3915 only a material-transfer indicator, not illegal dumping proof.
National points: -57.86 → -58.14; Rank: #60 → #63
Durability, Repair & Material Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system. Category-relevant indicator: Ambient PM2.5 exposure — not a measure of material durability. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system.
Sources archived after the change (1)
High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system.
Education & Human Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain. Category-relevant indicator: Primary education completion. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards. Category-relevant indicator: Access to electricity. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 47.00 | 33.50 |
| Base category score | 47.00 | 33.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 35.00 | 0.00 |
Category point adjustment: -13.50 category points
Updated reasoning
International Footprint v3.1: 25% contribution+25% local mutuality+20% other harm/repair+15% exporter+15% importer. Plastic scrap HS3915 2024 export=unavailable kg, import=unavailable kg. No reported volume is NOT treated as proof of zero trade; unknown role has neutral 0 provisional. The fourth visible rail shows (exporter+importer)/2. No second waste deduction.
Earlier reasoning
External Footprint 1.0.0: 25% Positive Contribution, 25% Mutuality/Local Benefit, 35% low-harm/non-extractive conduct, 15% Accountability/Repair. Scale is judged relative to national capacity.
Sources archived before (1)
Macao acts as a connector between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and supports trade, infrastructure and cooperation platforms. This is constructive but relatively specialized rather than a large global public-service footprint.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Macao acts as a connector between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and supports trade, infrastructure and cooperation platforms. This is constructive but relatively specialized rather than a large global public-service footprint.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -20.14 | -20.14 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty. Category-relevant indicator: Total fertility rate. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Family Formation = 60% lived family environment (10.00) + 40% fertility performance (-65.36) from TFR 0.582 (2024); final -20.14.
Sources archived before (3)
Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.
Total fertility rate: 0.58200000
Macau: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. The Macao Civil Code states that marriages entered by two people of the same sex are legally non-existent. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Sources archived after the change (3)
Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.
Total fertility rate: 0.58200000
Macau: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded in the cited legal-status review as of 2026-10-09. The Macao Civil Code states that marriages entered by two people of the same sex are legally non-existent. This is a legal-classification reading only; it does not prove demographic causation.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes. Category-relevant indicator: Prevalence of undernourishment — food access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 45.00 | 45.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score. Category-relevant indicator: Universal health coverage service index. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score.
Housing, Shelter & Housing Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -20.00 | -20.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes. Category-relevant indicator: Population living in slums — urban housing constraint. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 20.00 | 20.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Method 3.1 full 4-rail pass. 25% capacity + 35% reach + 25% paid work friction + 15% usable family time. Baseline capacity/reach preserved. Dated country-specific time evidence only where available; otherwise prior authored judgement retained.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
High income and dense services reduce many household burdens, though long work patterns and a strongly monetary service economy keep life payment-linked.
Sources archived after the change (1)
High income and dense services reduce many household burdens, though long work patterns and a strongly monetary service economy keep life payment-linked.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 34.00 | 34.25 |
| Base category score | 34.00 | 34.25 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: +0.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Four assessed rails: lawful entry; protection/residency; family continuity; cross-border accessibility. TBF authored assessments. A country immigration authority or UNHCR country document is authoritative for particular mechanisms, not all visa nationalities and fees.
Earlier reasoning
International Welcome 1.0.0: 25% Entry Accessibility, 30% Migrant Practical Life, 25% Refugee/Neighbour Welcome, 20% Flexibility/Continuity. Verified >100-nationality eVisa adjustment: +0 category points.
Sources archived before (1)
Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -10.00 | -10.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction. Category-relevant indicator: Intentional homicide rate — narrow safety proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.
Land Access & Spatial Freedom
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | -35.00 | -35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions. Category-relevant indicator: Agricultural land share — not proof of no-fee land access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks. Category-relevant indicator: Forest area — one ecological resilience proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare. Category-relevant indicator: Paved road network share — partial mobility proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.
Peace of Mind, Happiness, Beauty & Delight
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life. Category-relevant indicator: Homicides per 100,000 — safety proxy, not public delight. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.
Sources archived after the change (1)
High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed. Category-relevant indicator: Basic drinking water service access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.
Sources archived with this rescan (65)
Original country finding: High income and dense services reduce many household burdens, though long work patterns and a strongly monetary service economy keep life payment-linked. Context measure: Employment-to-population ratio — context, not a measurement of free time.
Original country finding: High income and dense services reduce many household burdens, though long work patterns and a strongly monetary service economy keep life payment-linked. Context measure: Employment-to-population ratio — context, not a measurement of free time.
Paid-work/household-time source: High income and dense services reduce many household burdens, though long work patterns and a strongly monetary service economy keep life payment-linked.
Paid-work/household-time source: High income and dense services reduce many household burdens, though long work patterns and a strongly monetary service economy keep life payment-linked.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes.. Relevant indicator/context: Population living in slums — urban housing constraint.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes.. Relevant indicator/context: Population living in slums — urban housing constraint.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes.. Relevant indicator/context: Population living in slums — urban housing constraint.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Extreme land scarcity and high housing costs sharply reduce shelter reach despite strong infrastructure and high household incomes.. Relevant indicator/context: Population living in slums — urban housing constraint.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes.. Relevant indicator/context: Prevalence of undernourishment — food access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes.. Relevant indicator/context: Prevalence of undernourishment — food access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes.. Relevant indicator/context: Prevalence of undernourishment — food access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Food supply is reliable and diverse, but it is overwhelmingly purchased rather than provided through zero-money abundance routes.. Relevant indicator/context: Prevalence of undernourishment — food access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.. Relevant indicator/context: Basic drinking water service access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.. Relevant indicator/context: Basic drinking water service access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.. Relevant indicator/context: Basic drinking water service access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.. Relevant indicator/context: Basic drinking water service access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards.. Relevant indicator/context: Access to electricity.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards.. Relevant indicator/context: Access to electricity.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards.. Relevant indicator/context: Access to electricity.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Reliable urban energy systems provide high capacity and reach, but payment dependence keeps the score below abundance standards.. Relevant indicator/context: Access to electricity.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score.. Relevant indicator/context: Universal health coverage service index.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score.. Relevant indicator/context: Universal health coverage service index.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score.. Relevant indicator/context: Universal health coverage service index.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Health services and public capacity are strong and geographically close, with remaining cost/eligibility friction preventing a perfect score.. Relevant indicator/context: Universal health coverage service index.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain.. Relevant indicator/context: Primary education completion.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain.. Relevant indicator/context: Primary education completion.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain.. Relevant indicator/context: Primary education completion.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Education access and human-capability infrastructure are strong, though family competition and monetary pressures remain.. Relevant indicator/context: Primary education completion.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.. Relevant indicator/context: Paved road network share — partial mobility proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.. Relevant indicator/context: Paved road network share — partial mobility proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.. Relevant indicator/context: Paved road network share — partial mobility proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.. Relevant indicator/context: Paved road network share — partial mobility proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.. Relevant indicator/context: Total fertility rate.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.. Relevant indicator/context: Total fertility rate.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.. Relevant indicator/context: Total fertility rate.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Material family services are strong, but the 2024 fertility rate of 0.582 is exceptionally low and produces a severe fertility penalty.. Relevant indicator/context: Total fertility rate.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.. Relevant indicator/context: Agricultural land share — not proof of no-fee land access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.. Relevant indicator/context: Agricultural land share — not proof of no-fee land access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.. Relevant indicator/context: Agricultural land share — not proof of no-fee land access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.. Relevant indicator/context: Agricultural land share — not proof of no-fee land access.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.. Relevant indicator/context: Homicides per 100,000 — safety proxy, not public delight.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.. Relevant indicator/context: Homicides per 100,000 — safety proxy, not public delight.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.. Relevant indicator/context: Homicides per 100,000 — safety proxy, not public delight.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.. Relevant indicator/context: Homicides per 100,000 — safety proxy, not public delight.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.. Relevant indicator/context: Forest area — one ecological resilience proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.. Relevant indicator/context: Forest area — one ecological resilience proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.. Relevant indicator/context: Forest area — one ecological resilience proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.. Relevant indicator/context: Forest area — one ecological resilience proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.. Relevant indicator/context: Intentional homicide rate — narrow safety proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.. Relevant indicator/context: Intentional homicide rate — narrow safety proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.. Relevant indicator/context: Intentional homicide rate — narrow safety proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.. Relevant indicator/context: Intentional homicide rate — narrow safety proxy.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system.. Relevant indicator/context: Ambient PM2.5 exposure — not a measure of material durability.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system.. Relevant indicator/context: Ambient PM2.5 exposure — not a measure of material durability.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system.. Relevant indicator/context: Ambient PM2.5 exposure — not a measure of material durability.
Previously reviewed country-specific finding: High-quality infrastructure and maintenance support durability, although the consumption-heavy economy is not a full circular-return system.. Relevant indicator/context: Ambient PM2.5 exposure — not a measure of material durability.
International welcome audit — source-specific baseline: Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.. Refugee population by asylum country — not proof of comprehensive rights.
International welcome audit — source-specific baseline: Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.. Refugee population by asylum country — not proof of comprehensive rights.
International welcome audit — source-specific baseline: Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.. Refugee population by asylum country — not proof of comprehensive rights.
International welcome audit — source-specific baseline: Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.. Refugee population by asylum country — not proof of comprehensive rights.
Macao acts as a connector between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and supports trade, infrastructure and cooperation platforms. This is constructive but relatively specialized rather than a large global public-service footprint.
Macao acts as a connector between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and supports trade, infrastructure and cooperation platforms. This is constructive but relatively specialized rather than a large global public-service footprint.
Macao acts as a connector between China and Portuguese-speaking countries and supports trade, infrastructure and cooperation platforms. This is constructive but relatively specialized rather than a large global public-service footprint.
2024 WITS/UN Comtrade HS3915 exporter plastic scrap: national kilogram total not established; numeric role held neutral provisionally. Cross-border processing responsibility is not proof of illegal toxic dumping.
2024 WITS/UN Comtrade HS3915 importer plastic scrap: national kilogram total not established; numeric role held neutral provisionally. Cross-border processing responsibility is not proof of illegal toxic dumping.
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 | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed. Category-relevant indicator: Basic drinking water service access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense modern utilities provide very strong water and sanitation reach, though normal household access remains billed.
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 | 50.00 | 50.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life. Category-relevant indicator: Homicides per 100,000 — safety proxy, not public delight. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.
Sources archived after the change (1)
High public safety, walkability and amenity density support strong everyday delight and public life.
Mobility & Reachability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Mobility & Reachability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 40.00 | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare. Category-relevant indicator: Paved road network share — partial mobility proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense public transport and compact geography make ordinary mobility highly reachable, though not universally zero-fare.
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 | 35.00 | 35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks. Category-relevant indicator: Forest area — one ecological resilience proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Dense infrastructure and fiscal capacity support resilience, while typhoon exposure and external dependence remain important risks.
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 | -35.00 | -35.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions. Category-relevant indicator: Agricultural land share — not proof of no-fee land access. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Physical land scarcity and high land/housing values make productive spatial freedom one of Macao’s weakest abundance dimensions.
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 | -10.00 | -10.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
The evidence explanation changed; the category score stayed the same.
Updated reasoning
Completed category-level audit. Original score and four rails retained; original summary: Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction. Category-relevant indicator: Intentional homicide rate — narrow safety proxy. The source is not evidence of universal free services; score is a TBF ordinal judgement. Evidence-year and subnational gaps are detailed in the attached audit.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Public safety is high, but 2026 national-security legal changes allowing closed-door trials and wider civic restrictions create serious justice friction.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from 34 to 34.25. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 34.00 | 34.25 |
| Base category score | 34.00 | 34.25 |
| Research coverage (%) | 94.00 | 100.00 |
Category point adjustment: +0.25 category points
Updated reasoning
Four assessed rails: lawful entry; protection/residency; family continuity; cross-border accessibility. TBF authored assessments. A country immigration authority or UNHCR country document is authoritative for particular mechanisms, not all visa nationalities and fees.
Earlier reasoning
International Welcome 1.0.0: 25% Entry Accessibility, 30% Migrant Practical Life, 25% Refugee/Neighbour Welcome, 20% Flexibility/Continuity. Verified >100-nationality eVisa adjustment: +0 category points.
Sources archived before (1)
Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Macao provides broad visitor entry routes and formal residence-authorization procedures, but long-term settlement is selective and the system does not show the broad refugee/asylum or birthright-family continuity of the strongest welcome jurisdictions.
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