Earliest recorded position in this interval.
Rank— → #7National score— → -43.74
World Wealthiest Country · Abundance history
Singapore 🇸🇬 · 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
14 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
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#7 → #5National score-43.74 → -43.74
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; 60 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #7 to #5 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#7 → #5National score— → —
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#5 → #4National score-43.74 → -43.74
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; 9 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#4 → #18National score-43.74 → -49.04
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #18 to #17 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#18 → #17National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Åland Islands #2 → #37; points -37.26 → -53.91
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Human Time & Burden Return changed from 71.7 to 29.7. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 71.70 | 29.70 |
| Base category score | 71.70 | 29.70 |
| Research coverage (%) | 92.00 | 84.00 |
| Friction (25%) | 35.00 | -58.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 70.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: -42.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Family Time 3.1: 25/35/25/15. All paid jobs, after-hours norms, unpaid household work and family-time return. Older rails 1 & 2 retained; new rails 3 and 4 sourced. MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average. Source https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/parliament-questions-and-replies/2026/0203-written-answer-to-pq-on-moderating-working-hours
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Exceptionally efficient infrastructure and services return time, but long work expectations, cost and caregiving pressures remain central family burdens.
Sources archived after the change (3)
MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average.
MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average.
Exceptionally efficient infrastructure and services return time, but long work expectations, cost and caregiving pressures remain central family burdens.
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 | 15.21 | 15.21 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration. Family Formation: 60% lived environment + 40% fertility performance (-48.21).
Sources archived before (3)
The built environment is highly supportive in capability terms, yet resident TFR fell to 0.87 in 2025, signaling profound family-formation friction. Observed TFR 0.870 (2025) is below replacement and below the TBF target of 5.0.
Total fertility rate: 0.87000000
Women’s Charter 1961 s. 12; statute voids same-sex marriages. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.
Sources archived after the change (3)
The built environment is highly supportive in capability terms, yet resident TFR fell to 0.87 in 2025, signaling profound family-formation friction. Observed TFR 0.870 (2025) is below replacement and below the TBF target of 5.0.
Total fertility rate: 0.87000000
Women’s Charter 1961 s. 12; statute voids same-sex marriages. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from 79 to 47.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 79.00 | 47.50 |
| Base category score | 79.00 | 47.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | 92.00 | 72.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 85.00 | -25.00 |
Category point adjustment: -31.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Footprint 3.1: 25/25/20/30. Garbage: exporter -20/100 (15%) and importer -30/100 (15%). Singapore acts as a trade and processing hub. Comparable validated 2024 all-world HS3915 reporter weight not obtained in this pass; modest negative outward score is authored risk assessment, not a claim of known volume. Singapore processing and import exposure scored cautiously without fabricated 2024 HS3915 tonnes; primary 2024 comparable import total not verified here. Sources: https://www.mfa.gov.sg/; https://www.mfa.gov.sg/. Scores are an authored policy assessment, not a measured waste-harm index.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration. International Scoring 1.0.0: contribution, mutual benefit, low-harm/non-extractive conduct and accountability considered relative to capacity.
Sources archived before (1)
Singapore provides sustained technical cooperation and growing humanitarian assistance, including multiple Gaza aid tranches, with strong capacity-relative contribution.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Singapore provides sustained technical cooperation and growing humanitarian assistance, including multiple Gaza aid tranches, with strong capacity-relative contribution.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-43.74 → -49.04
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#18 → #17National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #17 to #15 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#17 → #15National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
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 #18 to #17 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#18 → #17National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Åland Islands #2 → #37; points -37.26 → -53.91
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#17 → #8National score-49.04 → -49.04
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; 1307 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #17 to #8 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#17 → #8National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (9)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #10 → #10; points -47.54 → -49.61
- Faroe Islands #8 → #11; points -46.59 → -49.64
- Netherlands #5 → #12; points -45.84 → -49.81
- Wallis and Futuna #11 → #13; points -48.09 → -49.81
- Andorra #9 → #14; points -46.86 → -49.97
- Brunei #14 → #15; points -48.60 → -50.29
- Réunion #12 → #17; points -48.19 → -50.49
- Isle of Man #13 → #18; points -48.20 → -50.77
- Gibraltar #15 → #19; points -48.62 → -50.96
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 #15 to #8 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#15 → #8National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (7)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #9 → #10; points -47.54 → -49.61
- Faroe Islands #8 → #11; points -46.59 → -49.64
- Netherlands #5 → #12; points -45.84 → -49.81
- Wallis and Futuna #10 → #13; points -48.09 → -48.09
- Réunion #11 → #17; points -48.19 → -50.49
- Isle of Man #12 → #18; points -48.20 → -50.77
- Gibraltar #13 → #19; points -48.62 → -50.96
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#16 → #7National score-49.04 → -49.04
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.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#8 → #7National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #8 to #7 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#8 → #7National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#7 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #7 to #6 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#7 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #8 to #6 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#8 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
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#6 → #5National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #6 to #5 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#6 → #5National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #3 → #217
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#5 → #4National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #5 to #4 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#5 → #4National score-49.04 → -49.04
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#4 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #4 to #8 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#4 → #8National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (4)
- 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
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #4 to #6 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#4 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (2)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#6 → #7National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #8 to #7 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#8 → #7National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Sweden #3 → #52; points -46.31 → -57.38
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#7 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 22 Oct 2026 · 20:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #7 to #6 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#7 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #4 → #41; points -48.59 → -56.34
Recorded rank movement.
Rank#6 → #5National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #6 to #5 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#6 → #5National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #4 → #49; points -48.73 → -57.04
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 up from #6 to #5 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#6 → #5National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Liechtenstein #4 → #49; points -48.73 → -57.04
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #7 to #6 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#7 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #4 → #41; points -48.59 → -56.34
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #7 to #6 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#7 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Falkland Islands #4 → #41; points -48.59 → -56.34
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #8 to #7 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#8 → #7National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Sweden #3 → #52; points -46.31 → -57.38
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #4 to #8 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#4 → #8National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (4)
- 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
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #4 to #6 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#4 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (2)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #5 to #4 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#5 → #4National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #6 to #5 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#6 → #5National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #7 to #6 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#7 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #8 to #6 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#8 → #6National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #8 to #7 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#8 → #7National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #17 to #8 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#17 → #8National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (9)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #10 → #10; points -47.54 → -49.61
- Faroe Islands #8 → #11; points -46.59 → -49.64
- Netherlands #5 → #12; points -45.84 → -49.81
- Wallis and Futuna #11 → #13; points -48.09 → -49.81
- Andorra #9 → #14; points -46.86 → -49.97
- Brunei #14 → #15; points -48.60 → -50.29
- Réunion #12 → #17; points -48.19 → -50.49
- Isle of Man #13 → #18; points -48.20 → -50.77
- Gibraltar #15 → #19; points -48.62 → -50.96
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 #15 to #8 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#15 → #8National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (7)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #9 → #10; points -47.54 → -49.61
- Faroe Islands #8 → #11; points -46.59 → -49.64
- Netherlands #5 → #12; points -45.84 → -49.81
- Wallis and Futuna #10 → #13; points -48.09 → -48.09
- Réunion #11 → #17; points -48.19 → -50.49
- Isle of Man #12 → #18; points -48.20 → -50.77
- Gibraltar #13 → #19; points -48.62 → -50.96
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Rank#16 → #7National score-49.04 → -49.04
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 #17 to #15 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#17 → #15National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
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 #18 to #17 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#18 → #17National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Åland Islands #2 → #37; points -37.26 → -53.91
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #18 to #17 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#18 → #17National score-49.04 → -49.04
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Åland Islands #2 → #37; points -37.26 → -53.91
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
GDP cohort-three + Bahamas scored under method v3.1.2: exporter + importer each contribute 15% to Footprint; existing verified rail judgments 1-3 are retained with provenance. Human Time counts second jobs, after-hours and home care. Historic category and national score/rank snapshots are append-only; trade is not equated to toxic dumping.
National points: -43.74 → -49.04; Rank: #4 → #18
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 79.00 | 47.50 |
| Base category score | 79.00 | 47.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | 92.00 | 72.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 85.00 | -25.00 |
Category point adjustment: -31.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Footprint 3.1: 25/25/20/30. Garbage: exporter -20/100 (15%) and importer -30/100 (15%). Singapore acts as a trade and processing hub. Comparable validated 2024 all-world HS3915 reporter weight not obtained in this pass; modest negative outward score is authored risk assessment, not a claim of known volume. Singapore processing and import exposure scored cautiously without fabricated 2024 HS3915 tonnes; primary 2024 comparable import total not verified here. Sources: https://www.mfa.gov.sg/; https://www.mfa.gov.sg/. Scores are an authored policy assessment, not a measured waste-harm index.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration. International Scoring 1.0.0: contribution, mutual benefit, low-harm/non-extractive conduct and accountability considered relative to capacity.
Sources archived before (1)
Singapore provides sustained technical cooperation and growing humanitarian assistance, including multiple Gaza aid tranches, with strong capacity-relative contribution.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Singapore provides sustained technical cooperation and growing humanitarian assistance, including multiple Gaza aid tranches, with strong capacity-relative contribution.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 71.70 | 29.70 |
| Base category score | 71.70 | 29.70 |
| Research coverage (%) | 92.00 | 84.00 |
| Friction (25%) | 35.00 | -58.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 70.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: -42.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Family Time 3.1: 25/35/25/15. All paid jobs, after-hours norms, unpaid household work and family-time return. Older rails 1 & 2 retained; new rails 3 and 4 sourced. MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average. Source https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/parliament-questions-and-replies/2026/0203-written-answer-to-pq-on-moderating-working-hours
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Exceptionally efficient infrastructure and services return time, but long work expectations, cost and caregiving pressures remain central family burdens.
Sources archived after the change (3)
MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average.
MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average.
Exceptionally efficient infrastructure and services return time, but long work expectations, cost and caregiving pressures remain central family burdens.
Sources archived with this rescan (22)
MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average.
MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average.
Previous source-backed international rail preserved at +88.0. This is a retained TBF authored assessment and NOT a fresh measured score from plastics customs data. Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs external cooperation.
Previous source-backed international rail preserved at +80.0. This is a retained TBF authored assessment and NOT a fresh measured score from plastics customs data. Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs external cooperation.
Previous source-backed international rail preserved at +65.0. This is a retained TBF authored assessment and NOT a fresh measured score from plastics customs data. Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs external cooperation.
Exporter -20 (15%); importer -30 (15%). Export evidence: Singapore acts as a trade and processing hub. Comparable validated 2024 all-world HS3915 reporter weight not obtained in this pass; modest negative outward score is authored risk assessment, not a claim of known volume. Import evidence: Singapore processing and import exposure scored cautiously without fabricated 2024 HS3915 tonnes; primary 2024 comparable import total not verified here.. Plastics HS3915 is not all waste and transferred recyclable material is not presumed illegal dumping.
Singapore acts as a trade and processing hub. Comparable validated 2024 all-world HS3915 reporter weight not obtained in this pass; modest negative outward score is authored risk assessment, not a claim of known volume.
Singapore processing and import exposure scored cautiously without fabricated 2024 HS3915 tonnes; primary 2024 comparable import total not verified here.
HDB creates unusual mass public housing capacity, but eligibility, prices, leases and financing mean shelter is not a universal zero-money right.
Food access/logistics are excellent but heavily import- and purchase-dependent.
Near-universal high-quality water/sanitation access is a major strength, though bills and imported/resource vulnerability remain.
Electricity reliability and household capability are exceptional, but utility prices and cooling consumption preserve a cash gate.
Subsidies and universal institutional capacity make care highly reachable, yet insurance/savings/copay structures mean it is not fully free.
Public schooling capacity and outcomes are exceptional, with strong subsidy; enrichment/tuition and some household costs remain.
Mass transit reach is exceptional and efficient, though fares remain and car ownership is deliberately expensive.
The built environment is highly supportive in capability terms, yet resident TFR fell to 0.87 in 2025, signaling profound family-formation friction. Observed TFR 0.870 (2025) is below replacement and below the TBF target of 5.0.
Land is extraordinarily scarce and tightly state-managed; households cannot freely expand spatially despite excellent planning.
Parks, safety, cleanliness and public amenities make everyday delight highly accessible.
Green/blue planning and infrastructure resilience are strong, though imported consumption and high-density ecological footprint remain.
Institutional capacity and safety are very strong, while strict regulation and migrant/status differentiation can generate lived friction.
Circularity and infrastructure maintenance are sophisticated, but household repair/replacement remains market-priced.
Singapore actively uses immigration to sustain population/economy, but citizenship/permanence are selective and there is no broad birthright rule.
Human Time & Burden Return changed from 71.7 to 29.7. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 71.70 | 29.70 |
| Base category score | 71.70 | 29.70 |
| Research coverage (%) | 92.00 | 84.00 |
| Friction (25%) | 35.00 | -58.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 70.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: -42.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Family Time 3.1: 25/35/25/15. All paid jobs, after-hours norms, unpaid household work and family-time return. Older rails 1 & 2 retained; new rails 3 and 4 sourced. MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average. Source https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/parliament-questions-and-replies/2026/0203-written-answer-to-pq-on-moderating-working-hours
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Exceptionally efficient infrastructure and services return time, but long work expectations, cost and caregiving pressures remain central family burdens.
Sources archived after the change (3)
MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average.
MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average.
Exceptionally efficient infrastructure and services return time, but long work expectations, cost and caregiving pressures remain central family burdens.
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 | 15.21 | 15.21 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration. Family Formation: 60% lived environment + 40% fertility performance (-48.21).
Sources archived before (3)
The built environment is highly supportive in capability terms, yet resident TFR fell to 0.87 in 2025, signaling profound family-formation friction. Observed TFR 0.870 (2025) is below replacement and below the TBF target of 5.0.
Total fertility rate: 0.87000000
Women’s Charter 1961 s. 12; statute voids same-sex marriages. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.
Sources archived after the change (3)
The built environment is highly supportive in capability terms, yet resident TFR fell to 0.87 in 2025, signaling profound family-formation friction. Observed TFR 0.870 (2025) is below replacement and below the TBF target of 5.0.
Total fertility rate: 0.87000000
Women’s Charter 1961 s. 12; statute voids same-sex marriages. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from 79 to 47.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 79.00 | 47.50 |
| Base category score | 79.00 | 47.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | 92.00 | 72.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 85.00 | -25.00 |
Category point adjustment: -31.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Footprint 3.1: 25/25/20/30. Garbage: exporter -20/100 (15%) and importer -30/100 (15%). Singapore acts as a trade and processing hub. Comparable validated 2024 all-world HS3915 reporter weight not obtained in this pass; modest negative outward score is authored risk assessment, not a claim of known volume. Singapore processing and import exposure scored cautiously without fabricated 2024 HS3915 tonnes; primary 2024 comparable import total not verified here. Sources: https://www.mfa.gov.sg/; https://www.mfa.gov.sg/. Scores are an authored policy assessment, not a measured waste-harm index.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration. International Scoring 1.0.0: contribution, mutual benefit, low-harm/non-extractive conduct and accountability considered relative to capacity.
Sources archived before (1)
Singapore provides sustained technical cooperation and growing humanitarian assistance, including multiple Gaza aid tranches, with strong capacity-relative contribution.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Singapore provides sustained technical cooperation and growing humanitarian assistance, including multiple Gaza aid tranches, with strong capacity-relative contribution.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-43.74 → -49.04
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.
The headline TBF Abundance Score changed after the underlying published country dataset changed.
TBF points-43.74 → -49.04
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 #4 to #18 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#4 → #18National score-43.74 → -43.74
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (14)
- San Marino #5 → #4; points -45.04 → -45.04
- Liechtenstein #6 → #5; points -45.44 → -45.44
- Netherlands #7 → #6; points -45.84 → -45.84
- Falkland Islands #8 → #7; points -46.30 → -46.30
- Sweden #9 → #8; points -46.31 → -46.31
- Faroe Islands #10 → #9; points -46.59 → -46.59
- Andorra #11 → #10; points -46.86 → -46.86
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #12 → #11; points -47.54 → -47.54
- Wallis and Futuna #13 → #12; points -48.09 → -48.09
- Réunion #14 → #13; points -48.19 → -48.19
- Isle of Man #15 → #14; points -48.20 → -48.20
- Brunei #16 → #15; points -48.60 → -48.60
- Gibraltar #17 → #16; points -48.62 → -48.62
- Switzerland #18 → #17; points -48.99 → -48.99
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Human Time & Burden Return changed from 71.7 to 29.7. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Human Time & Burden Return
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 71.70 | 29.70 |
| Base category score | 71.70 | 29.70 |
| Research coverage (%) | 92.00 | 84.00 |
| Friction (25%) | 35.00 | -58.00 |
| Return / Regeneration (15%) | 70.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: -42.00 category points
Updated reasoning
Family Time 3.1: 25/35/25/15. All paid jobs, after-hours norms, unpaid household work and family-time return. Older rails 1 & 2 retained; new rails 3 and 4 sourced. MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average. Source https://www.mom.gov.sg/newsroom/parliament-questions-and-replies/2026/0203-written-answer-to-pq-on-moderating-working-hours
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration.
Sources archived before (1)
Exceptionally efficient infrastructure and services return time, but long work expectations, cost and caregiving pressures remain central family burdens.
Sources archived after the change (3)
MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average.
MOM 2025 usual hours averaged 41.4/week and 2025 annual paid hours 43.1/week. Government reported 245 employers received exemptions to exceed 72 monthly overtime hours over five years, 165 repeat applicants. Family-time deduction reflects documented long-hours exposure beyond headline average.
Exceptionally efficient infrastructure and services return time, but long work expectations, cost and caregiving pressures remain central family burdens.
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 | 15.21 | 15.21 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration. Family Formation: 60% lived environment + 40% fertility performance (-48.21).
Sources archived before (3)
The built environment is highly supportive in capability terms, yet resident TFR fell to 0.87 in 2025, signaling profound family-formation friction. Observed TFR 0.870 (2025) is below replacement and below the TBF target of 5.0.
Total fertility rate: 0.87000000
Women’s Charter 1961 s. 12; statute voids same-sex marriages. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.
Sources archived after the change (3)
The built environment is highly supportive in capability terms, yet resident TFR fell to 0.87 in 2025, signaling profound family-formation friction. Observed TFR 0.870 (2025) is below replacement and below the TBF target of 5.0.
Total fertility rate: 0.87000000
Women’s Charter 1961 s. 12; statute voids same-sex marriages. This is a legal-status finding, not a measured effect on fertility.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from 79 to 47.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 79.00 | 47.50 |
| Base category score | 79.00 | 47.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | 92.00 | 72.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | 85.00 | -25.00 |
Category point adjustment: -31.50 category points
Updated reasoning
Footprint 3.1: 25/25/20/30. Garbage: exporter -20/100 (15%) and importer -30/100 (15%). Singapore acts as a trade and processing hub. Comparable validated 2024 all-world HS3915 reporter weight not obtained in this pass; modest negative outward score is authored risk assessment, not a claim of known volume. Singapore processing and import exposure scored cautiously without fabricated 2024 HS3915 tonnes; primary 2024 comparable import total not verified here. Sources: https://www.mfa.gov.sg/; https://www.mfa.gov.sg/. Scores are an authored policy assessment, not a measured waste-harm index.
Earlier reasoning
Category Method 0.0.1: 25% Capacity, 35% Reach, 25% Friction, 15% Return/Regeneration. International Scoring 1.0.0: contribution, mutual benefit, low-harm/non-extractive conduct and accountability considered relative to capacity.
Sources archived before (1)
Singapore provides sustained technical cooperation and growing humanitarian assistance, including multiple Gaza aid tranches, with strong capacity-relative contribution.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Singapore provides sustained technical cooperation and growing humanitarian assistance, including multiple Gaza aid tranches, with strong capacity-relative contribution.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #4 to #18 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#4 → #18National score-43.74 → -49.04
Countries that moved ahead of this country (14)
- San Marino #5 → #4; points -45.04 → -45.04
- Liechtenstein #6 → #5; points -45.44 → -45.44
- Netherlands #7 → #6; points -45.84 → -45.84
- Falkland Islands #8 → #7; points -46.30 → -46.30
- Sweden #9 → #8; points -46.31 → -46.31
- Faroe Islands #10 → #9; points -46.59 → -46.59
- Andorra #11 → #10; points -46.86 → -46.86
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #12 → #11; points -47.54 → -47.54
- Wallis and Futuna #13 → #12; points -48.09 → -48.09
- Réunion #14 → #13; points -48.19 → -48.19
- Isle of Man #15 → #14; points -48.20 → -48.20
- Brunei #16 → #15; points -48.60 → -48.60
- Gibraltar #17 → #16; points -48.62 → -48.62
- Switzerland #18 → #17; points -48.99 → -48.99
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #5 to #4 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank#5 → #4National score-43.74 → -43.74
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Sweden #3 → #9; points -42.86 → -42.86
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
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