Lowly assessed dimensions of the Humanity Index
15 Oct. / 2024
A first report indicating the slope to climb
While understanding the impact of each of the 14 dimensions of humanity is important, how the population scores and evaluates each dimension is equally insightful. This study values, records, and interprets both the impact and the evaluation aspects of the index.
Additionally, a score given to a particular dimension does not always indicate the true extent of its influence on humanity or that the impact of the dimension on humanity will be proportional to the evaluation.
Low Scores
The results reflect a divergence between perceived importance and actual impact on each of the 14 dimensions tested. Gender equality received the highest score at 66.0, but participants ranked its impact on humanity 11th overall. Moreover, none of the tested dimensions surpassed the 70-point threshold, and 5 of them fell below the minimum score of 60:
- Social Peace (59.9)
- Truth/veracity (58.9)
- Environment (58.4)
- Justice (56.5)
- Equity (53.7)
The table below outlines the discrepancy between the perceived impact of each dimension on humanity and its evaluation:
| Dimensions | Impact Rank | Evaluation Rank |
| Generosity | 1 | 9 |
| Democracy | 2 | 6 |
| Engagement | 3 | 7 |
| Truth / Veracity | 4 | 11 |
| Openness / Tolerance | 5 | 2 |
| Freedom of Expression | 6 | 7 |
| Optimism / Confidence | 7 | 5 |
| Culture | 8 | 4 |
| Workplace Interactions | 9 | 3 |
| Social Peace | 10 | 10 |
| Gender Equality | 11 | 1 |
| Environment | 12 | 12 |
| Justice | 13 | 13 |
| Equity | 14 | 14 |
In green
- Generosity received a higher score for its impact on humanity than for its overall evaluation, which indicates that while people may undervalue generosity in their assessment, they still recognize its significant influence in shaping well-being and social progress.
- The truth/veracity dimension was also rated higher for its impact on humanity than in its overall evaluation, which helps us to understand why the democracy dimension scored high on human influence. This highlights the central role of truth in democratic systems—where public trust hinges on the integrity of information.
In orange
- The dimension concerning workplace interactions received a higher evaluative rating, but its perceived impact on our humanity was notably lower.
- Even though the dimension of gender equality received the highest rating overall, its perceived impact on our humanity had a low ranking.
In red
- The three dimensions with the lowest evaluations (environment, justice, and equity) are also those that have the least impact on our humanity, which raises fundamental questions.
This first Humanity Index provides us with an unprecedented opportunity to gauge both our humanity and the dimensions that define it. While it is disappointing to see our humanity scored so low, the critical takeaway is not where we are now, but how we can move forward tomorrow.
