American Dreaming
Global Belonging Index
20 countries — social fabric, fiscal resilience, and structural risk
01 — World Map
Belonging by Country
Composite of Ownership, Agency, and Community Resilience — 0–100 scale
Low belonging High belonging
Gray = no data in v0.1 (20 countries scored)
02 — Quadrant Analysis
Belonging × Shock Absorption
Where social fabric meets fiscal resilience — median split across 20 countries
Methodology & Sources

Belonging Index: Composite of Ownership (WID wealth/income distribution, World Bank Gini), Agency (ILO union density, CB coverage, labour share), and Community Resilience (WVS trust, IDEA voter turnout). v0.1 — 9 indicators, equal-weighted within dimensions. US ranks 17th of 20.

Shock Absorption: Fiscal headroom measured by debt-to-GDP (IMF/WB, inverted), current account balance (WB), reserve currency status (tiered), and central bank independence (Garriga CBI proxy). Equal-weighted, 0–100 scale.

Quadrants: Median split. Upper-right = Resilient (high belonging + high fiscal headroom). Lower-left = Structurally Fragile. Upper-left = Stable But Hollow. Lower-right = Fragile Stability.

Coverage: 20 countries in v0.1. Expansion to 40+ countries planned for v0.2.

Phase C — Global Belonging Index v0.1 + Shock Absorption Capacity · March 2026