39.9% of matchups won
812 matchups
Elo 1369
tracked 2025/03/22 → 2026/04/26
mission: Research and policy discussions · International relations, policy · nonprofits
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing34%
picked as helping wellbeing
509 matchups
50%
picked as hurting wellbeing
303 matchups
On balance people see it as hurting.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2025-08-29Related
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Known for
- 10th in global think tanks
- Established by Congress 1968
- Part of Smithsonian Institution
- Influential policy reports
- Global recognition
Based on 812 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/04/26. Full rankings ·
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