64.1% of matchups won
362 matchups
Elo 1597
tracked 2025/05/17 → 2026/10/05
mission: Promote peace and compassion · Spiritual leadership · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing64%
picked as helping wellbeing
322 matchups
62%
picked as hurting wellbeing
40 matchups
People are split on it.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day averageRelated
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Known for
- Nobel Peace Prize 1989
- Middle Way Approach
- Tibetan government-in-exile
- Interfaith dialogue champion
- Mind and Life Institute
Based on 362 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/05. Full rankings ·
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