68.1% of matchups won
598 matchups
Elo 1646
tracked 2025/05/19 → 2026/10/25
mission: Social, economic, and environmental reforms · Africa and global politics · politicians
Public sentiment
how often it gets picked, by matchup framing69%
picked as helping wellbeing
569 matchups
48%
picked as hurting wellbeing
29 matchups
On balance people see it as helping.
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Rating over time
Elo, 7-day average · history as of 2026-05-12Related
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Known for
- Renamed Upper Volta
- Mass vaccination program
- Famine prevention initiatives
- Women's rights promotion
- Reforestation efforts
Based on 598 head-to-head matchups from Mic Check's global survey; ratings use Elo (1500 = neutral start). Latest data 2026/10/25. Full rankings ·
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