Global GEF Atlas

Mapping the Emotional Civilization Level of Nations

The Global GEF Atlas is the world’s first developmental map of societies based on emotional infrastructure, trauma-informed governance, dignity norms, and institutional empathy.

Created by Roland Y. Kim, Ph.D., the Atlas evaluates each nation across five macro-emotional domains:

Safety & Regulation
Dignity vs. Humiliation Culture
Justice & Fairness
Institutional Repair Capacity
Empathy Infrastructure
(family → childcare → school → healthcare → workplace → government → justice systems)

Using these domains, each country receives a GEF Score (0–400) and is placed on your Five-Stage Emotional Civilization Model:

Stage 1 — Fear–Dependence
Stage 2 — Anger–Detachment
Stage 3 — Guilt–Reparation
Stage 4 — Freedom–Independence
Stage 5 — Empathy–Integration

What the Global Atlas Measures

✔ Institutional Safety

Is the society emotionally regulated or fear-based?
Do citizens feel safe interacting with institutions?

✔ Dignity & Non-Humiliation Norms

Does the society normalize humiliation, shame, or coercion?
Or does it protect dignity across differences?

✔ Procedural Justice

Are courts, policing, and public administration fair, transparent, and predictable?

✔ Repair Mechanisms

How well does the society repair mistakes and institutional failures?

✔ Empathy Infrastructure

How emotionally healthy are its:

families
childcare environments
schools
healthcare systems
workplaces
government
justice systems

These layers form a national emotional ecosystem.

How Countries Are Scored

Each nation is evaluated using:

the GEF 80-item societal index (0–5 scale)
subscale ratings across all institutional domains
public historical patterns
governance tone
social trust & dignity metrics
AI-assisted analysis (reviewed and filtered)
developmental logic from the Five-Stage Civilization Model

Scores of 20 item short form are interpreted using the following thresholds:

Score Range	Stage	Meaning
0–1.5 1.6-2.0	Stage 1, Transitional	Fear-based, unstable, coercive
2.1-2.5	Stage 2	Punitive, low empathy, polarized
2.6–3.5	Stage 3	Improving fairness, emerging repair
3.6-4.0	Stage 4	Stable, transparent, dignity-centered
4.1 and above	Stage 5	Trauma-informed, integrative civilization

Global Snapshot (2025 Edition)

This section will display:

a world map color-coded by Stage
a top-level table ranking countries
downloadable datasets

👉 View Full Rankings →
👉 Download Atlas Dataset (CSV) → Coming Soon

Country Profiles

Each country has a dedicated profile page that includes:

GEF Score
Stage classification
Subscale breakdown
Narrative explanation
Developmental recommendations
Historical and institutional emotional patterns

👉 View Country Profiles →Selectively Available

Why This Atlas Matters

Emotional civilization levels predict:

stability
social trust
violence risk
polarization
youth well-being
institutional legitimacy
intergroup relations
national resilience

The GEF Atlas offers:

a scientifically grounded early-warning system
a blueprint for institutional reform
a developmental pathway for national healing
a framework for trauma-informed governance

This is not a political ranking.
It is an emotional developmental assessment of societies.

Download Global Dataset

Researchers, policymakers, clinicians, educators, and journalists may download:

Full Atlas Dataset (CSV)
GEF Score Tables (PDF)
Country-by-Country Summaries (PDF)
GEF Stage Map (PNG/SVG)
Atlas Yearly Updates (2025, 2026, etc.)

👉 Download Atlas & Tools →Coming Soon

A Roadmap for Global Empathic Transformation

The Global GEF Atlas is part of a larger mission:

reduce humiliation cultures
heal silent trauma
build dignity-centered institutions
support long-term social cohesion
promote Stage-5 Empathy–Integration

GEFindex.org serves as the world’s first Emotional Civilization Observatory.