| Option | Result | Data points / Last confirmed |
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| 1. retail stores have reported mile-long lines after the ban on video games was lifted |
-0.89 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -0.0168)
+0 to +3.26 Economy (mean +0.1574)
-1.34 to -0 Political Freedom (mean -0.0253)
+0 to +2.98 Wealth Gaps (mean +0.1760)
+0.03 to +14.43 Death Rate (mean +1.4096)
-101.96 to +10.41 Eco-Friendliness (mean -18.2791)
+0 to +0.67 Social Conservatism (mean +0.0126)
-0.25 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.0047)
-130.27 to +23.84 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -7.4389)
-78.39 to +37.1 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -6.2300)
-172.86 to +42.68 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -29.5555)
+0.63 to +982.14 Industry: Information Technology (mean +351.8092)
-167.85 to +97.27 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -9.9081)
-267.37 to +12.07 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -10.0819)
-727.53 to +5.41 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -103.6170)
-62.93 to +50.37 Sector: Agriculture (mean -10.9966)
-84.98 to +121.96 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -7.1366)
-205.16 to +32.84 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -43.2094)
-354.49 to +45.81 Industry: Mining (mean -66.5249)
-190.3 to -0 Industry: Insurance (mean -16.6655)
-119.3 to +28.33 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -23.7608)
+0.6 to +1038.35 Industry: Retail (mean +493.0672)
-102.16 to +100.05 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -13.2487)
-102.1 to +125.87 Industry: Gambling (mean -10.2762)
-739.55 to +57.47 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -140.6109)
-121.83 to +23.43 Welfare (mean -16.2617)
-143.1 to +37.73 Public Healthcare (mean -36.8568)
-280.85 to +37.73 Law Enforcement (mean -56.3826)
-317.21 to +16.92 Business Subsidization (mean -66.9700)
-2.25 to -0 Income Equality (mean -0.7000)
+0 to +0.54 Niceness (mean +0.0553)
-0.46 to +8.72 Rudeness (mean +2.1238)
+0 to +0.67 Intelligence (mean +0.0706)
-0.69 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.0749)
-0.37 to -0 Health (mean -0.0606)
+0.05 to +0.5 Cheerfulness (mean +0.2974)
-1 to -0 Weather (mean -0.0189)
-0.4 to -0 Compliance (mean -0.0600)
-0.41 to -0 Safety (mean -0.0102)
-4.25 to -0.02 Lifespan (mean -0.4398)
-1.11 to +0.55 Ideological Radicality (mean -0.3513)
-364.42 to +33.83 Defense Forces (mean -49.5006)
-0.21 to -0 Pacifism (mean -0.0166)
+0 to +3.33 Economic Freedom (mean +1.2266)
-0.79 to -0.01 Taxation (mean -0.1866)
+0.24 to +1.19 Freedom From Taxation (mean +0.8275)
+0 to +0.59 Corruption (mean +0.0111)
-0.04 to -0 Integrity (mean -0.0008)
-374.03 to +16.29 Authoritarianism (mean -73.2911)
+0 to +1.05 Employment (mean +0.1498)
-75.13 to +13.01 Public Transport (mean -11.2228)
+0.01 to +11.15 Tourism (mean +1.5155)
+0 to +0.06 Weaponization (mean +0.0043)
-0.64 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.2191)
+0.01 to +0.57 Obesity (mean +0.1794)
-2.35 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.6060)
-0.55 to +1.11 Averageness (mean +0.3513)
-1.42 to +0.64 Human Development Index (mean -0.0808)
-40.66 to -13.03 Primitiveness (mean -18.4308)
+12.82 to +57.86 Scientific Advancement (mean +20.4604)
-2109.68 to +1383.34 Average Income (mean +59.7932)
-4261.36 to +627.39 Average Income of Poor (mean -1066.0674)
-358 to +22076 Average Income of Rich (mean +3690.3019)
-147.72 to +36.44 Public Education (mean -37.7834)
+0 to +0.4 Crime (mean +0.0230)
-89.65 to +6.51 Foreign Aid (mean -4.8098)
-365.95 to +1358.89 Average Disposable Income (mean +340.5515)
-0.59 to +1.01 Food Quality (mean +0.0125)
removes policy: No Video Games
sometimes adds notability: deadly medical pandemics
sometimes removes notability: punitive income tax rates
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2026-01-08
2023-11-04
2023-11-26
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| 2. children entertain themselves by throwing rocks through the windows of world-class museums |
-0.56 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -0.2382)
-0.51 to +0.04 Death Rate (mean -0.0377)
+0 to +149.74 Eco-Friendliness (mean +77.1586)
+0 to +0.45 Social Conservatism (mean +0.2049)
-0.25 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.0526)
-13.21 to +6.41 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -0.7570)
-14.93 to +16.63 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -0.9825)
-15.58 to +16.44 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -2.5542)
-40.63 to +5.43 Industry: Information Technology (mean -4.7535)
-71.38 to +1.18 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -2.9332)
-27.69 to +63.66 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +0.8004)
-95.45 to +27.46 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -8.3891)
-18.3 to +36.75 Sector: Agriculture (mean -0.4200)
-6.03 to +15.05 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -0.7288)
-14.02 to +7.92 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -2.9426)
-29.17 to +44.51 Industry: Mining (mean -4.1379)
-8.17 to +0.6 Industry: Insurance (mean -0.6825)
-15.92 to +7.16 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -2.2107)
-32 to +36.02 Industry: Retail (mean -3.6942)
-27.35 to +9.74 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -2.3925)
-156.04 to +1.24 Industry: Gambling (mean -11.9332)
-101.61 to +50.32 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -11.7011)
+0 to +0.14 Government Size (mean +0.0563)
-15.55 to +4.06 Welfare (mean -2.8698)
-36.5 to +6.22 Public Healthcare (mean -6.3575)
-30.24 to +10 Law Enforcement (mean -7.5911)
-82.43 to +9.43 Business Subsidization (mean -9.0682)
+0 to +1.16 Intelligence (mean +0.1735)
-1.21 to -0 Ignorance (mean -0.2293)
+0 to +0.78 Compliance (mean +0.2154)
+0 to +1.4 Safety (mean +0.0563)
-0.02 to +0.38 Lifespan (mean +0.0193)
-0.14 to +0.15 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0591)
-47.52 to +4.81 Defense Forces (mean -5.0711)
+0 to +0.73 Pacifism (mean +0.0796)
+0 to +0.59 Taxation (mean +0.1712)
-1.08 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.9619)
+0 to +82.92 Authoritarianism (mean +10.6112)
-0.01 to +1.4 Employment (mean +0.0405)
-24.16 to +3.78 Public Transport (mean -2.4874)
+0 to +12.42 Tourism (mean +1.9863)
-0.08 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0123)
-0.99 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.2009)
-0.03 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.0019)
+0 to +7.22 Environmental Beauty (mean +1.7675)
-9.4 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.8993)
-0.15 to +0.14 Averageness (mean -0.0591)
+0 to +0.38 Human Development Index (mean +0.0923)
-7.33 to -0 Primitiveness (mean -0.7423)
+0 to +6.48 Scientific Advancement (mean +0.8404)
-173.57 to +382.79 Average Income (mean +137.6923)
-140.37 to +212.66 Average Income of Poor (mean +71.4537)
-209 to +792 Average Income of Rich (mean +274.8772)
+0 to +321.5 Public Education (mean +156.2081)
-0.58 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0837)
-17.76 to +0.1 Foreign Aid (mean -1.0900)
-632.7 to +12.23 Average Disposable Income (mean -167.5000)
+0 to +0.03 Patriotism (mean +0.0032)
+0 to +0.32 Food Quality (mean +0.0326)
sometimes removes notability: barren, inhospitable landscape
sometimes removes notability: complete lack of public education
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates
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2022-08-12
2024-09-09
2023-11-27
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| 3. the nation's exceedingly polite children have often been referred to as "robots" by international media |
-0.89 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -0.2663)
-24.73 to -0 Death Rate (mean -2.0004)
-7.66 to +10.72 Eco-Friendliness (mean -0.7795)
+0 to +0.7 Social Conservatism (mean +0.2380)
-0.25 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.0601)
-4.59 to +29.6 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean +0.2685)
-4.99 to +13.17 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean +0.2370)
-6.9 to +20.84 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean +0.2948)
-18.47 to +68.62 Industry: Information Technology (mean +1.3287)
-272.24 to +26.2 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -5.1035)
-10.9 to +13.02 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean -0.0451)
-61.91 to +89.41 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -6.2039)
-21.45 to +19.64 Sector: Agriculture (mean -0.4195)
-824.95 to +7.26 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -56.6680)
-8.32 to +27.01 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -0.1078)
-13.54 to +65.59 Industry: Mining (mean +0.4361)
-5.62 to +107.33 Industry: Insurance (mean +1.2858)
-8.08 to +10.4 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -0.5008)
-8.99 to +76.67 Industry: Retail (mean +2.7909)
-5.6 to +17.58 Industry: Book Publishing (mean +0.2946)
-227.86 to +128.95 Industry: Gambling (mean -6.5786)
-68.81 to +125.27 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -5.6404)
+0 to +0.12 Government Size (mean +0.0194)
-6.09 to +11.96 Welfare (mean -0.2719)
-8.43 to +21.91 Public Healthcare (mean -0.4053)
-27.61 to +27.4 Law Enforcement (mean -1.9562)
-17.75 to +28.74 Business Subsidization (mean -0.4177)
-0.24 to -0 Niceness (mean -0.0049)
-1.5 to -0 Rudeness (mean -0.4424)
-1.11 to -0 Intelligence (mean -0.1385)
+0 to +0.65 Ignorance (mean +0.1411)
+0 to +1.13 Health (mean +0.0861)
-0.5 to -0 Cheerfulness (mean -0.2458)
+0 to +1 Weather (mean +0.9873)
+0 to +1.71 Compliance (mean +0.3494)
+0 to +2.27 Safety (mean +0.0542)
+0 to +2.78 Lifespan (mean +0.4573)
+0 to +0.23 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.0795)
+0 to +269.32 Defense Forces (mean +154.6267)
-0.67 to -0 Pacifism (mean -0.0449)
+0 to +0.34 Taxation (mean +0.0662)
-1.06 to -0 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.3887)
+0 to +105.41 Authoritarianism (mean +16.4818)
-2 to -0 Youth Rebelliousness (mean -1.9747)
-0.01 to +0.27 Employment (mean +0.0337)
-5.74 to +11.32 Public Transport (mean -0.2686)
+0 to +4.77 Tourism (mean +0.5078)
-0.15 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0130)
-0.97 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.1406)
-0.8 to -0 Obesity (mean -0.2890)
-1.37 to -0 Charmlessness (mean -0.3281)
-0.23 to -0 Averageness (mean -0.0795)
-0.6 to +0.89 Human Development Index (mean +0.1058)
+0 to +0.77 Primitiveness (mean +0.2596)
-1.75 to -0 Scientific Advancement (mean -0.3251)
-297.19 to +221.52 Average Income (mean -0.4405)
-127.49 to +73.18 Average Income of Poor (mean +0.4975)
-1128 to +1945 Average Income of Rich (mean +8.6835)
-137.01 to -0 Public Education (mean -75.6885)
-0.75 to -0 Crime (mean -0.1089)
-1.92 to +4.61 Foreign Aid (mean -0.0284)
-781.68 to +17.61 Average Disposable Income (mean -92.4285)
+0 to +0.23 Patriotism (mean +0.0892)
+0 to +1.22 Food Quality (mean +0.0641)
sometimes adds notability: complete lack of public education
sometimes removes notability: deadly medical pandemics
sometimes adds notability: punitive income tax rates
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws
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2024-03-14
2025-10-01
2022-12-30
2022-05-21
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| 4. Hide and Seek with Cuddle Bear is the most popular video game in the nation |
-1.21 to -0 Civil Rights (mean -0.5920)
+0 to +0.34 Economy (mean +0.0152)
+0 to +0.56 Wealth Gaps (mean +0.0376)
-0.17 to +0.24 Death Rate (mean +0.0246)
-42.37 to +21.74 Eco-Friendliness (mean -6.8980)
+0 to +0.91 Social Conservatism (mean +0.5035)
-0.25 to -0 Nudity (mean -0.1359)
-5.77 to -0 Industry: Automobile Manufacturing (mean -0.5113)
-18.23 to -0 Industry: Cheese Exports (mean -3.7148)
-35.29 to -0 Industry: Basket Weaving (mean -11.9885)
+0.23 to +303.37 Industry: Information Technology (mean +169.1667)
-28.04 to +13.43 Industry: Pizza Delivery (mean -1.8315)
-26.22 to +143.91 Industry: Trout Fishing (mean +2.0891)
-148.29 to +32.38 Industry: Arms Manufacturing (mean -23.9170)
-26.33 to -0 Sector: Agriculture (mean -2.7109)
-48.19 to -0 Industry: Beverage Sales (mean -6.5563)
-58.38 to +1.5 Industry: Timber Woodchipping (mean -13.9837)
-88.17 to +2.08 Industry: Mining (mean -30.2509)
-20.36 to -0 Industry: Insurance (mean -1.5611)
-31.26 to -0 Industry: Furniture Restoration (mean -10.2743)
+0.18 to +567.95 Industry: Retail (mean +263.5987)
-32.44 to -0 Industry: Book Publishing (mean -4.5217)
-153.88 to -0 Industry: Gambling (mean -21.3604)
-163.74 to +32.38 Sector: Manufacturing (mean -36.4165)
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-35.74 to +25.49 Welfare (mean -5.9317)
-44.68 to +24.74 Public Healthcare (mean -15.8807)
+0.49 to +116.16 Law Enforcement (mean +60.7985)
-57.36 to +14.99 Business Subsidization (mean -28.7013)
-0.22 to -0.02 Income Equality (mean -0.1207)
-0.79 to +0.29 Rudeness (mean -0.2022)
-0.16 to +0.07 Intelligence (mean -0.0120)
-0.06 to +0.53 Ignorance (mean +0.0417)
+0 to +0.62 Compliance (mean +0.1533)
+0 to +0.89 Safety (mean +0.0680)
-0.06 to +0.15 Lifespan (mean -0.0159)
-0.08 to +0.36 Ideological Radicality (mean +0.1283)
-92.65 to +31.48 Defense Forces (mean -15.8774)
+0 to +1.12 Pacifism (mean +0.0391)
+0.22 to +0.25 Economic Freedom (mean +0.2230)
-0.11 to +0.16 Taxation (mean -0.0100)
-0.35 to +0.16 Freedom From Taxation (mean -0.0250)
-24.28 to +44.2 Authoritarianism (mean +10.6435)
-0.05 to +0.11 Employment (mean +0.0063)
-30.88 to +13.5 Public Transport (mean -6.4552)
+0 to +6.99 Tourism (mean +0.7411)
-0.06 to -0 Weaponization (mean -0.0104)
-0.97 to -0 Recreational Drug Use (mean -0.3278)
+0 to +0.02 Obesity (mean +0.0091)
-2.7 to +0.11 Charmlessness (mean -0.4496)
-0.36 to +0.08 Averageness (mean -0.1283)
-0.02 to +0.28 Human Development Index (mean +0.0007)
-58.7 to -0.13 Primitiveness (mean -15.9126)
+0.11 to +60.39 Scientific Advancement (mean +16.3489)
-111.64 to +798.22 Average Income (mean +207.3348)
-369.4 to +692.02 Average Income of Poor (mean -86.7311)
+29 to +4918 Average Income of Rich (mean +1138.5435)
-67.96 to +33.73 Public Education (mean -16.6057)
-0.23 to -0 Crime (mean -0.0472)
-19.42 to +9 Foreign Aid (mean -1.5985)
-175.05 to +302.11 Average Disposable Income (mean +51.5280)
+0 to +0.04 Patriotism (mean +0.0080)
+0 to +0.56 Food Quality (mean +0.0170)
removes policy: No Video Games
sometimes removes notability: absence of drug laws
sometimes adds notability: restrictive gun laws
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2026-01-08
2022-07-29
2024-08-26
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