What We Measure

The data behind every country profile — and why each indicator matters when you're deciding where to raise your kids.

Growing Up Healthy

Will my kids be physically safe and well?

High rates signal gaps in sex education, contraception access, and girls' autonomy.

The most fundamental measure of how a society protects its youngest. Lower rates reflect better healthcare, nutrition, and maternal care.

How good is the education, really?

How much a country invests in its children's future.

What share of kids who start school actually finish.

Are children protected by law and in practice?

Percentage of children in work — zero in some countries, over 25% in others.

A child without a birth certificate can't access school, healthcare, or legal protection.

The share of children below the poverty line — the bottom-line measure of whether family support works.

Whether hitting children is legal. A proxy for how seriously a country takes children's bodily rights.

What does the day-to-day look like?

How much of the national economy is directed at families with children.