About

CivMetric

A data-driven platform that measures the long arc of human civilization โ€” tracking 7,000 years of conflict, welfare, knowledge, freedom, sustainability, and cooperation through 52 indicators across 3 analytical layers.

What is CivMetric?

CivMetric aggregates and normalizes historical data into a unified framework that allows apples-to-apples comparison across millennia. Rather than relying on a single metric, it synthesizes 52 raw indicators into 15 composite indexes, which are then distilled into 6 core dimensions of civilization.

Every indicator is normalized to a 0โ€“100 scale and adjusted for population size โ€” so ancient tribal warfare (where ~15% of people died violently) correctly scores higher on the Conflict dimension than World War II (~2.9%).

The platform is built for explorers, researchers, and anyone curious about where humanity has been โ€” and where it might be heading.

7,000+

Years of data

52

Raw indicators

6

Core dimensions

Creator

S

Simon Kim

CEO at Hashed

Built CivMetric as a personal project to make long-run civilizational data accessible, visual, and explorable.

6 Core Dimensions

How CivMetric measures civilization

Conflict

War, violence & institutional stability

Welfare

Health, longevity & food security

Knowledge

Education, innovation & information access

Freedom

Rights, equality & political freedom

Sustainability

Planetary health & climate trajectory

Cooperation

Trade, connectivity & global institutions

Tech Stack

  • Next.js 15React framework
  • TypeScriptType-safe codebase
  • Tailwind CSSStyling
  • D3.jsData visualization
  • SupabaseDatabase
  • VercelDeployment

CivMetric v1.0 ยท Open source ยท Built for education and exploration