Russia
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Russia's rank movement over the last 30 days
Score Analysis
Analysis of Russia's policy signalling profile
Russia's WokeMeter assessment score is 24, positioning it at the lower end of the global spectrum for Western-style progressive policy signalling. This score is consistent with its global rank of #178 out of 186 countries, reflecting a low intensity of signalling across several dimensions. Despite some protest and activism salience, Russia's restrictive stance on LGBTQ rights, exemplified by laws such as the "gay propaganda" ban, significantly impacts its scoring. Additionally, the lack of corporate diversity mandates, gender pay gap reporting, and content moderation policies typical of Western democracies further contribute to the low score. The authoritarian nature of state control and censorship in Russia differs from the dimensions of Western progressive policies measured by this index.
Analyzing the dimension scores, Russia exhibits the lowest signalling intensity in Institutional DEI Policy Intensity (20.09) and Education & Curriculum Signalling (19.83). Media & Platform Moderation and Legislative/Regulatory Activism scores are slightly higher but still low, indicating limited engagement with Western-style content moderation and legislative activism. Corporate/Investor Signalling, while slightly above other dimensions at 24.86, remains minimal due to the absence of robust DEI requirements. Protest & Activism Salience (31.89) and Speech & Expression Climate (26.94) reflect some level of activism and expression, albeit under tight governmental constraints. Overall, these patterns illustrate Russia's limited alignment with the Western progressive policy signalling that this index measures.
Score Breakdown by Dimension
Weighted components of the composite score
Recent Events
Events that influenced this country's score
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