Are laws getting better or worse over time?

Month-by-month average impact scores across all scored legislation.  How scoring works →

The bigger picture Average score of laws passed each month, smoothed over 3 months.
are things getting better or worse?
Score range: −10 (harmful) · 0 (neutral) · +10 (beneficial) · Monthly average of laws scored with the current (v4) method; procedural and title-only records excluded
EU view:

What shifted most this month?

For each kind of impact, the topic whose laws changed most: the average score of laws passed in the last 30 days compared with the 30 days before. Tap one to see those laws.

DimensionWhat it measures+score example−score example
Social Welfare, equality, education, public health, quality of life Universal healthcare expansion, paid parental leave Benefit cuts affecting low-income households
Env. Emissions, land use, biodiversity, water, natural resources National coal phase-out, clean energy investment Oil drilling in protected ecosystems, deforestation legalised
Economic Growth, jobs, inequality, cost of living, trade Free trade agreement, minimum wage increase Austerity cuts, tariffs raising consumer costs
Rights Civil liberties, individual protections, access to justice Abolishing the death penalty, press freedom expanded Surveillance without judicial oversight, media censorship
Governance Transparency, accountability, rule of law, democratic process Independent anti-corruption agency, freedom of information Gerrymandering, executive takeover of judicial appointments
Scores run from −10 (severely harmful) to +10 (transformative benefit).   0 = no meaningful impact  ·  ±1–2 = minor  ·  ±3–5 = moderate  ·  ±6–8 = significant  ·  ±9–10 = landmark or irreversible.   Scores reflect real-world impact, not how a policy is officially described.
EU law vs national law: CivilGate tracks two layers of European legislation. EU Institutions (European Parliament, European Commission) pass directives and regulations that apply across all 27 member states. Each member state also has its own parliament passing national laws — the Bundestag, Assemblée Nationale, Sejm, etc. An EU directive sets a minimum standard; member states can implement stricter rules nationally. Use the region dropdown to filter by EU level only, individual countries, or view both together.
Full scoring methodology →  ·  How dimensions are defined, what changed in v4, and what is not yet published.