# NationsHelm

> NationsHelm is a geopolitical intelligence platform that scores and ranks the world's nations and sitting leaders using transparent, sourced indicators. Every metric traces to a citable public source (World Bank, IMF, ILO, Transparency International, WIPO, UNESCO, WJP, V-Dem, GDELT, UCDP, the Fragile States Index, UN DESA and others) and is dated. Composite scores are computed only from sourced inputs; when coverage is insufficient the value is null and shown as "No data" — never a fabricated or estimated number.

## Key sections
- [Nations](https://nationshelm.com/nations): all 203 nations, each scored across Economy, Governance, Quality of Life, Innovation and Stability, plus derived resilience, opportunity and strategic-position scores.
- [Leaders](https://nationshelm.com/leaders): world leaders (current, former and historical) with sourced Leadership Ratings and per-dimension signals.
- [Rankings](https://nationshelm.com/rankings): most stable countries, strongest economies, best governance, most resilient nations, best countries to invest in, highest-rated world leaders, and more.
- [Compare](https://nationshelm.com/compare): head-to-head nation and leader comparisons.
- [Methodology](https://nationshelm.com/methodology): the full scoring model, indicator catalog and source list.
- [How to cite](https://nationshelm.com/cite): ready-to-use citation formats (APA, MLA, Chicago, BibTeX) and stable-URL guidance.

## How to cite
Every indicator traces back to a citable primary source; the scoring model is documented on the methodology page. For academic use, cite the underlying source directly and NationsHelm as the platform that compiled and scored it. Each score on the site is labeled live / sourced / derived / authored so provenance is always explicit. Copy-paste citation formats and stable-URL guidance: https://nationshelm.com/cite

## Data integrity
- No synthetic or randomly generated values — ever. Absent data is "No data", not a placeholder.
- Present-tense "current" readings are gated on data recency; stale series are not presented as live.
- Full sitemap: https://nationshelm.com/sitemap.xml