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Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz

🇩🇪Germany

Rank #128
Score: 60
About Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz, elected Chancellor in 2025, is a conservative leader with a strong business background. He has long been a leading figure in the CDU and campaigned on fiscal discipline, a pro-business agenda, and stronger transatlantic ties. His leadership marks a shift to more market-focused policies after years of centrist governance.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
~ 0.947 (Germany)7/10
Source: Euro WHO HDI Explorer (2022 )
GDP per capita
High GDP per capita context7/10
Source: World Metrics Hub – Germany (2023 )
Gini coefficient
~0.323/10
Source: Statista – German Gini (2025 )
Employment rate
~61.6%4/5
Source: Statista — Germany employment (2025 )
Freedom index
High political rights (Germany)3/10
Source: Freedom House — Germany (2024 )
Corruption index
CPI ~753/5
Source: Trading Economics — Germany CPI (2024 )

Derived Criminal Score
No public convictions20/20
Source: Public record (2025 )