Global Sovereign 'About' Page Verbosity Drift
Tracking how national governments describe themselves, word by word.
- Observations
- 67
- Tracking since
- Last updated
Sovereign 'About' Page Word Count
The word count of a country's official 'About' page or equivalent on its government website.
- Italy, https://www.italia.it/
- The Bahamas, https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/
- Haiti, http://primature.gouv.ht/
- Jamaica, https://www.gov.jm/
- Trinidad and Tobago, http://www.gov.tt/
- Luxembourg, https://luxembourg.public.lu
- Norway, https://norway.no
- Other (16)
- Italy, https://www.italia.it/7,462 count
- The Bahamas, https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/2,148 count
- Haiti, http://primature.gouv.ht/1,564 count
- Jamaica, https://www.gov.jm/1,375 count
- Trinidad and Tobago, http://www.gov.tt/1,260 count
- Luxembourg, https://luxembourg.public.lu1,204 count
- Norway, https://norway.no1,089 count
- Other (16)286 count
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| 01 Sep |
Darker = higher sovereign 'about' page word count. Empty cells are hours with no collection.
| When | Series | Sovereign 'About' Page Word Count |
|---|---|---|
| Other (16) | 286 count | |
| Italy, https://www.italia.it/ | 7,462 count | |
| Other (16) | 1,658 count | |
| Luxembourg, https://luxembourg.public.lu | 1,204 count | |
| Other (16) | 60 count | |
| Other (16) | 1,058 count | |
| Other (16) | 1,861 count | |
| Norway, https://norway.no | 1,089 count | |
| Haiti, http://primature.gouv.ht/ | 1,564 count | |
| Other (16) | 802 count | |
| Other (16) | 220 count | |
| Other (16) | 137 count | |
| Other (16) | 247 count | |
| The Bahamas, https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/ | 2,148 count | |
| Other (16) | 483 count | |
| Jamaica, https://www.gov.jm/ | 1,375 count | |
| Other (16) | 799 count | |
| Other (16) | 212 count | |
| Other (16) | 439 count | |
| Haiti, http://primature.gouv.ht/ | 1,558 count | |
| Other (16) | 802 count | |
| Other (16) | 220 count | |
| Other (16) | 137 count | |
| The Bahamas, https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/ | 2,148 count | |
| Other (16) | 483 count | |
| Jamaica, https://www.gov.jm/ | 1,375 count | |
| Other (16) | 212 count | |
| Other (16) | 439 count | |
| Trinidad and Tobago, http://www.gov.tt/ | 1,260 count | |
| Haiti, http://primature.gouv.ht/ | 1,542 count | |
| Other (16) | 220 count | |
| Other (16) | 137 count | |
| Other (16) | 247 count | |
| The Bahamas, https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/ | 2,148 count | |
| Other (16) | 483 count | |
| Jamaica, https://www.gov.jm/ | 1,375 count | |
| Other (16) | 634 count | |
| Other (16) | 212 count | |
| Other (16) | 439 count | |
| Italy, https://www.italia.it/ | 7,489 count | |
| Other (16) | 1,658 count | |
| Luxembourg, https://luxembourg.public.lu | 1,042 count | |
| Other (16) | 60 count | |
| Other (16) | 1,034 count | |
| Other (16) | 825 count | |
| Norway, https://norway.no | 1,078 count | |
| Other (16) | 805 count | |
| Haiti, http://primature.gouv.ht/ | 1,540 count | |
| Other (16) | 220 count | |
| Other (16) | 137 count | |
| Other (16) | 247 count | |
| The Bahamas, https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/ | 2,148 count | |
| Other (16) | 483 count | |
| Jamaica, https://www.gov.jm/ | 1,375 count | |
| Other (16) | 634 count | |
| Other (16) | 212 count | |
| Other (16) | 439 count |
Average Sovereign 'About' Page Word Count
The average word count of 'About' pages across all surveyed sovereign nations.
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| 25 Aug | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 01 Sep |
Darker = higher average sovereign 'about' page word count. Empty cells are hours with no collection.
| When | Average Sovereign 'About' Page Word Count |
|---|---|
| 1,467.8 count | |
| 766 count | |
| 863.4 count | |
| 743.7 count | |
| 1,399.1 count | |
| 743.5 count |
About this data
This page monitors the length of 'About' or 'Profile' sections on official government websites worldwide. We calculate the average word count of these self-descriptions to see if they are growing or shrinking over time.
We also track the proportion of countries whose 'About' text is expanding compared to those where it is becoming more concise. This data helps us understand how national identities are being presented by their institutions.
Changes in the verbosity of these official statements can reveal subtle shifts in how governments wish to be perceived, whether towards greater detail or more direct communication. It's a quiet indicator of institutional self-presentation.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read from these pages.
- https://www.gov.vc/index.php/visitors/about-svg
- http://www.govt.lc/news/about/agriculture-fisheries
- https://www.gov.kn/about-st-kitts-and-nevis/
- http://jis.gov.jm/information/this-is-jamaica/
- https://www.gov.gd/grenada
- https://www.bahamas.gov.bs/notices/republic-of-cuba-travel-advisory-notice
- http://www.ab.gov.ag
- https://www.honduras.travel/en/
- http://www.dominica.gov.dm/about-dominica/public-holidays
- http://primature.gouv.ht/
- https://query.wikidata.org/sparql
- https://norway.no/en/usa/norway-usa/new-york/
Why this isn't published anywhere else
All provided search results refer to sovereign credit ratings, financial defaults, and economic data. None of the sources track linguistic patterns, verbosity, or the content of government 'About' pages.
Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.