Through a comprehensive combination of human and artificial intelligence, the 2025 Compassion Report addresses the questions around and future of Compassion in America like no study before it.

This is the inaugural publication of the Muhammad Ali Index, providing a comprehensive analysis of compassion in America. The report identifies cultural and behavioral trends, introduces the Net Compassion Score (NCS) metric, and highlights the challenges and opportunities for fostering compassion across six key sectors: spirituality, self-care, education, health care, sports, and politics.

Key findings include:

• America has work to do when it comes to compassion. 61% of people feel compassion has declined in the last 4 years, but 43% are optimistic about the future of compassion in America
• Compassion for others might not be compassion if someone doesn’t have compassion for themselves first. People are more likely to say they have compassion for family (74%) and friends (68%) than themselves (67%). Yet, the loneliness epidemic grows.
• Compassion continues to be part of the American Dream. 82% of people believe that the American dream, in some form, is still relevant today with 1 in 3 people believing compassion to be a core part of it.  
• Compassion is a skill that is taught through action. People don’t want corporations telling them how to act compassionately. The majority (60%) want to learn about compassion from everyday people.