Methodology

Freshness policy

What "current", "aging", and "stale" mean at Warconomy, and the cadence-aware thresholds behind them. Freshness is a re-check signal against each source's update cadence, not a correctness claim. Data is manually maintained, not real-time.

static reference · data June 5, 2026

Every live figure carries an as-of date and a last-reviewed date. Warconomy classifies it as current, aging, or stale by comparing its age to the cadence of its source — monthly data ages faster than annual data. Freshness is a re-check signal, not a correctness claim: a stale figure is one due for re-verification, not one known to be wrong.

  • Three statuses: current, aging, stale.
  • Thresholds are cadence-aware (monthly vs annual vs unknown).
  • A re-check signal, not a correctness claim. Live breakdown at /freshness.

Statuses

current: Within the source's expected update window — no re-check due.

aging: Past the typical window but not yet overdue — a re-check is recommended soon.

stale: A re-check is overdue relative to the source's cadence. Not a claim the value is wrong, only that it should be re-verified.

Cadence-aware thresholds

CadenceAging after (days)Stale after (days)
monthly4590
annual547913
unknown90180

Related

Live freshness: /freshness · data coverage: /data-coverage · caveats: /caveats.

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