Earth is ghetto8 billion roommates, zero security deposit1 in 3 households crushed by housing costsOne hospital bill from bankruptcyLife expectancy: don't get too attachedAir quality: questionablePolitical polarization: surgingHomicide rates: location-dependentRecommendation: do not move inEarth is ghetto8 billion roommates, zero security deposit1 in 3 households crushed by housing costsOne hospital bill from bankruptcyLife expectancy: don't get too attachedAir quality: questionablePolitical polarization: surgingHomicide rates: location-dependentRecommendation: do not move in
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Compare two countries.

Same data, side by side. Lower is better on every line except the 5-year change in life expectancy, where higher is better. Try the random button if you want a fight.

Side A

Indonesia

Score
27
of 100
Global Rank
33/72
33rd Most Cooked
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Side B

Norway

Score
9
of 100
Global Rank
72/72
72nd Most Cooked
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  • Air pollution (PM2.5)
    Annual mean PM2.5 in µg/m³. The smoke in the air you breathe.
    higher = worse
    Indonesia
    35.4µg/m³
    RANK 13 / 72
    13th Most Cooked
    Norway
    5.9µg/m³
    RANK 68 / 72
    68th Most Cooked
  • Billionaires hoarded
    How many billionaires the country hosts. A proxy for how much wealth gets stockpiled at the top.
    higher = worse
    Indonesia
    36
    RANK 19 / 72
    19th Most Cooked
    Norway
    13
    RANK 31 / 72
    31st Most Cooked
  • Political polarization
    How hostile politics has gotten. Higher means citizens see each other as enemies.
    higher = worse
    Indonesia
    60/100
    RANK 42 / 72
    42nd Most Cooked
    Norway
    30/100
    RANK 72 / 72
    72nd Most Cooked
  • Incarceration rate
    People locked up per 100,000 residents.
    higher = worse
    Indonesia
    100/100k
    RANK 51 / 72
    51st Most Cooked
    Norway
    55/100k
    RANK 63 / 72
    63rd Most Cooked
  • Housing cost burden
    Share of households spending more than 30% of income on housing. Captures real affordability after every other cost eats the budget — not just price-to-income.
    higher = worse
    Indonesia
    30% of households
    RANK 30 / 72
    30th Most Cooked
    Norway
    18% of households
    RANK 65 / 72
    65th Most Cooked
  • Catastrophic health spending
    % of population facing catastrophic health spending (out-of-pocket above 10% of household budget). The 'one bill can wipe you out' metric.
    higher = worse
    Indonesia
    5.0% of population
    RANK 44 / 72
    44th Most Cooked
    Norway
    7.0% of population
    RANK 38 / 72
    38th Most Cooked
  • Life expectancy
    Average life expectancy at birth, in years. Lower means people don't make it as far.
    lower = worse
    Indonesia
    72yrs
    RANK 15 / 72
    15th Most Cooked
    Norway
    83yrs
    RANK 66 / 72
    66th Most Cooked
  • Homicide rate
    Intentional homicides per 100,000 residents. The body count, basically.
    higher = worse
    Indonesia
    0.4/100k
    RANK 69 / 72
    69th Most Cooked
    Norway
    0.5/100k
    RANK 66 / 72
    66th Most Cooked
  • Cooked Index
    0–100 composite score
    27
    33rd · 33/72
    9
    72nd · 72/72
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