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
Head to head

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

Yemen

Score
53
of 100
Global Rank
3/72
3rd 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
    Yemen
    37.4µg/m³
    RANK 10 / 72
    10th 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
    Yemen
    0
    RANK 66 / 72
    66th 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
    Yemen
    88/100
    RANK 6 / 72
    6th Most Cooked
    Norway
    30/100
    RANK 72 / 72
    72nd Most Cooked
  • Incarceration rate
    People locked up per 100,000 residents.
    higher = worse
    Yemen
    53/100k
    RANK 64 / 72
    64th 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
    Yemen
    55% of households
    RANK 1 / 72
    1st 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
    Yemen
    28% of population
    RANK 2 / 72
    2nd 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
    Yemen
    66yrs
    RANK 6 / 72
    6th Most Cooked
    Norway
    83yrs
    RANK 66 / 72
    66th Most Cooked
  • Homicide rate
    Intentional homicides per 100,000 residents. The body count, basically.
    higher = worse
    Yemen
    6.7/100k
    RANK 12 / 72
    12th Most Cooked
    Norway
    0.5/100k
    RANK 66 / 72
    66th Most Cooked
  • Cooked Index
    0–100 composite score
    53
    3rd · 3/72
    9
    72nd · 72/72
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