Canada

Overview

Canada lands at #57 of 72 on the Cooked Index — #57 Most Cooked. The clearest fault line runs through political institutions: political polarization (Polarization 60/100) is worse than 44% of countries tracked. Housing policy isn't far behind — housing cost burden trails 36% of the field. And economic policy rounds out the picture: income inequality (Gini 31.7) sits worse than 29% of countries. Same scoreboard, different departments.

At 19/100, Canada is 8 points below the median of 27 across all 72 countries (higher = more cooked). Performance is lopsided: political polarization ranks worse than 44% of countries, while homicide rate (Homicide 2/100k) is the closest thing to a bright spot — and it still only beats 44% of the field. Strip away the country name and you're really looking at a political institutions problem.

Sources: V-Dem + Global Peace Index (2025) · OECD Affordable Housing Database (HC1.2) (2024) · World Bank — Gini Index (SI.POV.GINI) (2018–2022)