★ Earth is ghetto★ 8 billion roommates, zero security deposit★ 1 in 3 households crushed by housing costs★ One hospital bill from bankruptcy★ Income inequality: above 0.40 and climbing★ Life expectancy: don't get too attached★ Air quality: questionable★ Political polarization: surging★ Homicide rates: location-dependent★ Now scoring 9 metrics — Gini coefficient added★ Recommendation: do not move in
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China

Cooked Index
39/ 100
Global Rank
15/ 72
15th Most Cooked
Top 3 Pain Points
  • Billionaires hoarded#2
  • Catastrophic health spending#10
  • Housing cost burden#15
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Overview

Every country has a weak point. China's happens to be tax and wealth policy, where billionaires hoarded ranks worse than 97% of the 72 countries on this list. Healthcare financing and housing policy aren't doing much better, landing at the 86th and 79th percentiles respectively. Overall, that puts China at #15 — #15 Most Cooked.

At 39/100, China is 12 points above the median of 27 across all 72 countries (higher = more cooked). Where the system is holding up: homicide rate (Homicide 0.5/100k) — better than 86% of countries tracked. Strip away the country name and you're really looking at a tax and wealth policy problem.

Sources: Forbes World's Billionaires (2025) · WHO / World Bank SDG 3.8.2 (2024) · OECD Affordable Housing Database (HC1.2) (2024)

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