France

Overview

Every country has a weak point. France's happens to be political institutions, where political polarization ranks worse than 69% of the 72 countries on this list. Economic policy and housing policy aren't doing much better, landing at the 28th and 22nd percentiles respectively. Overall, that puts France at #55 — #55 Most Cooked.

At 19/100, France is 8 points below the median of 27 across all 72 countries (higher = more cooked). Performance is lopsided: political polarization ranks worse than 69% of countries, while homicide rate (Homicide 1.3/100k) is the closest thing to a bright spot — and it still only beats 56% 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) · World Bank — Gini Index (SI.POV.GINI) (2018–2022) · OECD Affordable Housing Database (HC1.2) (2024)