Hong Kong

Overview

Out of 72 countries, Hong Kong sits at #29 — #29 Most Cooked. Three departments are doing the heavy lifting here: housing policy (housing cost burden beats 89% of the field, just not in a good way), economic policy (income inequality, 96th percentile), and political institutions bringing up the rear. Different agencies, same energy.

Hong Kong scores 32 out of 100, the global median sits at 27 — so this is 5 points above that line (higher means more cooked). Where the system is holding up: life expectancy (Life expectancy 85 yrs) — better than 100% of countries tracked. None of this is really about Hong Kong specifically — it's about what's propping up the housing policy numbers underneath.

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