Earth is ghetto8 billion roommates, zero security depositHousing unaffordable on median wagesHealthcare costs: out-of-pocket bleedingLife expectancy: don't get too attachedAir quality: questionablePolitical polarization: surgingHomicide rates: location-dependentRecommendation: do not move inEarth is ghetto8 billion roommates, zero security depositHousing unaffordable on median wagesHealthcare costs: out-of-pocket bleedingLife expectancy: don't get too attachedAir quality: questionablePolitical polarization: surgingHomicide rates: location-dependentRecommendation: do not move in
Country Dossier

India

Cooked Index
41
/ 100 Score
Global Rank
3/72
3rd Most Cooked

More cooked than 69 of the 72 countries we've indexed. Don't shoot the messenger, shoot the spreadsheet.

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COUNTRY

India

Cooked Index
41
Score
Global Rank
3/72
3rd Most Cooked
  • Air pollution (PM2.5)
    50.6 µg/m³
    RANK 4 / 72
    4th Most Cooked
    Annual mean PM2.5 in µg/m³. The smoke in the air you breathe.higher = worse
    Source: IQAir World Air Quality Report · 2025
  • Billionaires hoarded
    205
    RANK 3 / 72
    3rd Most Cooked
    How many billionaires the country hosts. A proxy for how much wealth gets stockpiled at the top.higher = worse
    Source: Forbes World's Billionaires · 2025
  • Political polarization
    84/100
    RANK 8 / 72
    8th Most Cooked
    How hostile politics has gotten. Higher means citizens see each other as enemies.higher = worse
    Source: V-Dem + Global Peace Index · 2025
  • Incarceration rate
    40 /100k
    RANK 69 / 72
    69th Most Cooked
    People locked up per 100,000 residents.higher = worse
    Source: World Prison Brief · 2025
  • Housing affordability
    11.0 yrs of income
    RANK 45 / 72
    45th Most Cooked
    Years of the median household's full gross income to buy a median home. Lower = more affordable.higher = worse
    Source: Numbeo Property Price-to-Income Ratio · 2025
  • Healthcare out-of-pocket
    51%
    RANK 10 / 72
    10th Most Cooked
    Share of health costs paid directly out of pocket. Higher means getting sick can wreck you.higher = worse
    Source: WHO Global Health Expenditure Database · 2024
  • Life expectancy
    70 yrs
    RANK 9 / 72
    9th Most Cooked
    Average life expectancy at birth, in years. Lower means people don't make it as far.lower = worse
    Source: UN World Population Prospects / WHO · 2024
  • Homicide rate
    2.8 /100k
    RANK 24 / 72
    24th Most Cooked
    Intentional homicides per 100,000 residents. The body count, basically.higher = worse
    Source: UNODC Intentional Homicide Statistics · 2024