Israel

Overview

Out of 72 countries, Israel sits at #31 — #31 Most Cooked. Three departments are doing the heavy lifting here: political institutions (political polarization beats 94% of the field, just not in a good way), housing policy (housing cost burden, 46th percentile), and economic policy bringing up the rear. Different agencies, same energy.

Israel scores 29 out of 100, the global median sits at 27 — so this is 2 points above that line (higher means more cooked). Performance is lopsided: political polarization ranks worse than 94% of countries, while homicide rate (Homicide 2/100k) is the closest thing to a bright spot — and it still only beats 46% of the field. None of this is really about Israel specifically — it's about what's propping up the political institutions numbers underneath.

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