Nigeria

Overview

Nigeria lands at #1 of 72 on the Cooked Index — 1st Most Cooked. The clearest fault line runs through public health policy: life expectancy (Life expectancy 54 yrs) is worse than 99% of countries tracked. Healthcare financing isn't far behind — catastrophic health spending trails 96% of the field. And housing policy rounds out the picture: housing cost burden (50% cost-burdened by housing) sits worse than 94% of countries. Same scoreboard, different departments.

At 52/100, Nigeria is 25 points above the median of 27 across all 72 countries (higher = more cooked). Where the system is holding up: incarceration rate (Incarceration 35/100k) — better than 100% of countries tracked. Strip away the country name and you're really looking at a public health policy problem.

Sources: UN World Population Prospects / WHO (2024) · WHO / World Bank SDG 3.8.2 (2024) · OECD Affordable Housing Database (HC1.2) (2024)