★ Earth is ghetto★ 8 billion roommates, zero security deposit★ Housing unaffordable on median wages★ Healthcare costs: out-of-pocket bleeding★ Life expectancy: don't get too attached★ Air quality: questionable★ Political polarization: surging★ Homicide rates: location-dependent★ Recommendation: do not move in★ Earth is ghetto★ 8 billion roommates, zero security deposit★ Housing unaffordable on median wages★ Healthcare costs: out-of-pocket bleeding★ Life expectancy: don't get too attached★ Air quality: questionable★ Political polarization: surging★ Homicide rates: location-dependent★ Recommendation: do not move in
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Country Dossier

Philippines

Cooked Index
37
/ 100 Score
Global Rank
12/72
12th Most Cooked

More cooked than 60 of the 72 countries we've indexed. Don't shoot the messenger, shoot the spreadsheet.

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Philippines

Cooked Index
37
Score
Global Rank
12/72
12th Most Cooked
  • Air pollution (PM2.5)
    14.2 µg/m³
    RANK 43 / 72
    43rd 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
    17
    RANK 26 / 72
    26th 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
    78/100
    RANK 19 / 72
    19th 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
    200 /100k
    RANK 23 / 72
    23rd Most Cooked
    People locked up per 100,000 residents.higher = worse
    Source: World Prison Brief · 2025
  • Housing affordability
    28.6 yrs of income
    RANK 3 / 72
    3rd 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
    45%
    RANK 12 / 72
    12th 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 10 / 72
    10th 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
    4.3 /100k
    RANK 18 / 72
    18th Most Cooked
    Intentional homicides per 100,000 residents. The body count, basically.higher = worse
    Source: UNODC Intentional Homicide Statistics · 2024
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