Qatar

Overview

Qatar lands at #59 of 72 on the Cooked Index — #59 Most Cooked. The clearest fault line runs through environmental and industrial policy: air pollution (PM2.5 39 µg/m³) is worse than 88% of countries tracked. Economic policy isn't far behind — income inequality trails 83% of the field. And housing policy rounds out the picture: housing cost burden (20% cost-burdened by housing) sits worse than 18% of countries. Same scoreboard, different departments.

At 18/100, Qatar is 9 points below the median of 27 across all 72 countries (higher = more cooked). Where the system is holding up: billionaires hoarded (4 billionaires) — better than 68% of countries tracked. Strip away the country name and you're really looking at a environmental and industrial policy problem.

Sources: IQAir World Air Quality Report (2025) · World Bank — Gini Index (SI.POV.GINI) (2018–2022) · OECD Affordable Housing Database (HC1.2) (2024)