Russia

Overview

Russia lands at #28 of 72 on the Cooked Index — #28 Most Cooked. The clearest fault line runs through political institutions: political polarization (Polarization 70/100) is worse than 58% of countries tracked. Public health policy isn't far behind — life expectancy trails 75% of the field. And economic policy rounds out the picture: income inequality (Gini 36) sits worse than 61% of countries. Same scoreboard, different departments.

Russia scores 32 out of 100, the global median sits at 27 — so this is 5 points above that line (higher means more cooked). Where the system is holding up: air pollution (PM2.5 11.2 µg/m³) — better than 74% of countries tracked. None of this is really about Russia specifically — it's about what's propping up the political institutions numbers underneath.

Sources: V-Dem + Global Peace Index (2025) · UN World Population Prospects / WHO (2024) · World Bank — Gini Index (SI.POV.GINI) (2018–2022)