★ Earth is ghetto★ 8 billion roommates, zero security deposit★ 1 in 3 households crushed by housing costs★ One hospital bill from bankruptcy★ Income inequality: above 0.40 and climbing★ Life expectancy: don't get too attached★ Air quality: questionable★ Political polarization: surging★ Homicide rates: location-dependent★ Now scoring 9 metrics — Gini coefficient added★ Recommendation: do not move in
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Country Dossier

United States

Cooked Index
48/ 100
Global Rank
6/ 72
6th Most Cooked
Top 3 Pain Points
  • Billionaires hoarded#1
  • Political polarization#2
  • Incarceration rate#3
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Overview

Out of 72 countries, United States sits at #6 — 6th Most Cooked. Three departments are doing the heavy lifting here: tax and wealth policy (billionaires hoarded beats 99% of the field, just not in a good way), political institutions (political polarization, 97th percentile), and criminal justice policy bringing up the rear. Different agencies, same energy.

Overall score: 48/100 — 21 points above the global median of 27 (higher = more cooked). Where the system is holding up: air pollution (PM2.5 9.1 µg/m³) — better than 79% of countries tracked. The story here isn't the country — it's the tax and wealth policy stack behind these numbers.

Sources: Forbes World's Billionaires (2025) · V-Dem + Global Peace Index (2025) · World Prison Brief (2025)

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