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Affordable Housing by Country

Syria has the highest Housing Price to Income Ratio in 2025 (115.1), followed by Cuba (48.0) and Ethiopia (47.1). Oman has the lowest (3.1).

Economics110 countries · 7 metricsUpdated Oct 18, 2024Original page
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Housing Price to Income Ratio, 2025

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 103 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
12.8
Middle half 8.8 – 15.6
Average
15.0
103 countries
Lowest (best)
3.1
Saudi Arabia
Highest (worst)
115.1
Syria

Over time · 2023–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Oman
  • South Africa
  • United States
  • Puerto Rico

Data

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103 countries · # = rank by Housing Price to Income Ratio
#
1Saudi Arabia3.124.0%4.2
1Oman3.124.6%4.1
3South Africa3.241.6%2.4
4United States3.330.1%3.3
5Puerto Rico4.234.3%2.9
6Qatar5.242.2%2.4
7Denmark6.548.1%2.1
8Palestine6.664.7%1.5
9Ireland6.751.1%2.0
9Iceland6.774.6%1.3
11Belgium6.848.0%2.1
12Jordan7.067.3%1.5
12United Arab Emirates7.053.9%1.9
14New Zealand7.367.0%1.5
14Kuwait7.360.7%1.6
16Netherlands7.757.2%1.7
16Sweden7.758.6%1.7
18Finland8.056.7%1.8
19Australia8.171.9%1.4
20Cyprus8.261.2%1.6
21Iraq8.486.9%1.2
21Norway8.462.9%1.6
23Spain8.559.4%1.7
24Latvia8.664.1%1.6
24Luxembourg8.658.7%1.7
26Malaysia8.764.1%1.6
27United Kingdom8.874.2%1.3
28Germany8.964.6%1.5
29Bulgaria9.369.2%1.4
30Italy9.572.7%1.4
31Kazakhstan9.9177.3%0.6
32Canada10.292.1%1.1
33France10.372.5%1.4
33Romania10.395.2%1.1
33Costa Rica10.3122.5%0.8
36Turkey10.7423.5%0.2
37India10.9117.7%0.8
38Poland11.0102.1%1.0
38Switzerland11.069.6%1.4
40Panama11.298.8%1.0
40Malta11.286.1%1.2
42Estonia11.491.4%1.1
43Austria11.581.2%1.2
44Mexico11.8150.0%0.7
45Ecuador11.9137.5%0.7
46Bolivia12.0114.6%0.9
47Japan12.272.9%1.4
47Tunisia12.2153.2%0.7
49North Macedonia12.396.5%1.0
50Lithuania12.491.9%1.1
51Georgia12.7165.4%0.6
52Bangladesh12.8147.1%0.7
52Belarus12.8204.7%0.5
52Croatia12.895.8%1.0
55Montenegro12.9109.7%0.9
56Greece13.099.2%1.0
56Hungary13.0127.1%0.8
56Uruguay13.0114.1%0.9
56Slovenia13.094.0%1.1
60Bosnia and Herzegovina13.299.7%1.0
61Moldova13.3149.5%0.7
62Morocco13.4105.8%0.9
63Uzbekistan13.5307.7%0.3
63Czechia13.5112.2%0.9
65Ukraine13.6253.3%0.4
66Israel13.7106.5%0.9
67Kyrgyzstan13.9273.5%0.4
68Slovakia14.0104.9%1.0
69Pakistan14.3292.6%0.3
69Russia14.3218.5%0.5
71Portugal14.7115.5%0.9
72Indonesia14.9163.3%0.6
73Lebanon15.0185.5%0.5
74Venezuela15.1363.5%0.3
75Brazil15.2188.7%0.5
76Albania15.3127.8%0.8
77Chile15.6126.3%0.8
77Azerbaijan15.6167.8%0.6
79Serbia16.0146.5%0.7
80Dominican Republic16.5234.9%0.4
81Algeria16.7147.6%0.7
82El Salvador17.5195.9%0.5
83Argentina17.71,350.4%0.1
84Colombia18.1261.8%0.4
85Egypt18.2285.2%0.4
86Peru18.4218.4%0.5
87Mauritius18.5159.2%0.6
88Armenia19.4308.3%0.3
89Iran19.7454.8%0.2
90Taiwan21.3129.7%0.8
91Philippines22.2211.5%0.5
91South Korea22.2170.6%0.6
93Singapore23.2158.4%0.6
94Thailand25.2213.4%0.5
95Vietnam25.8296.2%0.3
96China28.5212.9%0.5
97Hong Kong29.1211.2%0.5
98Nepal32.1447.4%0.2
99Sri Lanka34.2603.5%0.2
100Cameroon46.6907.8%0.1
101Ethiopia47.1762.3%0.1
102Cuba48.0530.3%0.2
103Syria115.11,746.8%0.1

What correlates with Housing Price to Income Ratio (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,713 other country metrics sharing at least 62 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Housing Price to Income Ratio tend to score higher on these

  1. Total Refugees OriginatedRefugees by Country
    r = +0.59 · strong · n = 97
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  2. International Refugees OriginatedRefugees by Country
    r = +0.57 · strong · n = 97
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  3. Tariff Rate Applied (WB)Tariff Rates by Country
    r = +0.54 · strong · n = 82
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  4. Global Hunger IndexGlobal Hunger Index by Country
    r = +0.53 · strong · n = 66
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  5. Undernourishment RateHunger Rates by Country
    r = +0.52 · strong · n = 99
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  6. % of Pop. Living on Less Than $3.65 USD/DayPoverty Rate by Country
    r = +0.52 · strong · n = 89
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Housing Price to Income Ratio tend to score lower on these

  1. GGGI Education ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.73 · very strong · n = 92
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  2. Internet Users (% of People)Development Indicators by Country (World Bank)
    r = −0.65 · strong · n = 99
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  3. Cell Phone Users 2008 to 2016Most Dangerous Countries for Women
    r = −0.63 · strong · n = 98
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  4. Energy Equity ScoreEnergy Trilemma Energy Performance Index
    r = −0.63 · strong · n = 93
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  5. Global Food Security Index (GFSI) ScoreFood Self Sufficiency Rate by Country
    r = −0.62 · strong · n = 77
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  6. Internet PenetrationInternet Penetration by Country
    r = −0.61 · strong · n = 97
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Housing Price to Income Ratio?
Syria has the highest Housing Price to Income Ratio in 2025, at 115.1, followed by Cuba (48.0) and Ethiopia (47.1).
Which country has the lowest Housing Price to Income Ratio?
Oman has the lowest Housing Price to Income Ratio in 2025, at 3.1.
What is the median Housing Price to Income Ratio across countries?
The median is 12.8 across the 103 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this affordable housing by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Property Prices Index by Country 2023 Mid-Year - Numbeo.