What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

1.6%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet

Dominican Republic

23.0%

in 2024

Jamaica

21.4%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

75th

Jamaica rank

77th

Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Dominican Republic
Jamaica

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 23.0% against 21.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 75th and Jamaica ranks 77th of 150 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2010s	24.5%	18.0%	6.5%	Dominican Republic
2020s	25.1%	22.3%	2.7%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?: Dominican Republic, at 23.0% against 21.4% in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 1.6%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?: Dominican Republic ranks 75th and Jamaica ranks 77th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Unit: %
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of the total population unable to afford a healthy diet. A diet is considered unaffordable when the diet cost plus expenditures for basic non-food needs exceed income per capita per day.