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

0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

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 Paraguay: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet

Dominican Republic

23.0%

in 2024

Paraguay

23.0%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

75th

Paraguay rank

75th

Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Dominican Republic
Paraguay

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 23.0% against 23.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 75th and Paraguay ranks 75th 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	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
2010s	24.5%	23.1%	1.4%	Dominican Republic
2020s	25.1%	24.1%	1.0%	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 Paraguay?: Dominican Republic, at 23.0% against 23.0% in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Dominican Republic and Paraguay?: 0.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Paraguay?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Paraguay rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?: Dominican Republic ranks 75th and Paraguay ranks 75th 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.