Egypt vs Fiji: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Egypt
56.8%
in 2024
Fiji
56.6%
in 2024
Egypt rank
35th
Fiji rank
37th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Egypt
- Fiji
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 56.8% against 56.6% in Fiji, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 35th and Fiji ranks 37th of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Fiji in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.1% | 3.8% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 60.2% | 11.7% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Egypt or Fiji?
- Egypt, at 56.8% against 56.6% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Egypt and Fiji?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Fiji?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Fiji rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Egypt ranks 35th and Fiji ranks 37th 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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About this data
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.