Italy vs Japan: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Italy
6.7%
in 2024
Japan
7.2%
in 2024
Italy rank
110th
Japan rank
109th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.2% against 6.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 110th and Japan ranks 109th of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.2% | 2.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.6% | 0.3% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 7.2% against 6.7% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Italy and Japan?
- 0.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Italy ranks 110th and Japan ranks 109th 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.