Italy vs Serbia: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Italy
6.7%
in 2024
Serbia
7.4%
in 2024
Italy rank
110th
Serbia rank
108th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Italy
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 7.4% against 6.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 110th and Serbia ranks 108th of 150 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 15.8% | 6.2% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 8.8% | 1.4% | Serbia |
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 Serbia?
- Serbia, at 7.4% 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 Serbia?
- 0.7%, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Serbia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Serbia rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Italy ranks 110th and Serbia ranks 108th 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.