Italy vs Taiwan: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Italy
6.7%
in 2024
Taiwan
5.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
110th
Taiwan rank
113th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Italy
- Taiwan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.7% against 5.7% in Taiwan, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 110th and Taiwan ranks 113th of 150 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 5.7% | 3.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 1.6% | Italy |
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 Taiwan?
- Italy, at 6.7% against 5.7% in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Italy and Taiwan?
- 1.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Taiwan rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Italy ranks 110th and Taiwan ranks 113th 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.