Italy vs Palestine, State of: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Italy
6.7%
in 2024
Palestine, State of
5.9%
in 2024
Italy rank
110th
Palestine, State of rank
112th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Italy
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.7% against 5.9% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Palestine, State of's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 110th and Palestine, State of ranks 112th of 150 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.6% | 4.9% | 4.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 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 Palestine, State of?
- Italy, at 6.7% against 5.9% in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Italy and Palestine, State of?
- 0.8%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Palestine, State of?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Palestine, State of rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Italy ranks 110th and Palestine, State of ranks 112th 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.