Japan vs Tunisia: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Japan
7.2%
in 2024
Tunisia
8.2%
in 2024
Japan rank
109th
Tunisia rank
106th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Japan
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 8.2% against 7.2% in Japan, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Tunisia ahead.
Japan ranks 109th and Tunisia ranks 106th of 150 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.3% | 0.1% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.8% | 0.2% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Japan or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 8.2% against 7.2% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Japan and Tunisia?
- 1.0%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Tunisia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Tunisia rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Japan ranks 109th and Tunisia ranks 106th 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.