Japan vs Palestine, State of: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Japan
7.2%
in 2024
Palestine, State of
5.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
109th
Palestine, State of rank
112th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Japan
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.2% against 5.9% in Palestine, State of, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Palestine, State of's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 109th and Palestine, State of ranks 112th of 150 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 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, Japan or Palestine, State of?
- Japan, at 7.2% 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 Japan and Palestine, State of?
- 1.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Palestine, State of?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Palestine, State of rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Japan ranks 109th 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.