How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.

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.

Malta vs United Arab Emirates: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet

Malta

2.3%

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

2.2%

in 2024

Malta rank

131st

United Arab Emirates rank

133rd

Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Malta
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Malta currently reports 2.3% against 2.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 131st and United Arab Emirates ranks 133rd of 150 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2010s	4.0%	2.6%	1.4%	Malta
2020s	2.6%	2.5%	0.1%	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Malta or United Arab Emirates?: Malta, at 2.3% against 2.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Malta and United Arab Emirates?: 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Malta and United Arab Emirates rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?: Malta ranks 131st and United Arab Emirates ranks 133rd 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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Indicator: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Unit: %
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.