Russia vs Switzerland: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Russia
1.3%
in 2024
Switzerland
1.2%
in 2024
Russia rank
138th
Switzerland rank
139th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Russia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.3% against 1.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 138th and Switzerland ranks 139th of 150 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Russia |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Russia or Switzerland?
- Russia, at 1.3% against 1.2% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Russia and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Switzerland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Switzerland rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Russia ranks 138th and Switzerland ranks 139th 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.