Daily cost of a healthy diet in Maldives
Maldives: Daily cost of a healthy diet was 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily cost of a healthy diet in Maldives, 2017–2024
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day for daily cost of a healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
That places Maldives 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 3.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 97 Estonia 4.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 98 Greece 4.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 98 Seychelles 4.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 101 Malaysia 4.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 102 Kenya 4.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
- 103 Slovak Republic 4.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day compare
More health data for Maldives
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 4,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 3,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 3,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,716 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 31.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,236 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily cost of a healthy diet in Maldives?
- Daily cost of a healthy diet in Maldives was 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024, according to FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily cost of a healthy diet recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in 2019.
- How does Maldives rank for daily cost of a healthy diet?
- Maldives ranks 100th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily cost of a healthy diet rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily cost of a healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of purchasing the least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines, for a representative person within energy balance at 2,330 kcal/day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.