Number healthy diet unaffordable by country
Countries reporting
148
Highest
586.50 million
India
Lowest
0
Slovenia
Median
1.80 million
Years covered
8
2017–2024
Data points
1,199
What the numbers show
Number healthy diet unaffordable is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 586.50 million in India; the lowest is 0 in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.80 million, and the mean is 16.51 million.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).
Number healthy diet unaffordable: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 586.50 million | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 184.50 million | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 3 | China | 173.40 million | 2024 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 4 | Pakistan | 151.40 million | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 123.40 million | 2024 | down 6.4% | flat |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 97.30 million | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 77.10 million | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 71.60 million | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 66.20 million | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 51.00 million | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 11 | Tanzania | 50.60 million | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 12 | Brazil | 50.20 million | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 13 | Kenya | 43.50 million | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 35.60 million | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique | 30.90 million | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 17 | Madagascar | 29.90 million | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 27.90 million | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 27.40 million | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 20 | Angola | 27.10 million | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 23.30 million | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 22 | Ghana | 22.90 million | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 23 | Myanmar | 20.70 million | 2024 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 24 | Malawi | 19.80 million | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 19.10 million | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 17.50 million | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 27 | Cameroon | 16.50 million | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.50 million | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 28 | United States | 15.50 million | 2024 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | 14.90 million | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 30 | Mali | 14.90 million | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 32 | Iraq | 14.10 million | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 32 | Syria | 14.10 million | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 34 | Chad | 13.00 million | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 35 | Burundi | 12.80 million | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 35 | Iran | 12.80 million | 2024 | up 93.9% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 12.00 million | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 38 | South Sudan | 11.70 million | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 11.30 million | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 40 | Rwanda | 10.70 million | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 41 | Haiti | 10.30 million | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 10.00 million | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 9.90 million | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 44 | Algeria | 9.40 million | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 45 | Japan | 8.90 million | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 45 | Vietnam | 8.90 million | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 47 | Guatemala | 8.80 million | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 48 | Senegal | 8.70 million | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 49 | Chile | 7.90 million | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 50 | Benin | 7.70 million | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 51 | Guinea | 7.40 million | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 52 | Nepal | 5.90 million | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 53 | Turkey | 5.80 million | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 54 | Sierra Leone | 5.40 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 55 | Morocco | 5.20 million | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 56 | Togo | 5.10 million | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | Congo | 5.00 million | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 58 | Ecuador | 4.80 million | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 4.80 million | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 61 | Laos | 4.40 million | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 62 | Honduras | 4.20 million | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 63 | Spain | 4.00 million | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 63 | Italy | 4.00 million | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 65 | Liberia | 3.60 million | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 66 | Mauritania | 2.90 million | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 2.60 million | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 67 | Tajikistan | 2.60 million | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.20 million | 2024 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 69 | South Korea | 2.20 million | 2024 | down 58.5% | falling |
| 71 | Poland | 2.10 million | 2024 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 72 | France | 2.00 million | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 72 | Panama | 2.00 million | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 74 | Armenia | 1.90 million | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 1.90 million | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 76 | Lesotho | 1.80 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 76 | Russia | 1.80 million | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 78 | Germany | 1.70 million | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 78 | United Kingdom | 1.70 million | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 78 | Greece | 1.70 million | 2024 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 78 | Namibia | 1.70 million | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 82 | Paraguay | 1.60 million | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 83 | Botswana | 1.50 million | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 1.50 million | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.40 million | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 86 | Gambia | 1.30 million | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 86 | Taiwan | 1.30 million | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 88 | Canada | 1.20 million | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Jordan | 1.20 million | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 88 | Uruguay | 1.20 million | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 91 | Bolivia | 1.10 million | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 1.10 million | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 93 | Tunisia | 1.00 million | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 94 | Australia | 899,999 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 94 | Gabon | 899,999 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 94 | Hungary | 899,999 | 2024 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 899,999 | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 94 | Slovakia | 899,999 | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 99 | Eswatini | 800,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 699,999 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Djibouti | 600,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Jamaica | 600,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 101 | Mongolia | 600,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 101 | Malaysia | 600,000 | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 600,000 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 106 | Comoros | 500,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Fiji | 500,000 | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 106 | Serbia | 500,000 | 2024 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 109 | Bulgaria | 400,000 | 2024 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 109 | Czechia | 400,000 | 2024 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 109 | Croatia | 400,000 | 2024 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 109 | Sweden | 400,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Albania | 300,000 | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 113 | Austria | 300,000 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 113 | Belize | 300,000 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 113 | Moldova | 300,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 300,000 | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 113 | Palestine | 300,000 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 200,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 200,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 200,000 | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Lebanon | 200,000 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Lithuania | 200,000 | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 119 | Latvia | 200,000 | 2024 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 119 | Mauritius | 200,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Netherlands | 200,000 | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 119 | Suriname | 200,000 | 2024 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 128 | Azerbaijan | 100,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Belgium | 100,000 | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 128 | Belarus | 100,000 | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 128 | Switzerland | 100,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Estonia | 100,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Ireland | 100,000 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 128 | Montenegro | 100,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Norway | 100,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Sao Tome and Principe | 100,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Seychelles | 100,000 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Bhutan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Cyprus | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Denmark | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Finland | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Grenada | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 138 | Guyana | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Iceland | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 138 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 138 | Maldives | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 138 | Malta | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 138 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 138 | Slovenia | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 39.50 million
- Central African Republic 4.60 million