Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet by country
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.
Countries reporting
150
Highest
97.8%
South Sudan
Lowest
0.0%
Qatar
Median
23.0%
Years covered
8
2017–2024
Data points
1,199
What the numbers show
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 97.8% in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.0% in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.0%, and the mean is 32.0%.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 1,233.3%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 88.1%).
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 97.8% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 2 | Madagascar | 93.6% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Malawi | 91.5% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 4 | Burundi | 90.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Mozambique | 89.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 89.1% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 87.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Haiti | 87.2% | 2024 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 9 | Niger | 86.3% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Zambia | 82.1% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 79.3% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 12 | Congo | 78.4% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 13 | Lesotho | 77.5% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 77.0% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 15 | Rwanda | 75.3% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 16 | Tanzania | 73.8% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 17 | Angola | 71.4% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 18 | Uganda | 71.3% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 19 | Ghana | 66.5% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | Armenia | 65.1% | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 21 | Chad | 64.1% | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.0% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Eswatini | 63.8% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 63.4% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 24 | Liberia | 63.4% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 26 | Comoros | 62.9% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 62.9% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 28 | Belize | 62.4% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 29 | South Africa | 61.7% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 30 | Mali | 60.9% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 31 | Pakistan | 60.3% | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 32 | Botswana | 59.9% | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 33 | Namibia | 57.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 34 | Syria | 57.1% | 2024 | up 131.2% | rising |
| 35 | Cameroon | 56.8% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 35 | Egypt | 56.8% | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 37 | Fiji | 56.6% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 38 | Laos | 56.2% | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 39 | Mauritania | 55.2% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 54.2% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 40 | Sudan | 54.2% | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 42 | Togo | 53.8% | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 43 | Djibouti | 53.6% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 44 | Benin | 53.4% | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.3% | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 52.4% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Guinea | 50.0% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.4% | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 49 | Guatemala | 47.8% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 50 | Senegal | 46.8% | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 51 | Gambia | 46.7% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 44.4% | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 53 | Philippines | 44.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 54 | Panama | 43.7% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 55 | Indonesia | 43.5% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 42.9% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 57 | Seychelles | 42.7% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 58 | India | 40.4% | 2024 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 59 | Chile | 40.2% | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 60 | Honduras | 39.3% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 61 | Myanmar | 38.0% | 2024 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 62 | Gabon | 37.1% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 36.8% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 36.1% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 34.0% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 66 | Peru | 33.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 67 | Iraq | 30.6% | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.4% | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 69 | Cape Verde | 29.4% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 70 | Nicaragua | 27.8% | 2023 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 71 | Ecuador | 26.4% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 24.3% | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 73 | Brazil | 23.7% | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 73 | Suriname | 23.7% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 75 | Dominican Republic | 23.0% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 75 | Paraguay | 23.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 77 | Jamaica | 21.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 77 | Mexico | 21.4% | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 79 | Algeria | 20.2% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 80 | Nepal | 20.1% | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 81 | Grenada | 20.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 82 | Mongolia | 18.3% | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 83 | Greece | 17.0% | 2024 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 84 | Thailand | 16.8% | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 16.5% | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 86 | Israel | 15.7% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 86 | Slovakia | 15.7% | 2024 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 88 | Mauritius | 15.2% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 14.2% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 90 | Iran | 14.0% | 2024 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 91 | Morocco | 13.6% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 13.2% | 2024 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 93 | China | 12.2% | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 94 | Latvia | 11.6% | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 95 | Croatia | 11.3% | 2024 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 96 | Portugal | 10.9% | 2024 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 97 | Albania | 10.7% | 2024 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 97 | Jordan | 10.7% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 99 | Hungary | 9.4% | 2024 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 100 | Bolivia | 9.3% | 2024 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 101 | Moldova | 9.2% | 2024 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 101 | Montenegro | 9.2% | 2024 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 103 | Vietnam | 8.8% | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 104 | Spain | 8.4% | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 104 | Saint Lucia | 8.4% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 106 | Lithuania | 8.2% | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 106 | Tunisia | 8.2% | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 108 | Serbia | 7.4% | 2024 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 109 | Japan | 7.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Italy | 6.7% | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 111 | Turkey | 6.6% | 2024 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 112 | Palestine | 5.9% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 113 | Taiwan | 5.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Poland | 5.6% | 2024 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 5.5% | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.3% | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 117 | Estonia | 5.2% | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 118 | Guyana | 4.9% | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Bhutan | 4.5% | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 4.5% | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 119 | United States | 4.5% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 122 | South Korea | 4.2% | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 123 | Czechia | 4.0% | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 123 | Lebanon | 4.0% | 2024 | up 1,233.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Sweden | 3.9% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 126 | Australia | 3.2% | 2024 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 127 | Canada | 3.0% | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 127 | France | 3.0% | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 129 | Austria | 2.9% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 2.5% | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 2.3% | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 131 | Malta | 2.3% | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 133 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2% | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 134 | Germany | 2.0% | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 135 | Cyprus | 1.8% | 2024 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 136 | Malaysia | 1.6% | 2024 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 137 | Norway | 1.4% | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 138 | Russia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 139 | Switzerland | 1.2% | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 139 | Slovenia | 1.2% | 2024 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 141 | Maldives | 1.1% | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 142 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2024 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 144 | Denmark | 0.8% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 144 | Finland | 0.8% | 2024 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 146 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 146 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Azerbaijan | 0.6% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 149 | Iceland | 0.4% | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 150 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2024 | — | volatile |
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.