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Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD)
Compare cost of a healthy diet (cohd) across 171 countries or territories using one fixed 2025 FAOSTAT reference slice.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Statistics Division•171 countries
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Key Insights
Global Average
8,501.0LCU/cap/d
Median: 47.0LCU/cap/d
Countries Covered
171
with available data
Highest
Islamic Republic of Iran
757,948.5LCU/cap/d
Lowest
Oman
0.6LCU/cap/d
Top 5 Countries
1Islamic Republic of Iran757,948.5LCU/cap/d
2Lebanon407,250.5LCU/cap/d
3Vietnam33,090.9LCU/cap/d
4Lao People's Democratic Republic30,681.8LCU/cap/d
5Sierra Leone26,922.1LCU/cap/d
By Region
Asia49,416.8LCU/cap/d(25 countries)
Other2,130.0LCU/cap/d(93 countries)
South America1,979.5LCU/cap/d(7 countries)
Africa452.7LCU/cap/d(9 countries)
Europe69.2LCU/cap/d(31 countries)
Key Findings
- •171 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite LCU/cap/d observation in the fixed 2025 slice.
- •Islamic Republic of Iran has the highest published value (757949 LCU/cap/d).
- •Oman has the lowest published value (0.56 LCU/cap/d).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.6LCU/cap/d)High (757,948.5LCU/cap/d)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8,501.0LCU/cap/d)
Asia (25)
Other (93)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Europe (31)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet: Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD): Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD). Exact FAOSTAT item/indicator, element and other dimensions are recorded in selectedDimensions.
MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2025 FAOSTAT slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.
Methodology
Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet: Cost and Affordability of a Healthy Diet (CoAHD): Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD). Exact FAOSTAT item/indicator, element and other dimensions are recorded in selectedDimensions.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 757,948.5LCU/cap/d |
| 2 | Lebanon | 407,250.5LCU/cap/d |
| 3 | Vietnam | 33,090.9LCU/cap/d |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30,681.8LCU/cap/d |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 26,922.1LCU/cap/d |
| 6 | Indonesia | 25,800.2LCU/cap/d |
| 7 | Guinea | 19,733.9LCU/cap/d |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 16,429.4LCU/cap/d |
| 9 | Paraguay | 15,268.5LCU/cap/d |
| 10 | Syrian Arab Republic | 12,833.6LCU/cap/d |
| 11 | Mongolia | 8,600.4LCU/cap/d |
| 12 | Colombia | 7,952.1LCU/cap/d |
| 13 | Cambodia | 7,060.5LCU/cap/d |
| 14 | South Korea | 6,390.0LCU/cap/d |
| 15 | Burundi | 6,256.2LCU/cap/d |
| 16 | Madagascar | 5,382.0LCU/cap/d |
| 17 | Uganda | 5,002.3LCU/cap/d |
| 18 | Myanmar | 4,909.6LCU/cap/d |
| 19 | Sudan | 4,233.7LCU/cap/d |
| 20 | Malawi | 3,139.3LCU/cap/d |
| 21 | Argentina | 3,079.9LCU/cap/d |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3,056.3LCU/cap/d |
| 23 | Chile | 2,665.9LCU/cap/d |
| 24 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,382.2LCU/cap/d |
| 25 | Iraq | 2,274.8LCU/cap/d |
| 26 | South Sudan | 2,071.5LCU/cap/d |
| 27 | Angola | 1,886.3LCU/cap/d |
| 28 | Rwanda | 1,706.4LCU/cap/d |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 1,607.6LCU/cap/d |
| 30 | Nigeria | 1,512.6LCU/cap/d |
| 31 | Comoros | 1,388.6LCU/cap/d |
| 32 | Gabon | 1,342.7LCU/cap/d |
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,336.1LCU/cap/d |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 1,133.9LCU/cap/d |
| 35 | Hungary | 1,031.8LCU/cap/d |
| 36 | Republic of the Congo | 1,017.1LCU/cap/d |
| 37 | Niger | 1,000.0LCU/cap/d |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 983.8LCU/cap/d |
| 39 | Cameroon | 957.3LCU/cap/d |
| 40 | Chad | 906.4LCU/cap/d |
| 41 | Haiti | 869.8LCU/cap/d |
| 42 | Senegal | 866.4LCU/cap/d |
| 43 | Togo | 863.0LCU/cap/d |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 830.0LCU/cap/d |
| 45 | Japan | 825.6LCU/cap/d |
| 46 | Mali | 770.8LCU/cap/d |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 757.1LCU/cap/d |
| 48 | Armenia | 722.4LCU/cap/d |
| 49 | Benin | 701.4LCU/cap/d |
| 50 | Guyana | 678.8LCU/cap/d |
| 51 | Jamaica | 610.4LCU/cap/d |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 586.8LCU/cap/d |
| 53 | Iceland | 576.4LCU/cap/d |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 422.7LCU/cap/d |
| 55 | Djibouti | 377.7LCU/cap/d |
| 56 | Liberia | 362.6LCU/cap/d |
| 57 | Serbia | 293.5LCU/cap/d |
| 58 | Pakistan | 257.4LCU/cap/d |
| 59 | Albania | 235.2LCU/cap/d |
| 60 | Algeria | 227.2LCU/cap/d |
| 61 | Cape Verde | 205.5LCU/cap/d |
| 62 | Kenya | 202.6LCU/cap/d |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 160.4LCU/cap/d |
| 64 | Nepal | 147.9LCU/cap/d |
| 65 | Uruguay | 135.5LCU/cap/d |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 133.3LCU/cap/d |
| 67 | Bhutan | 131.6LCU/cap/d |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 128.2LCU/cap/d |
| 69 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 117.1LCU/cap/d |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 114.7LCU/cap/d |
| 71 | Mozambique | 114.6LCU/cap/d |
| 72 | Russian Federation | 104.2LCU/cap/d |
| 73 | Mauritius | 97.2LCU/cap/d |
| 74 | Suriname | 92.9LCU/cap/d |
| 75 | Philippines | 92.1LCU/cap/d |
| 76 | Republic of The Gambia | 91.9LCU/cap/d |
| 77 | Taiwan, Province of China | 91.3LCU/cap/d |
| 78 | India | 81.4LCU/cap/d |
| 79 | Türkiye | 75.4LCU/cap/d |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 73.8LCU/cap/d |
| 81 | Mauritania | 67.9LCU/cap/d |
| 82 | Thailand | 61.8LCU/cap/d |
| 83 | Honduras | 61.2LCU/cap/d |
| 84 | Czech Republic | 57.0LCU/cap/d |
| 85 | Mexico | 49.5LCU/cap/d |
| 86 | Norway | 47.0LCU/cap/d |
| 87 | Egypt | 46.8LCU/cap/d |
| 88 | Maldives | 42.6LCU/cap/d |
| 89 | Seychelles | 37.2LCU/cap/d |
| 90 | Sweden | 36.6LCU/cap/d |
| 91 | Namibia | 36.0LCU/cap/d |
| 92 | Zambia | 35.1LCU/cap/d |
| 93 | Lesotho | 34.1LCU/cap/d |
| 94 | Moldova, Republic of | 33.4LCU/cap/d |
| 95 | South Africa | 31.1LCU/cap/d |
| 96 | Eswatini | 29.2LCU/cap/d |
| 97 | Hong Kong | 26.8LCU/cap/d |
| 98 | Ghana | 24.8LCU/cap/d |
| 99 | Botswana | 23.6LCU/cap/d |
| 100 | Denmark | 23.3LCU/cap/d |
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.4LCU/cap/d |
| 102 | Guatemala | 17.8LCU/cap/d |
| 103 | Bolivia | 14.5LCU/cap/d |
| 104 | Morocco | 14.4LCU/cap/d |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 13.4LCU/cap/d |
| 106 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.3LCU/cap/d |
| 107 | Israel | 13.2LCU/cap/d |
| 108 | Brazil | 12.6LCU/cap/d |
| 109 | People's Republic of China | 12.6LCU/cap/d |
| 110 | State of Palestine | 12.4LCU/cap/d |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.3LCU/cap/d |
| 112 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.9LCU/cap/d |
| 113 | Dominica | 10.5LCU/cap/d |
| 114 | Grenada | 10.1LCU/cap/d |
| 115 | Poland | 9.2LCU/cap/d |
| 116 | Romania | 9.0LCU/cap/d |
| 117 | Peru | 8.6LCU/cap/d |
| 118 | United Arab Emirates | 8.2LCU/cap/d |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 7.9LCU/cap/d |
| 120 | Qatar | 7.4LCU/cap/d |
| 121 | Aruba | 7.3LCU/cap/d |
| 122 | Curaçao | 7.1LCU/cap/d |
| 123 | Malaysia | 6.3LCU/cap/d |
| 124 | Bermuda | 6.2LCU/cap/d |
| 125 | Bahamas | 6.1LCU/cap/d |
| 126 | Cayman Islands | 5.8LCU/cap/d |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 5.8LCU/cap/d |
| 128 | New Zealand | 5.6LCU/cap/d |
| 129 | Canada | 5.5LCU/cap/d |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.1LCU/cap/d |
| 131 | Tunisia | 5.1LCU/cap/d |
| 132 | Belize | 5.1LCU/cap/d |
| 133 | Australia | 4.8LCU/cap/d |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 4.5LCU/cap/d |
| 135 | Virgin Islands, British | 4.4LCU/cap/d |
| 136 | Fiji | 4.2LCU/cap/d |
| 137 | Singapore | 3.7LCU/cap/d |
| 138 | Switzerland | 3.5LCU/cap/d |
| 139 | Belarus | 3.4LCU/cap/d |
| 140 | Estonia | 3.2LCU/cap/d |
| 141 | Brunei Darussalam | 3.2LCU/cap/d |
| 142 | Luxembourg | 3.1LCU/cap/d |
| 143 | Malta | 3.1LCU/cap/d |
| 144 | Finland | 3.1LCU/cap/d |
| 145 | Germany | 3.0LCU/cap/d |
| 146 | France | 2.9LCU/cap/d |
| 147 | United States of America | 2.9LCU/cap/d |
| 148 | Italy | 2.8LCU/cap/d |
| 149 | Latvia | 2.8LCU/cap/d |
| 150 | Ireland | 2.8LCU/cap/d |
| 151 | Netherlands | 2.7LCU/cap/d |
| 152 | Greece | 2.6LCU/cap/d |
| 153 | Spain | 2.6LCU/cap/d |
| 154 | Croatia | 2.5LCU/cap/d |
| 155 | Slovakia | 2.5LCU/cap/d |
| 156 | Slovenia | 2.5LCU/cap/d |
| 157 | Cyprus | 2.4LCU/cap/d |
| 158 | Portugal | 2.4LCU/cap/d |
| 159 | Austria | 2.4LCU/cap/d |
| 160 | Azerbaijan | 2.4LCU/cap/d |
| 161 | Belgium | 2.3LCU/cap/d |
| 162 | Lithuania | 2.3LCU/cap/d |
| 163 | Panama | 2.2LCU/cap/d |
| 164 | Montenegro | 2.1LCU/cap/d |
| 165 | Somalia | 1.9LCU/cap/d |
| 166 | United Kingdom | 1.9LCU/cap/d |
| 167 | Ecuador | 1.6LCU/cap/d |
| 168 | Jordan | 1.1LCU/cap/d |
| 169 | Bahrain | 0.8LCU/cap/d |
| 170 | Kuwait | 0.6LCU/cap/d |
| 171 | Oman | 0.6LCU/cap/d |
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Data Source
This data comes from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Statistics Division (2025).
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