health2021
Affordability of a healthy diet: ratio of cost to food expenditures
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
82.9%
Median: 64.0%
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Burundi
393.0%
Lowest
Saudi Arabia
23.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi393.0%
2Democratic Republic of the Congo310.0%
3Niger310.0%
4Syrian Arab Republic305.0%
5United Republic of Tanzania298.0%
By Region
Other108.8%(92 countries)
Africa79.9%(9 countries)
South America60.3%(6 countries)
Asia59.3%(24 countries)
North America43.0%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (23.0%)High (393.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 82.9%)
Other (92)
Africa (9)
South America (6)
Asia (24)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
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
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 393.0% |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 310.0% |
| 3 | Niger | 310.0% |
| 4 | Syrian Arab Republic | 305.0% |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 298.0% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 279.0% |
| 7 | Mozambique | 279.0% |
| 8 | Somalia | 271.0% |
| 9 | Liberia | 236.0% |
| 10 | Malawi | 202.0% |
| 11 | Togo | 200.0% |
| 12 | Zambia | 198.0% |
| 13 | Lesotho | 194.0% |
| 14 | Uganda | 191.0% |
| 15 | Burkina Faso | 187.0% |
| 16 | Rwanda | 175.0% |
| 17 | Madagascar | 169.0% |
| 18 | Seychelles | 158.0% |
| 19 | Chad | 154.0% |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 150.0% |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | 144.0% |
| 22 | Namibia | 139.0% |
| 23 | Botswana | 135.0% |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 126.0% |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 125.0% |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 122.0% |
| 27 | Honduras | 120.0% |
| 28 | Guinea | 118.0% |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 114.0% |
| 30 | Cambodia | 112.0% |
| 31 | Republic of The Gambia | 111.0% |
| 32 | Cameroon | 108.0% |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 106.0% |
| 34 | Mauritania | 105.0% |
| 35 | Montserrat | 102.0% |
| 36 | Comoros | 100.0% |
| 37 | Benin | 100.0% |
| 38 | Nigeria | 100.0% |
| 39 | South Africa | 98.0% |
| 40 | Mali | 97.0% |
| 41 | Bolivia | 97.0% |
| 42 | Gabon | 93.0% |
| 43 | South Korea | 92.0% |
| 44 | Maldives | 91.0% |
| 45 | Vietnam | 91.0% |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 91.0% |
| 47 | Senegal | 90.0% |
| 48 | Jamaica | 89.0% |
| 49 | Ghana | 88.0% |
| 50 | Lebanon | 88.0% |
| 51 | South Sudan | 87.0% |
| 52 | Djibouti | 84.0% |
| 53 | People's Republic of China | 82.0% |
| 54 | Dominica | 81.0% |
| 55 | India | 81.0% |
| 56 | Indonesia | 81.0% |
| 57 | Kenya | 81.0% |
| 58 | Aruba | 80.0% |
| 59 | Angola | 80.0% |
| 60 | Antigua and Barbuda | 80.0% |
| 61 | Iraq | 79.0% |
| 62 | Jordan | 78.0% |
| 63 | Bhutan | 78.0% |
| 64 | Mongolia | 77.0% |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 75.0% |
| 66 | Belize | 75.0% |
| 67 | Brazil | 74.0% |
| 68 | State of Palestine | 72.0% |
| 69 | Japan | 71.0% |
| 70 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.0% |
| 71 | Brunei Darussalam | 71.0% |
| 72 | Kyrgyzstan | 70.0% |
| 73 | Curaçao | 70.0% |
| 74 | Pakistan | 70.0% |
| 75 | Peru | 70.0% |
| 76 | Thailand | 69.0% |
| 77 | Sudan | 67.0% |
| 78 | Cote d'Ivoire | 66.0% |
| 79 | Suriname | 66.0% |
| 80 | Algeria | 66.0% |
| 81 | Ecuador | 65.0% |
| 82 | Eswatini | 65.0% |
| 83 | Tunisia | 65.0% |
| 84 | Guyana | 64.0% |
| 85 | Paraguay | 64.0% |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 64.0% |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 61.0% |
| 88 | Grenada | 61.0% |
| 89 | Philippines | 61.0% |
| 90 | Cayman Islands | 59.0% |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 58.0% |
| 92 | Nepal | 58.0% |
| 93 | Serbia | 58.0% |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | 57.0% |
| 95 | Malta | 56.0% |
| 96 | Colombia | 55.0% |
| 97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 55.0% |
| 98 | Hungary | 54.0% |
| 99 | Morocco | 54.0% |
| 100 | Chile | 53.0% |
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.0% |
| 102 | Cyprus | 52.0% |
| 103 | Guatemala | 52.0% |
| 104 | Singapore | 52.0% |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.0% |
| 106 | Bermuda | 52.0% |
| 107 | Taiwan, Province of China | 51.0% |
| 108 | Ireland | 51.0% |
| 109 | Bangladesh | 51.0% |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 50.0% |
| 111 | Canada | 50.0% |
| 112 | Fiji | 50.0% |
| 113 | Bahrain | 50.0% |
| 114 | Panama | 48.0% |
| 115 | Equatorial Guinea | 47.0% |
| 116 | Anguilla | 47.0% |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 46.0% |
| 118 | Qatar | 46.0% |
| 119 | Uruguay | 45.0% |
| 120 | Hong Kong | 44.0% |
| 121 | Moldova, Republic of | 43.0% |
| 122 | Norway | 43.0% |
| 123 | Virgin Islands, British | 41.0% |
| 124 | Czech Republic | 40.0% |
| 125 | Germany | 40.0% |
| 126 | Slovenia | 40.0% |
| 127 | Sweden | 40.0% |
| 128 | Türkiye | 40.0% |
| 129 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 40.0% |
| 130 | Croatia | 39.0% |
| 131 | Mexico | 39.0% |
| 132 | Estonia | 38.0% |
| 133 | Latvia | 38.0% |
| 134 | Spain | 38.0% |
| 135 | Finland | 37.0% |
| 136 | Mauritius | 37.0% |
| 137 | New Zealand | 37.0% |
| 138 | Poland | 37.0% |
| 139 | Australia | 37.0% |
| 140 | Azerbaijan | 36.0% |
| 141 | Belarus | 35.0% |
| 142 | France | 35.0% |
| 143 | Slovakia | 35.0% |
| 144 | Greece | 34.0% |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 34.0% |
| 146 | Denmark | 33.0% |
| 147 | Israel | 33.0% |
| 148 | Italy | 33.0% |
| 149 | Switzerland | 33.0% |
| 150 | United Kingdom | 33.0% |
| 151 | Iceland | 32.0% |
| 152 | Kuwait | 32.0% |
| 153 | Netherlands | 32.0% |
| 154 | Albania | 32.0% |
| 155 | Austria | 32.0% |
| 156 | Armenia | 32.0% |
| 157 | Luxembourg | 31.0% |
| 158 | Montenegro | 31.0% |
| 159 | Oman | 31.0% |
| 160 | United States of America | 31.0% |
| 161 | Malaysia | 30.0% |
| 162 | Egypt | 30.0% |
| 163 | Portugal | 29.0% |
| 164 | Romania | 27.0% |
| 165 | Lithuania | 26.0% |
| 166 | Belgium | 26.0% |
| 167 | Kazakhstan | 24.0% |
| 168 | Saudi Arabia | 23.0% |
Showing 168 of 168 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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