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Affordability of an energy sufficient diet: ratio of cost to food expenditures

% · higher is better · 167 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2021

League table

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  1. 1Tanzania110%
  2. 2Burundi99%
  3. 3Somalia, Fed. Rep.92%
  4. 4Zambia90%
  5. 5Central African Republic77%
  6. 6Uganda76%
  7. 6Liberia76%
  8. 7Congo, Dem. Rep.66%
  9. 8Togo65%
  10. 8Mozambique65%
  11. 9Madagascar60%
  12. 10Syrian Arab Republic59%
  13. 11Niger58%
  14. 11Sierra Leone58%
  15. 12Rwanda57%
  16. 13Nicaragua53%
  17. 14Nigeria52%
  18. 15Seychelles51%
  19. 16Chad50%
  20. 16Congo, Rep.50%
  21. 17Burkina Faso48%
  22. 18Gambia, The46%
  23. 19Lesotho44%
  24. 19Angola44%
  25. 20Malawi43%
  26. 21Guinea42%
  27. 22Namibia41%
  28. 23Uzbekistan38%
  29. 23Lao PDR38%
  30. 24Ethiopia37%
  31. 24Bolivia37%
  32. 24Honduras37%
  33. 25Cameroon36%
  34. 25Guinea-Bissau36%
  35. 25Tajikistan36%
  36. 26Cambodia34%
  37. 27Comoros32%
  38. 27Japan32%
  39. 28Mali31%
  40. 29Mauritania30%
  41. 30Senegal29%
  42. 30Kenya29%
  43. 31Viet Nam28%
  44. 31Ghana28%
  45. 31Cote d'Ivoire28%
  46. 32El Salvador27%
  47. 32West Bank and Gaza27%
  48. 32Iraq27%
  49. 32Indonesia27%
  50. 33Benin26%
  51. 33South Sudan26%
  52. 33Gabon26%
  53. 33Jordan26%
  54. 34South Africa25%
  55. 34Belize25%
  56. 35Brazil24%
  57. 36Curacao23%
  58. 36China23%
  59. 37Sudan22%
  60. 37Djibouti22%
  61. 37Botswana22%
  62. 38Philippines21%
  63. 38Equatorial Guinea21%
  64. 38India21%
  65. 39Ecuador20%
  66. 39Sao Tome and Principe20%
  67. 39St. Vincent and the Grenadines20%
  68. 39Taiwan20%
  69. 39Aruba20%
  70. 40Lebanon19%
  71. 40Eswatini19%
  72. 40Bermuda19%
  73. 40Dominica19%
  74. 40Qatar19%
  75. 40Peru19%
  76. 40Thailand19%
  77. 40Pakistan19%
  78. 41Guatemala18%
  79. 41Kyrgyz Republic18%
  80. 41Nepal18%
  81. 41Colombia18%
  82. 41Antigua and Barbuda18%
  83. 42Costa Rica17%
  84. 42Morocco17%
  85. 42Grenada17%
  86. 42St. Lucia17%
  87. 43Jamaica16%
  88. 43Sri Lanka16%
  89. 44British Virgin Islands15%
  90. 44Bhutan15%
  91. 45Moldova14%
  92. 45Guyana14%
  93. 45Fiji14%
  94. 45Cabo Verde14%
  95. 45Algeria14%
  96. 45Dominican Republic14%
  97. 46Panama13%
  98. 46St. Kitts and Nevis13%
  99. 46Trinidad and Tobago13%
  100. 46Bahrain13%
  101. 46Suriname13%
  102. 46Cayman Islands13%
  103. 47Hong Kong SAR, China12%
  104. 47Bangladesh12%
  105. 47Brunei Darussalam12%
  106. 47Mongolia12%
  107. 47Norway12%
  108. 47Singapore12%
  109. 48Canada11%
  110. 48Malta11%
  111. 48Paraguay11%
  112. 48Cyprus11%
  113. 48United Arab Emirates11%
  114. 48Korea, Rep.11%
  115. 49Egypt, Arab Rep.10%
  116. 49Tunisia10%
  117. 49Turkiye10%
  118. 49Azerbaijan10%
  119. 49Serbia10%
  120. 49Uruguay10%
  121. 49Mauritius10%
  122. 49Bosnia and Herzegovina10%
  123. 50Hungary9%
  124. 50Armenia9%
  125. 50Croatia9%
  126. 50Belarus9%
  127. 50Chile9%
  128. 50Malaysia9%
  129. 50Mexico9%
  130. 50Ireland9%
  131. 50Bulgaria9%
  132. 51Latvia8%
  133. 51Kazakhstan8%
  134. 51Albania8%
  135. 51North Macedonia8%
  136. 52Maldives7%
  137. 52Greece7%
  138. 52Kuwait7%
  139. 52New Zealand7%
  140. 53Switzerland6%
  141. 53Israel6%
  142. 53Czechia6%
  143. 53Montenegro6%
  144. 53Australia6%
  145. 53Spain6%
  146. 53United States6%
  147. 53Slovenia6%
  148. 54Austria5%
  149. 54Lithuania5%
  150. 54Oman5%
  151. 54Poland5%
  152. 54Portugal5%
  153. 54Iceland5%
  154. 54Romania5%
  155. 54Estonia5%
  156. 54Slovak Republic5%
  157. 54Germany5%
  158. 55Netherlands4%
  159. 55Sweden4%
  160. 55Finland4%
  161. 55France4%
  162. 55Belgium4%
  163. 55United Kingdom4%
  164. 55Luxembourg4%
  165. 55Italy4%
  166. 55Denmark4%
  167. 56Saudi Arabia3%

Affordability of an energy sufficient diet: ratio of cost to food expenditures