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Affordability of a nutrient adequate 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

167 shown
  1. 1Burundi226%
  2. 2Tanzania219%
  3. 3Liberia197%
  4. 3Mozambique197%
  5. 4Syrian Arab Republic189%
  6. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.188%
  7. 6Somalia, Fed. Rep.182%
  8. 7Burkina Faso166%
  9. 8Niger156%
  10. 9Zambia152%
  11. 10Malawi137%
  12. 11Uganda136%
  13. 12Central African Republic134%
  14. 13Seychelles132%
  15. 14Madagascar121%
  16. 15Lesotho119%
  17. 15Chad119%
  18. 16Togo118%
  19. 17Congo, Rep.114%
  20. 18Sierra Leone113%
  21. 19Guinea-Bissau105%
  22. 20Rwanda101%
  23. 21Gambia, The96%
  24. 22Guinea89%
  25. 23Senegal85%
  26. 24Botswana84%
  27. 25Mali83%
  28. 25Namibia83%
  29. 26Honduras81%
  30. 27Cambodia79%
  31. 27Nicaragua79%
  32. 28Ethiopia78%
  33. 29Tajikistan75%
  34. 30Bolivia71%
  35. 31Lao PDR70%
  36. 31Mauritania70%
  37. 32Gabon69%
  38. 33Viet Nam68%
  39. 33Cameroon68%
  40. 33Comoros68%
  41. 34Maldives66%
  42. 34South Sudan66%
  43. 35Lebanon64%
  44. 35Benin64%
  45. 36Nigeria63%
  46. 37Uzbekistan61%
  47. 37Brazil61%
  48. 37South Africa61%
  49. 37Kenya61%
  50. 38Ghana58%
  51. 38India58%
  52. 39Angola57%
  53. 40Korea, Rep.55%
  54. 40Djibouti55%
  55. 40St. Vincent and the Grenadines55%
  56. 41Guyana54%
  57. 41Cabo Verde54%
  58. 41El Salvador54%
  59. 41Aruba54%
  60. 42Antigua and Barbuda53%
  61. 42China53%
  62. 42Peru53%
  63. 42Dominica53%
  64. 43Bosnia and Herzegovina52%
  65. 43Iraq52%
  66. 44Ecuador51%
  67. 45Indonesia50%
  68. 45Curacao50%
  69. 45Thailand50%
  70. 46Jordan49%
  71. 46Kyrgyz Republic49%
  72. 47Philippines48%
  73. 47Japan48%
  74. 47Paraguay48%
  75. 48Belize47%
  76. 48Chile47%
  77. 49Guatemala46%
  78. 50Colombia45%
  79. 50Sao Tome and Principe45%
  80. 50Bhutan45%
  81. 50Jamaica45%
  82. 51Serbia44%
  83. 51Nepal44%
  84. 51Costa Rica44%
  85. 52West Bank and Gaza43%
  86. 52Suriname43%
  87. 52Pakistan43%
  88. 52St. Kitts and Nevis43%
  89. 53Grenada42%
  90. 53Eswatini42%
  91. 53Brunei Darussalam42%
  92. 54Morocco41%
  93. 55St. Lucia40%
  94. 56Cayman Islands39%
  95. 56Sudan39%
  96. 56Hungary39%
  97. 57Cote d'Ivoire38%
  98. 57Dominican Republic38%
  99. 58Bermuda37%
  100. 58Malta37%
  101. 58Uruguay37%
  102. 58Cyprus37%
  103. 59Singapore36%
  104. 59Taiwan36%
  105. 60Algeria35%
  106. 60Ireland35%
  107. 60Bulgaria35%
  108. 60Sri Lanka35%
  109. 61Canada34%
  110. 61Qatar34%
  111. 61Czechia34%
  112. 62Sweden33%
  113. 62Norway33%
  114. 62Trinidad and Tobago33%
  115. 63Bahrain32%
  116. 63Panama32%
  117. 63Mongolia32%
  118. 63North Macedonia32%
  119. 64Fiji31%
  120. 65Tunisia30%
  121. 66British Virgin Islands29%
  122. 66Slovenia29%
  123. 66Germany29%
  124. 67Equatorial Guinea28%
  125. 67Switzerland28%
  126. 68Greece27%
  127. 68Turkiye27%
  128. 68Mexico27%
  129. 68Moldova27%
  130. 68Bangladesh27%
  131. 69Slovak Republic26%
  132. 69Poland26%
  133. 69Latvia26%
  134. 69Denmark26%
  135. 69Australia26%
  136. 70Luxembourg25%
  137. 70Mauritius25%
  138. 70Croatia25%
  139. 70Hong Kong SAR, China25%
  140. 70Azerbaijan25%
  141. 71Estonia24%
  142. 71Iceland24%
  143. 71Albania24%
  144. 72Spain23%
  145. 72Romania23%
  146. 72New Zealand23%
  147. 72Oman23%
  148. 72Netherlands23%
  149. 72Israel23%
  150. 72United Arab Emirates23%
  151. 72Montenegro23%
  152. 73Austria22%
  153. 73Armenia22%
  154. 73Malaysia22%
  155. 73Italy22%
  156. 73United Kingdom22%
  157. 73Finland22%
  158. 73Egypt, Arab Rep.22%
  159. 74Belarus21%
  160. 74Portugal21%
  161. 75United States20%
  162. 75France20%
  163. 76Belgium19%
  164. 77Lithuania17%
  165. 77Kuwait17%
  166. 77Kazakhstan17%
  167. 78Saudi Arabia14%

Affordability of a nutrient adequate diet: ratio of cost to food expenditures