Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) by country
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed...
Countries reporting
159
Highest
93.9 %
South Sudan
Lowest
0.6 %
Belarus
Median
23.7 %
Years covered
9
2017–2025
Data points
1,735
What the numbers show
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report) is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 93.9 % in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.6 % in Belarus.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.7 %, and the mean is 32.15 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 157.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 105 fell. The largest increase was in Lebanon (up 46,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 88.1%).
Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 (SOFI report): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 93.9 % | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 2 | Malawi | 92.7 % | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 3 | Mozambique | 91.3 % | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 4 | Burundi | 90.9 % | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 90.1 % | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 6 | Haiti | 88.9 % | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 87.6 % | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 8 | Zambia | 86.2 % | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 9 | Niger | 85.8 % | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Madagascar | 85.3 % | 2025 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 11 | Nigeria | 80.5 % | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 12 | Lesotho | 77.4 % | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 13 | Congo | 77.3 % | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 14 | Kenya | 76.3 % | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 15 | Uganda | 73.6 % | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 73 % | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 17 | Angola | 72.9 % | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 69.7 % | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 19 | Indonesia | 68.6 % | 2025 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 20 | Eswatini | 68.1 % | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 67.9 % | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 22 | Chad | 66.6 % | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.4 % | 2025 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 24 | Ghana | 65.8 % | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 65.5 % | 2025 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 26 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.2 % | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 27 | Pakistan | 63 % | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 28 | Sierra Leone | 61.9 % | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 29 | Syria | 61.1 % | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 29 | Syrian Arab Republic | 61.1 % | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 31 | Mali | 60.8 % | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 32 | Botswana | 59.9 % | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 33 | Liberia | 59.6 % | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 34 | Fiji | 58 % | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 57.9 % | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 36 | Cameroon | 55.3 % | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 37 | Togo | 53.7 % | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 38 | Benin | 53.5 % | 2025 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 39 | Panama | 51.4 % | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 51.1 % | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mauritania | 50.9 % | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 42 | Guinea | 50.3 % | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 43 | Djibouti | 49.8 % | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 44 | Laos | 49.7 % | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 44 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 49.7 % | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 46 | Cabo Verde | 49.3 % | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 47 | Caribbean | 48.9 % | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 48 | Comoros | 48.6 % | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 49 | Namibia | 47.9 % | 2025 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 50 | Guatemala | 47.3 % | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46.6 % | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 51 | Côte d'Ivoire | 46.6 % | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 53 | Lebanon | 46.4 % | 2025 | up 46,300.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Senegal | 45.5 % | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 55 | Philippines | 45 % | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 56 | Armenia | 44 % | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 57 | Gambia | 43.7 % | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 58 | Seychelles | 43.3 % | 2025 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 41.8 % | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 60 | Gabon | 39.3 % | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 61 | Algeria | 38.8 % | 2025 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 38.6 % | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 63 | Egypt | 38.5 % | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 64 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 37.4 % | 2025 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 65 | Chile | 36.8 % | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 66 | Colombia | 35.9 % | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 67 | India | 35.5 % | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 68 | Sri Lanka | 34.9 % | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 69 | Peru | 34.8 % | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 70 | Honduras | 34.2 % | 2025 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32 % | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 71 | Uruguay | 32 % | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 73 | Hungary | 29.8 % | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 73 | Mongolia | 29.8 % | 2025 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 75 | Iraq | 28 % | 2025 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 76 | Slovak Republic | 27.2 % | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 27.1 % | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 78 | Jamaica | 26.4 % | 2025 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 79 | Ecuador | 25.7 % | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 80 | Suriname | 23.7 % | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 81 | Grenada | 22.9 % | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 82 | Greece | 22.7 % | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 83 | Israel | 22.5 % | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 84 | Paraguay | 22.3 % | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 22.1 % | 2025 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 86 | Brazil | 21.1 % | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 20.7 % | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 88 | Romania | 20.1 % | 2025 | down 64.0% | falling |
| 89 | Mexico | 20 % | 2025 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 90 | Nepal | 17.9 % | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 91 | Belize | 17.8 % | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 91 | Mauritius | 17.8 % | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 93 | Palestine | 17.3 % | 2025 | up 193.2% | rising |
| 93 | Palestine | 17.3 % | 2025 | up 193.2% | rising |
| 95 | Latvia | 16.9 % | 2025 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 16.2 % | 2025 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 15.6 % | 2025 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 98 | Portugal | 14.4 % | 2025 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 99 | Japan | 13.2 % | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.7 % | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 101 | Morocco | 12.4 % | 2025 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 101 | Russia | 12.4 % | 2025 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 101 | Russian Federation | 12.4 % | 2025 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 104 | Lithuania | 12.3 % | 2025 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 105 | Croatia | 12 % | 2025 | down 63.2% | falling |
| 106 | Albania | 11.9 % | 2025 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 107 | Moldova | 11.4 % | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 107 | Republic of Moldova | 11.4 % | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 109 | China, mainland | 11.3 % | 2025 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 110 | China | 11.2 % | 2025 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 111 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.5 % | 2025 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 112 | Estonia | 10.2 % | 2025 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 113 | Spain | 9.3 % | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 113 | Guyana | 9.3 % | 2025 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Tunisia | 8.6 % | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 116 | Serbia | 8.5 % | 2025 | down 68.3% | falling |
| 117 | Italy | 8.4 % | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 118 | Montenegro | 7.5 % | 2025 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 119 | Poland | 7.3 % | 2025 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 7.1 % | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 121 | Vietnam | 7 % | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 121 | Viet Nam | 7 % | 2025 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 123 | Uzbekistan | 6.2 % | 2025 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 124 | Czechia | 5.8 % | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 125 | Germany | 5.3 % | 2025 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 125 | Republic of Korea | 5.3 % | 2025 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 127 | Sweden | 4.9 % | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 128 | Malta | 4.5 % | 2025 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 128 | United States | 4.5 % | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 130 | Maldives | 4.2 % | 2025 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 131 | Türkiye | 4 % | 2025 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 131 | Türkiye | 4 % | 2025 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 133 | China, Taiwan Province of | 3.8 % | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 134 | Bhutan | 3.7 % | 2025 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 135 | France | 3.5 % | 2025 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 3.4 % | 2025 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 137 | Australia | 3.2 % | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 137 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.2 % | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 139 | Canada | 3 % | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 140 | Austria | 2.9 % | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 140 | United Kingdom | 2.9 % | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 140 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.9 % | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 143 | Slovenia | 2.3 % | 2025 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 144 | Jordan | 2.2 % | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 145 | Finland | 2 % | 2025 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 146 | United Arab Emirates | 1.9 % | 2025 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 146 | Qatar | 1.9 % | 2025 | up 11.8% | flat |
| 148 | Iceland | 1.8 % | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 149 | Cyprus | 1.5 % | 2025 | down 72.7% | falling |
| 150 | Malaysia | 1.4 % | 2025 | down 68.2% | falling |
| 151 | Denmark | 1.3 % | 2025 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 152 | Norway | 1.2 % | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 153 | Switzerland | 1.1 % | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 153 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.1 % | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 155 | Belgium | 0.9 % | 2025 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 155 | Ireland | 0.9 % | 2025 | down 78.0% | falling |
| 155 | Luxembourg | 0.9 % | 2025 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | 0.7 % | 2025 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 159 | Belarus | 0.6 % | 2025 | down 87.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Middle Africa 78.7 %
- Eastern Africa 76.5 %
- Low-income economies 76.1 %
- Sub-Saharan Africa 73.5 %
- Western Africa 70.4 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 67.1 %
- Africa 66.6 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 66.1 %
- Southern Africa 58.3 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 56.9 %
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 46.8 %
- South-Eastern Asia 46.5 %
- Lower-middle-income economies 44.1 %
- Southern Asia 39 %
- Northern Africa 34.8 %
- World 32.7 %
- Asia 28.9 %
- Latin America and the Caribbean 25.7 %
- Central America 25.4 %
- South America 24.3 %
- Upper-middle-income economies 22.2 %
- Western Asia 18.1 %
- Eastern Europe 12.7 %
- Central Asia 11.3 %
- Eastern Asia 11.2 %
- Southern Europe 10.3 %
- Europe 8.2 %
- High-income economies 8.1 %
- Northern America and Europe 6.8 %
- Oceania 5 %
- United States of America 4.5 %
- Northern America 4.4 %
- Western Europe 3.8 %
- Northern Europe 3.4 %
About this data
Indicators on the cost and affordability of a healthy diet (CoAHD) are estimated in each country and show the population’s physical and economic access to least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for a healthy diet, as defined in food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs). The indicators use observed retail food consumer prices and income distributions to provide an operational measure of people’s access to locally available foods in the proportions needed for health. These indicators support efforts within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030 (SDG 2). They also support the monitoring of progress towards the objective of transforming agrifood systems by promoting “nutrition-sensitive agriculture”. FAO, in partnership with the Food Price for Nutrition of the World Bank, produces and reports the CoAHD indicators.