Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
38.5
North Macedonia
Lowest
1.2
Cyprus
Median
5.95
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
820
What the numbers show
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 38.5 in North Macedonia; the lowest is 1.2 in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.95, and the mean is 9.29.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 104.5%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 69.2%).
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Macedonia | 38.5 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 35.1 | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 3 | Albania | 33.4 | 2023 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 4 | Romania | 18.1 | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 15.8 | 2025 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 6 | Hungary | 15.1 | 2025 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 7 | Slovakia | 14.2 | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 7 | Serbia | 14.2 | 2025 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 9 | Greece | 12.8 | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 11.5 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 11 | Montenegro | 11.3 | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 12 | France | 11.2 | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 11.1 | 2025 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 9.3 | 2025 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 15 | Lithuania | 8.9 | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 16 | Latvia | 7.9 | 2025 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 6.9 | 2021 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 18 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 6.5 | 2019 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 19 | Estonia | 6.2 | 2025 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 20 | Czechia | 5.7 | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 21 | Spain | 5.3 | 2025 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 22 | Belgium | 4.8 | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 4.8 | 2018 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 24 | Croatia | 4.7 | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 4.5 | 2025 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 4.4 | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 3.5 | 2025 | up 94.4% | falling |
| 28 | Austria | 3.3 | 2025 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 28 | Finland | 3.3 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 30 | Denmark | 3.1 | 2025 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 30 | Norway | 3.1 | 2025 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 32 | Poland | 3 | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Netherlands | 2.5 | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 34 | Iceland | 2.4 | 2020 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 35 | Portugal | 1.9 | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 36 | Switzerland | 1.7 | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Ireland | 1.7 | 2025 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 38 | Cyprus | 1.2 | 2025 | down 69.2% | volatile |