Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
38.5%
North Macedonia
Lowest
1.2%
Cyprus
Median
5.7%
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
999
What the numbers show
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 38.5% in North Macedonia; the lowest is 1.2% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 5.7%, and the mean is 8.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 31 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 |
| 7 | Slovakia | 14.2% | 2025 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 12.8% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 11 | Malta | 11.5% | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 12 | France | 11.2% | 2025 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 11.1% | 2025 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 14 | Montenegro | 10.5% | 2024 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 9.3% | 2025 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 8.9% | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 16 | Lithuania | 8.9% | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 18 | Latvia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Latvia | 7.9% | 2025 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | Estonia | 6.2% | 2025 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 22 | Estonia | 6.2% | 2025 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 24 | Czechia | 5.7% | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 25 | Spain | 5.3% | 2025 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 4.8% | 2018 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 4.8% | 2025 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 4.8% | 2018 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 29 | Croatia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 29 | Croatia | 4.7% | 2025 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 4.5% | 2025 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 32 | Slovenia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 34 | Sweden | 3.5% | 2025 | up 94.4% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 3.3% | 2025 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 35 | Finland | 3.3% | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 3.1% | 2025 | up 34.8% | falling |
| 37 | Denmark | 3.1% | 2025 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 3.0% | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Poland | 3.0% | 2025 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Netherlands | 2.5% | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands | 2.5% | 2025 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 2.4% | 2020 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 44 | Portugal | 1.9% | 2025 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 45 | Ireland | 1.7% | 2025 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 45 | Switzerland | 1.7% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 47 | Cyprus | 1.2% | 2025 | down 69.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.