Country Food Similarity Index
2020
Similarity compared to Saudi Arabia
| Rank | Country | Unweighted Data | Food Group Based | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 80.8 | 81.3 | 81.0 |
| 2 | Oman | 80.3 | 80.8 | 80.5 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 80.3 | 80.3 | 80.3 |
| 4 | Qatar | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 76.6 | 77.5 | 77.1 |
| 6 | Yemen | 75.9 | 75.9 | 75.9 |
| 7 | Jordan | 74.8 | 76.1 | 75.4 |
| 8 | Mauritius | 74.7 | 75.3 | 75.0 |
| 9 | Egypt | 74.4 | 74.5 | 74.4 |
| 10 | Iraq | 71.4 | 74.7 | 73.1 |
| 11 | Seychelles | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 |
| 12 | Israel | 72.7 | 73.2 | 72.9 |
| 13 | Iran | 71.2 | 74.1 | 72.7 |
| 14 | Libya | 70.0 | 72.0 | 71.0 |
| 15 | Malaysia | 70.5 | 70.7 | 70.6 |
| 16 | Cyprus | 70.3 | 70.2 | 70.3 |
| 17 | Ecuador | 69.7 | 69.6 | 69.6 |
| 18 | Barbados | 69.6 | 69.6 | 69.6 |
| 19 | Morocco | 69.1 | 70.1 | 69.6 |
| 20 | Canada | 69.4 | 69.7 | 69.6 |
| 21 | Lebanon | 68.0 | 71.1 | 69.5 |
| 22 | Australia | 69.3 | 69.4 | 69.4 |
| 23 | South Africa | 68.9 | 69.8 | 69.4 |
| 24 | Malta | 69.2 | 69.1 | 69.1 |
| 25 | Djibouti | 68.5 | 69.7 | 69.1 |
| 26 | Botswana | 68.8 | 68.7 | 68.7 |
| 27 | Turkey | 66.9 | 70.5 | 68.7 |
| 28 | Trinidad & Tobago | 68.2 | 69.1 | 68.7 |
| 29 | Romania | 68.2 | 69.0 | 68.6 |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 68.2 | 68.8 | 68.5 |
| 31 | Pakistan | 68.6 | 68.2 | 68.4 |
| 32 | Taiwan | 68.3 | 68.3 | 68.3 |
| 33 | Chile | 68.1 | 68.2 | 68.1 |
| 34 | France | 68.1 | 68.1 | 68.1 |
| 35 | United States | 68.1 | 68.0 | 68.0 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 68.2 | 67.8 | 68.0 |
| 37 | Greece | 67.6 | 68.3 | 68.0 |
| 38 | Syria | 66.5 | 69.4 | 67.9 |
| 39 | Maldives | 67.9 | 67.9 | 67.9 |
| 40 | Belize | 67.6 | 68.3 | 67.9 |
| 41 | Namibia | 67.6 | 67.8 | 67.7 |
| 42 | Uruguay | 67.5 | 67.9 | 67.7 |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 67.2 | 68.1 | 67.7 |
| 44 | Portugal | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.4 |
| 45 | Mauritania | 66.5 | 68.3 | 67.4 |
| 46 | Algeria | 65.5 | 68.7 | 67.1 |
| 47 | Japan | 67.0 | 66.9 | 67.0 |
| 48 | Bosnia | 66.1 | 67.7 | 66.9 |
| 49 | Spain | 67.0 | 66.4 | 66.7 |
| 50 | South Korea | 66.9 | 66.3 | 66.6 |
| 51 | Bahamas | 65.8 | 66.7 | 66.2 |
| 52 | Georgia | 66.0 | 66.4 | 66.2 |
| 53 | Italy | 66.3 | 66.2 | 66.2 |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 65.5 | 66.9 | 66.2 |
| 55 | Moldova | 65.8 | 66.3 | 66.0 |
| 56 | Slovenia | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 |
| 57 | Albania | 64.9 | 66.9 | 65.9 |
| 58 | Tunisia | 64.2 | 67.5 | 65.8 |
| 59 | Ireland | 65.5 | 65.9 | 65.7 |
| 60 | Austria | 65.6 | 65.6 | 65.6 |
| 61 | Croatia | 65.7 | 65.4 | 65.6 |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 65.3 | 65.8 | 65.6 |
| 63 | Denmark | 65.2 | 65.9 | 65.6 |
| 64 | New Zealand | 65.3 | 65.4 | 65.4 |
| 65 | Montenegro | 65.2 | 65.3 | 65.2 |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 64.2 | 65.7 | 64.9 |
| 67 | Argentina | 65.0 | 64.9 | 64.9 |
| 68 | Sweden | 64.5 | 65.3 | 64.9 |
| 69 | Eswatini | 64.4 | 65.2 | 64.8 |
| 70 | Serbia | 64.2 | 65.3 | 64.8 |
| 71 | Antigua & Barbuda | 64.0 | 65.6 | 64.8 |
| 72 | Germany | 64.8 | 64.6 | 64.7 |
| 73 | Grenada | 64.2 | 65.0 | 64.6 |
| 74 | El Salvador | 64.1 | 64.7 | 64.4 |
| 75 | Colombia | 64.5 | 64.2 | 64.3 |
| 76 | India | 63.3 | 65.0 | 64.1 |
| 77 | Russia | 63.8 | 64.3 | 64.0 |
| 78 | Panama | 63.4 | 64.6 | 64.0 |
| 79 | Peru | 63.6 | 64.3 | 64.0 |
| 80 | Ukraine | 63.4 | 64.0 | 63.7 |
| 81 | Mexico | 63.5 | 63.8 | 63.7 |
| 82 | Brazil | 63.5 | 63.3 | 63.4 |
| 83 | North Macedonia | 62.4 | 64.3 | 63.4 |
| 84 | China | 63.4 | 63.2 | 63.3 |
| 85 | Iceland | 62.8 | 63.8 | 63.3 |
| 86 | Hungary | 63.4 | 63.1 | 63.2 |
| 87 | French Polynesia | 62.7 | 63.7 | 63.2 |
| 88 | Bolivia | 62.9 | 63.5 | 63.2 |
| 89 | Czechia | 63.1 | 62.9 | 63.0 |
| 90 | Norway | 62.6 | 63.2 | 62.9 |
| 91 | Slovakia | 62.9 | 62.8 | 62.8 |
| 92 | Venezuela | 62.3 | 63.3 | 62.8 |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 62.2 | 63.4 | 62.8 |
| 94 | Armenia | 62.3 | 62.8 | 62.6 |
| 95 | Switzerland | 62.6 | 62.5 | 62.6 |
| 96 | Guatemala | 61.9 | 63.1 | 62.5 |
| 97 | Afghanistan | 61.3 | 63.6 | 62.5 |
| 98 | Netherlands | 62.4 | 62.3 | 62.3 |
| 99 | Honduras | 62.0 | 62.6 | 62.3 |
| 100 | Kazakhstan | 61.3 | 62.4 | 61.8 |
| 101 | Belgium | 61.8 | 61.8 | 61.8 |
| 102 | Lithuania | 61.7 | 61.3 | 61.5 |
| 103 | Estonia | 61.5 | 61.5 | 61.5 |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.2 | 61.8 | 61.5 |
| 105 | Suriname | 60.5 | 61.4 | 61.0 |
| 106 | Lesotho | 60.3 | 61.3 | 60.8 |
| 107 | Finland | 60.4 | 60.8 | 60.6 |
| 108 | Fiji | 60.3 | 60.6 | 60.5 |
| 109 | Senegal | 60.2 | 60.5 | 60.4 |
| 110 | St. Lucia | 60.2 | 60.3 | 60.2 |
| 111 | Latvia | 60.1 | 60.0 | 60.1 |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 59.6 | 59.9 | 59.7 |
| 113 | Sri Lanka | 58.3 | 60.8 | 59.5 |
| 114 | Philippines | 59.4 | 59.7 | 59.5 |
| 115 | North Korea | 58.7 | 59.5 | 59.1 |
| 116 | Poland | 58.8 | 58.8 | 58.8 |
| 117 | Kenya | 57.8 | 59.7 | 58.8 |
| 118 | Dominican Republic | 57.7 | 59.4 | 58.5 |
| 119 | Guyana | 56.4 | 60.6 | 58.5 |
| 120 | Nepal | 58.2 | 58.1 | 58.1 |
| 121 | Thailand | 58.1 | 57.7 | 57.9 |
| 122 | Indonesia | 57.5 | 57.8 | 57.7 |
| 123 | Jamaica | 56.8 | 58.4 | 57.6 |
| 124 | Cuba | 57.3 | 57.9 | 57.6 |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 56.9 | 57.6 | 57.3 |
| 126 | Bhutan | 56.6 | 57.6 | 57.1 |
| 127 | Bangladesh | 57.4 | 56.6 | 57.0 |
| 128 | Belarus | 56.0 | 55.9 | 56.0 |
| 129 | Paraguay | 55.7 | 55.2 | 55.5 |
| 130 | Mongolia | 54.8 | 55.8 | 55.3 |
| 131 | Gambia | 55.4 | 54.7 | 55.0 |
| 132 | St. Vincent | 54.2 | 55.5 | 54.8 |
| 133 | Tajikistan | 54.0 | 55.4 | 54.7 |
| 134 | Turkmenistan | 54.1 | 54.6 | 54.3 |
| 135 | Sudan | 54.1 | 54.5 | 54.3 |
| 136 | Tanzania | 53.6 | 54.1 | 53.9 |
| 137 | Mali | 52.2 | 54.9 | 53.6 |
| 138 | Mozambique | 54.3 | 52.7 | 53.5 |
| 139 | Haiti | 52.3 | 53.2 | 52.8 |
| 140 | Sao Tome | 52.4 | 52.4 | 52.4 |
| 141 | Vietnam | 52.2 | 52.1 | 52.1 |
| 142 | East Timor | 50.8 | 52.2 | 51.5 |
| 143 | Myanmar | 50.6 | 51.2 | 50.9 |
| 144 | Cameroon | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.5 |
| 145 | Madagascar | 49.8 | 50.8 | 50.3 |
| 146 | Gabon | 50.6 | 49.9 | 50.3 |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 50.2 | 50.2 | 50.2 |
| 148 | Comoros | 49.4 | 50.7 | 50.1 |
| 149 | Ivory Coast | 49.8 | 50.4 | 50.1 |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 49.6 | 50.5 | 50.0 |
| 151 | Rep. of Congo | 49.1 | 48.9 | 49.0 |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | 48.5 | 49.2 | 48.9 |
| 153 | Samoa | 47.5 | 50.1 | 48.8 |
| 154 | Togo | 47.1 | 49.6 | 48.4 |
| 155 | Nigeria | 48.8 | 47.7 | 48.2 |
| 156 | Guinea | 47.6 | 48.9 | 48.2 |
| 157 | Benin | 48.2 | 48.1 | 48.1 |
| 158 | Guinea-Bissau | 46.6 | 48.4 | 47.5 |
| 159 | Zambia | 46.8 | 48.2 | 47.5 |
| 160 | Angola | 47.5 | 47.1 | 47.3 |
| 161 | Niger | 46.5 | 47.9 | 47.2 |
| 162 | Ghana | 45.8 | 46.8 | 46.3 |
| 163 | Liberia | 44.1 | 46.4 | 45.3 |
| 164 | Rwanda | 44.6 | 45.4 | 45.0 |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 44.3 | 45.1 | 44.7 |
| 166 | Malawi | 43.8 | 45.5 | 44.7 |
| 167 | Kiribati | 43.6 | 45.5 | 44.6 |
| 168 | Sierra Leone | 43.2 | 44.9 | 44.0 |
| 169 | Uganda | 43.0 | 43.3 | 43.2 |
| 170 | Laos | 43.2 | 43.1 | 43.1 |
| 171 | Cambodia | 41.7 | 42.6 | 42.1 |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 42.0 | 40.4 | 41.2 |
| 173 | Chad | 40.8 | 39.8 | 40.3 |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 38.6 | 40.5 | 39.5 |
| 175 | Dem. Rep. of Congo | 39.4 | 39.5 | 39.5 |
| 176 | South Sudan | 38.6 | 38.3 | 38.4 |
| 177 | Burundi | 38.9 | 37.2 | 38.1 |
| 178 | Micronesia | 36.1 | 38.3 | 37.2 |
| 179 | Central African Rep. | 35.2 | 35.1 | 35.2 |