Gabon vs Namibia: Daily cost of a healthy diet

Gabon
4.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
in 2024
Namibia
4.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
in 2024
Gabon rank
69th
Namibia rank
66th

Daily cost of a healthy diet over time

  • Gabon
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 4.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day against 4.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in Gabon, a difference of 0.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Namibia ahead.

Gabon ranks 69th and Namibia ranks 66th of 174 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Namibia Difference Ahead
2010s 3.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day 3.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day 0.0467 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day Gabon
2020s 4.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day 4.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day 0.026 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher daily cost of a healthy diet, Gabon or Namibia?
Namibia, at 4.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day against 4.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in daily cost of a healthy diet between Gabon and Namibia?
0.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Namibia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Namibia rank globally for daily cost of a healthy diet?
Gabon ranks 69th and Namibia ranks 66th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Daily cost of a healthy diet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Daily cost of a healthy diet
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person per day
Source
FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Herforth et al. (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 1,389 data points, 2017–2024
Last refreshed

Cost of purchasing the least expensive locally available foods to meet requirements for energy and food-based dietary guidelines, for a representative person within energy balance at 2,330 kcal/day. This data is adjusted for inflation and for differences in the cost of living between countries.