Angola vs Madagascar: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Angola
27.10 million people
in 2024
Madagascar
29.90 million people
in 2024
Angola rank
20th
Madagascar rank
17th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Angola
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 29.90 million people against 27.10 million people in Angola, a difference of 2.80 million people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 150 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.67 million people | 25.57 million people | 5.90 million people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 25.02 million people | 28.58 million people | 3.56 million people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Angola or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 29.90 million people against 27.10 million people in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Angola and Madagascar?
- 2.80 million people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Madagascar?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Madagascar rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Angola ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who cannot afford 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
Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.