Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Bangladesh
77.10 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia
71.60 million people
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
7th
Ethiopia rank
8th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 77.10 million people against 71.60 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 5.50 million people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 150 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 101.93 million people | 66.80 million people | 35.13 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 84.48 million people | 70.12 million people | 14.36 million people | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Bangladesh, at 77.10 million people against 71.60 million people in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 5.50 million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Bangladesh ranks 7th and Ethiopia ranks 8th 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.