Brazil vs Egypt: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Brazil
50.20 million people
in 2024
Egypt
66.20 million people
in 2024
Brazil rank
12th
Egypt rank
9th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Brazil
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 66.20 million people against 50.20 million people in Brazil, a difference of 16.00 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 12th and Egypt ranks 9th of 150 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.57 million people | 54.77 million people | 200,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 51.24 million people | 54.90 million people | 3.66 million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Brazil or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 66.20 million people against 50.20 million people in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Brazil and Egypt?
- 16.00 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Egypt?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Egypt rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Brazil ranks 12th and Egypt ranks 9th 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.