Bulgaria vs Serbia: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

Bulgaria
400,000 people
in 2024
Serbia
500,000 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
109th
Serbia rank
106th

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Serbia
500.0k1.0M1.5M201720202024

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 500,000 people against 400,000 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 100,000 people.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 109th and Serbia ranks 106th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Serbia Difference Ahead
2010s 600,000 people 1.10 million people 500,000 people Serbia
2020s 400,000 people 620,000 people 220,000 people Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Bulgaria or Serbia?
Serbia, at 500,000 people against 400,000 people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Bulgaria and Serbia?
100,000 people, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
Bulgaria ranks 109th and Serbia ranks 106th 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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Indicator
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Unit
people
Source
FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.