Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Burkina Faso
14.90 million people
in 2024
Cameroon
16.50 million people
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Cameroon rank
27th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 16.50 million people against 14.90 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.60 million people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Cameroon ranks 27th of 150 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.90 million people | 13.03 million people | 133,333 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 14.06 million people | 15.38 million people | 1.32 million people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 16.50 million people against 14.90 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 1.60 million people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Cameroon ranks 27th 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.